Term
| Name the 3 layers of the heart wall and location. |
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Definition
1). Epicardium - Visceral layer of serous pericardium/outer layer
2). Myocardium-middle layer
3). Endocardium - innermost/closest to the heart |
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Term
| Follow the blood flow starting at Superior and Inferior Vena Cava |
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Definition
| S. & I. VC -RA-Tricuspid Valve-RV-Pulmonic valve- Pulmonary Arteries-Pulmonary capillary beds of lungs where gas exchange occurs. Pulmonary veins return oxygenated blood to LA, Mitral Valve/Bicuspud-LV-Aortic valve-Aorta to arterial circulation throughout the body. |
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Term
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Definition
| Closure of the AV valves at the onset of contraction or systole. The lub. |
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Term
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Definition
| Closure of the semilunar valves at the onset of relaxation or diastole. The "dub". |
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