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What is the location of the heart? superior to what?left of the what? Anterior and posterior to what? |
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SUPERIOR surface of the diaphragm LEFT of the midling ANTERIOR to the vertebral column POSTERIOR to the sternum |
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What organs are included in the cardiovascular system? |
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the heart, the arteries, veins, and capillaries |
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The pulmonary circuit and the systemic circuit are parts of what system/ |
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The PULMONARY CIRCUIT controls what and communicates with what? |
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It controls the right side of the heart, it communicates with the lungs |
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The SYSTEMIC CIRCUIT controls what and communicates with what? |
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controls the left side of teh heart, and it comunicates with the bady tissues |
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a double walled sac around the heart |
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The pericardium is composed of how many layers? |
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What is the superficial pericardium layer called? |
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The ______ layer or epicardium lines the surface of the heart.....or the heart surface. |
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The ______ layer lines the internal surface of the fibrous pericardium....or the _______ ________. |
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The parietal layer and the visceral layer are seperated by the fluid filled _______ _________ |
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Preventing overfilling of teh heart with blood....this is the job of what layer of the heart? |
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What protects and anchors the heart in... |
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What allows for the heart to work in a relatively friction free environment? |
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The pericardium (layer of the heart) |
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What are the THREE pericardial layers that make up the HEART WALL? |
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1. Epicardium 2. Myocardium 3. Endocardium |
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What is another name for the EPICARDIUM? |
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What's the visceral layer of the serous pericardium? |
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__________is a thick, cardiac muscle layer forming the bulk of the heart. |
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___________is the endothelial layer of teh inner myocardial surface. |
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The fibrous skeleton of the heart provides support and attachment for the ________ muscle. |
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The fibrous skeleton of the heart consists of what? |
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crisscrossing, interlacing layer of collagen and elastic fibers |
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Explain the Pulmonary circuit: Superior and inferior vena cava -> |
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right chambers of the heart -> pulmonary trunk (divides into R and L pulmonary arteries) -> lungs -> R and L pulmonary veins -> left chambers |
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Explain the Systemic Circuit: Left chambers ->.... |
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aorta (3branches) ->body (arteries to capillaries to veins) -> superior and inferior vena cava |
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What is the functional blood supply to the heart muscle itself? |
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_________ ________ ensure blood delivery to the heart even if major vessels are occluded. |
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Coronary vessels do what? |
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they nourish cardiac muscles |
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The LEFT CORONARY divides into what? |
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The ANTERIOR IV ARTERY and the CIRCUMFLEX ARTERY |
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The RIGHT CORONARY divides into what? |
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The POSTERIOR IV ARTERY and the MARGINAL ARTERY |
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ANTERIOR IV ARTERY supplies blood to.... |
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IV septum and anterior wall of ventricle |
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CIRCUMFLEX ARTERY supplies blood to the.... |
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left side of coronary sulcus, and the L atrium and posterior wall of L ventricle |
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POSTERIOR IV ARTERY supplies blood to the..... |
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posterior ventricle walls |
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MARGINAL ARTERY supplies blood to the.... |
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Coronary veins return what? |
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Coronary veins return what? |
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Coronary veins return what? |
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Name all the Coronary Vessels? |
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1. Coronary Veins 2. Great Cardiac 3. Anterior Cardiac 4. Small Cardiac 5. Middle Cardiac |
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All of the Coronary Vessels drain into the what? |
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The Coronary sinus drains into the what? |
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Atria (atrium) are the ______ chambers of the heart |
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Each atrium has a protruding _______. |
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Auricle (increases volume) |
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__________muscles (comb) mark atrial walls |
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Blood enters the right atrium from the _______ and __________ ______ ______ and the ________ __________. |
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Superior and inferior vena cava, coronary sinus |
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Blood enter the left atrium from the _____ _______` |
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What are the discharging chambers of the heart |
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Papillary muscles are what? Whats another name for them? |
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"crossbars of flesh"- What is this talking about? |
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trabeculae carnae muscles |
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Papillary and trabeculae carnea muscles mark __________ _________. |
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The right ventricle pumps blood in the _______ ________ |
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The left ventricle pumps blood in the _____. |
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What insures unidirectional blood flow through the heart? |
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What prevents backflow into the atria when ventricles contract? |
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Atrioventricular valves (AV valves) |
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The atrioventricular valves (AV valves) lie between the ______ and the _______. |
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The right AV valve has how many cusps? |
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The Left AV valve has how many cusps? |
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What does the acronym L.A.M.B stand for? |
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Left AV- Mitral, Bicuspid (Valves) |
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What is the name of the 3 cusps in the Right AV valve? |
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What anchors the AV valves to papillary muscles? |
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What valve lies between the Left Ventricle and the Aorta |
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What valve lies between the Right Ventricle and Pulmonary Trunk? |
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Pulmonary Semilunar Valve |
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Semilunar valves prevent backflow of blood into the ________. |
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Explain the pathway of blood through the heart and lungs....start with the Right Atrium |
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Right Atrium-> tricuspid valve-> right ventricle-> pulmonary semilunar valve-> pulmonary arteries-> lungs-> pulmonary veins-> left atrium-> bicuspid valve-> left ventricle-> aortic semilunar valve-> aorta-> systemic circulation |
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What is the AV valve mechanic for when the ventricles are relaxed? |
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-the pressure drops -semilunar valves close* -AV valves open* -blood flows form atria to ventricles |
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What is the AV valve mechanic for when the Ventricles are contracted? |
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-AV valves close* -pressure rises -semilunar valves open* -blood flows into great vessels |
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One of the AV valve mechanics is the ventricles being contracted. When this happens the AV valves close...what's significant about them closing? |
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it makes the papillary muscles contract and pull on chordae tendineae to prevent prolapse |
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