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| upper right and left chambers of the heart |
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| membrane lining the cavities of the heart |
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| membrane forming the outer layer of the heart |
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| partition between right and left atrium |
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| partition between right and left ventricle |
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| protective sac enclosing the heart composed of two layers with fluid in between |
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| outer layer (parietal = pertaining to wall) |
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| fluid-filled cavity between the pericardial layers |
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| layer closest to the heart (visceral = pertaining to organ) |
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| lower right and left chambers of the heart |
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| structures within the heart that open and close with the heartbeat to regulate the one-way flow of blood |
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| heart valve between the left ventricle and the aorta |
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| heart valve between the left atrium and left ventricle (cuspis = point) |
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| pulmonary semilunar valve |
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| heart valve opening from the right ventricle to the pulmonary artery (luna=moon) |
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| valve between the right atrium and the right ventricle |
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| valves located at intervals within the lining of veins especially int he legs - which constrict with muscle action to move the blood returning to the heart |
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| vessels that carry blood from the heart to the arterioles (arteries = away) |
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| large artery that is the main trunk of the arterial system branching from the left ventricle |
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| small vessels that receive blood from the arteries |
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| tiny vessels that join arterioles and venules |
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| small vessels that gather blood from the capillaries into the veins |
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| vessels that carry blood to the heart from the venules |
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| circulation of blood throughout the body through arteries, arterioles, capillaries, and veins to deliver oxygen and nutrients to body tissues |
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| circulation of blood through the coronary blood vessels to deliver oxygen and nutrients to the heart muscle tissue |
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| circulation of blood from the pulmonary artery through the vessels in the lungs and back to the heart via the pulmonary vein, providing for the exchange of gases |
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