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Nonconducting fibrous connective tissue
Referred to as the skeleton
Forms support for the valves tissue (annulus)
Separates the atria and ventricles and ventricles and great vessels |
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Interlacing fibers of specialized muscle
Performs the work of the heart
Makes up the majority of the mass |
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| layer of endothelium which makes up the inside layer of the heart |
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| serous membrane covering the outside of the heart |
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Fibroserous sac surrounding the heart
Invaginates upon itself at the great vessels to form the visceral and parietal pericardial surfaces
Continuous with the epicardium
Forms epi/pericardial surface
Contains approx. 30-50 cc of fluid |
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Specialized cells for conduction of electrical / chemical impulses rapidly from point to point
SA node
Internodal pathway
AV node
Bundle of HIS
Bundle Branches
Perkinje Fibers |
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| Thick –walled pumping chambers which eject approx. 70 ml with each beat (stroke volume) |
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