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joint with dense collagenous ct between bones
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fibrous joint
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immoveable joint
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synarthrosiss
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some movement at a joint
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amphiarthrosis
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joint with cartilage directly between bones
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cartilagenous joint
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a cavity between bones, an articular capsule connects the bones around the cavity
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synovial joint
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freely moveable joint
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diarthrosis
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three structural classifications of articulation
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fibrous, cartilagenous, and synovial
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three functional classifications of articulation
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synarthrosis, amphiarthrosis, and diarthrosis
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fibro cartilage ring of a vertebral disc
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annulus fibrosis
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putty like, pulpy middle of a vertebral disc
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nucleus pulposus
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secretes fluid into the synovial cavity
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synovial membrane
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pain in the leg from pressure on the sciatic nerve, located in the back
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sciatica
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structural characteristics of a synovial joint 3
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synovial joint/cavity is present between bones, articular cartilage is on the end of each bone, bones are held together by an "articular capsule"
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articular capsule has these two parts
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fibrous capsule of dense collagenous ct, and a synovial membrane lining the inside of the capsule
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additional structures found in some synovial joints include
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1 accessory ligaments- acl and collateral in the knee, acc lig.s like those in the shoulder, elbow, hip 2 meniscus or articular discs 3 fluid filled bursa- patella, deltoid
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inflamed bursa
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bursitis
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bone spur
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osteophyte
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auto-immune disorder which degrades the synovial membrane, causes swelling, thickens synovial fluid, degrades cartilage, and forms osteophytes
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rheumatoid arthritis
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excessive wear breaks down cartilage, leads to excessive pain and swelling, forms osteophytes
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osteoarthritis or degenerative arthritis
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wedge of fibrocartilage within the synovial cartilage
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articular disc/meniscus
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functions of the muscular system 5
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to produce movement at joints, to maintain posture, to support soft tissues, to produce body heat, controls entrance and exit from digestive and urinary sytems
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muscle that is primarily responible for a particular action
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prime mover or agonist
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secondary muscle that assists agonists in the same type of movement
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synergist
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muscle with opposite action of the prime mover
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antagonist
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a muscle that stabilizes the origin of the agonist
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fixator- ie shoulder for the arm
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a bundle of muscle fibers and their endomysium is known as a
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fascicle
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areolar ct around muscle fibers in a fascicle
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endomysium
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dense collagenous ct areound each fascicle
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perimysium
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hundreds or thousands of fascicles, surrounded by the perimysium, wrapped in the epimysium
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muscle belly
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dense collagenous ct around the muscle belly
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epimysium
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____ fuse during embryo development to form muscle fiber
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myoblasts
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a muscle fiber is a unique cell because it is a _____ and it is ______
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syncytium, multiucleate
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the plasma membrane surrounding a muscle fiber
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sarcolemma
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the cytoplasm of a muscle fiber
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sarcoplasm
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a membrane complex which surrounds each myofibril
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sarcoplasmic reticulum
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each fiber contains hundreds or even thousands of ______
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myofibrils
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_____ _____ and _____ _____ wrap around the myofibrils
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sarcoplasmic reticulum and transverse tubules
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sarcoplasmic reticulum is filled with _____ ions
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calcium
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there are thousands of _____ along the length of each myofibril
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sarcomeres
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steps of muscular contraction 7
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1 elec nerve impulse(action potential) travel along motor neuron, 2 release of acetylcholine(act) from neuron to neuromuscular synapse, 3act rec proteins in sarcolemma are stimulated, 4elec impulse(action potential(ap)) travels along sarcolemma and down t tubules into fiber, 5 sarcoplasmic reticulum releases stored Ca2 into surrounding sarcoplasm, 6Ca2 triggers sliding myofilaments within all sarcomeres within all myofibrils, 7 fiber contracts pulling on endomysium, pulling on tendons
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all of the fibers that contract together, controlled by a single neuron
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motor unit
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the total number of ___ ____ contracting within a muscle belly determine its strength, or degree of contraction
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motor units
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increase in muscle size by increasing the number of myofibrils, mitochondria, sarcoplasmic reticulum, etc
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hypertrophy
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endomysium is composed of
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areolar ct
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perimysium is composed of
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dense collagenous ct
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epimysium is composed of
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dense collagenous ct
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characteristics of skeletal muscles 7
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attached to bones, voluntary contraction, fibersformed in embryo by fusion of myoblasts- multinucleate syncytium, fibers very long, large and cylindrical, striated, fibers are isolated from eachother, action potential does not spread to adjacent fibers
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characteristics of cardiac muscle 7
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found in heart wall, involuntary contraction, uninucleate and not syncytium, small short and branched, striated, intercalated discs-fibers connect, action potential spread fiber to fiber like a wave
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characteristics of smooth muscle 7
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found in walls of hollow organs, involuntary contraction, uninucleate and not syncytium, fibers are small, short, and taper at the ends, non-striated-overlapping thick and thin myofilaments, fibers occur in sheets with connections at sarcolemma, one fiber contracts a wave of contraction spreads across all of the fibers in the group
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area of connection between two bones
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articulation
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specific fibrous connection that holds a tooth in its socket
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peridontal ligament
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single example of cartilagenous synarthrosis
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epiphyseal plate
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three functions of synovial fluid
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provides lubrication, nourishes the chondrocytes, an acts as a shock absorber
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joint where articulating surfaces slide past each other
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gliding joint
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movement in the anterior/posterior plane that reduces the angle of articulating elements
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flexion
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movement in the anterior/posterior plane increases the angle of articulating elements
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extension
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inward movement of the limb
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medial rotation
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movement away from the body on the frontal plane
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abduction
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movement of the limb toward the body in the frontal plane
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adduction
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type of joint that only allows rotation
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pivot joint
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joint that provides movement in all combinations of planes, including rotation, such as the shoulder
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ball and socket
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joint that allows gliding action over a relatively flat articular surface, such as the clavicle/manubrium
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gliding or plane joint
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complex articulation which is concave on one axis and convex on the other, such as the thumb
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saddle joints
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an oval articular surface nestles within a depression on the opposing surface, such as the carpals
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ellipsodal or condylar joints
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joint that permits angular movement in a single plane, such as the elbow
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hinge joint
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the unique dense collagenous ring in the shoulder joint that forms the "socket"
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glenoid labrum
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the site within a muscle where communication between a synaptic terminal of a neuron and a muscle fiber occurs
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neuromuscular synapse
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deep indentations of the sarcolemma that project inward into the muscle fiber
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transverse tubules
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thick myofilaments
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myosin
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thin myofilament
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actin
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each skeletal muscle contains hundreds to thousands of long cylindrical structures called
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myofibrils
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resting tension of muscle fibers
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muscle tone
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a globular protein that binds O2 to slow muscle fibers
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myoglobin
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four logical groupings of the axial muscles
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muscles of the head and neck, vertebral column, oblique and rectus abdominus, perenium and pelvic diaphragm
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when a visceral organ protrudes through an opening in the surrounding muscle wall
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hernia
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three layers of the heart wall
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epicardium, endocardium, and myocardium
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specialized cell junctions between cardiac muscle cells in the heart
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intercalated discs
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three veins that deliver blood to the heart
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inferior and superior vena cava, and the coronary sinus
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plasma protein that includes antibodies
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globulins
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most abundant protein in the blood
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albumins
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the inherent ability of the heart to generate and conduct impulses in the absence of neural and hormonal stimulation
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autorhythmicity
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three layers of a blood vessel wall
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intima, media, and adventitia
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small arteries and veins within the walls of larger vessels that allow diffusion between the blood stream and surrounding tissues
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vasa vasorum
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thickening and toughening of arterial walls
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arteriosclerosis
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capillary with complete epithelial lining and tight junctions
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continuous capillaries
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capillaries with "swiss cheese" lining, porous to allow passage of large molecules
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fenestrated capillaries
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capillaries with large pores and thin to no basal lamina, to allow slow, extensive exchange
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sinusoids
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five components of blood plasma
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water, nutrients, organic wates, electrolytes, proteins
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three formed elements found in the blood
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rbc's, wbc's and platellets
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plasma protein essential for blood clotting
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fibrinogen
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responsible for more than 90 percent of the production of plasma proteins
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liver
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platellets are formed here
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red marrow of the bones
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three functions of platellets
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transport chemicals important to the clotting process, formation of a temporary patch in damaged blood vessels, active contraction after clot formation has occured
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backflow of blood through a heart valve
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prolapse, heart murmur
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cusps/valves of the heart are anchored by "cords" called the
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chordae tendineae
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the chordae tendineae are anchored to the heart wall by the
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papillary muscles
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the two "circuits" of blood flow to and from the heart
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systemic and pulmonary
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another name for the bicuspid valve
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mitral valve
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two semilunar valves
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pulmonary and aortic valves
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narrowing from deposits and/or hardening of the cusps
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valve stenosis
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the portion of the pericardium on the surface of the heart
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visceral pericardium
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the portion of the pericardium along the inside of the sac
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parietal pericardium
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lines the inside of the heart chambers, itis composed of simple squamous epithelium and areolar ct
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endocardium
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is the thick middle region of the cardiac muscle tissue
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myocardium
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is the outer layer of the heart wall composed of areolar ct and simple squamous epithelium
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epicardium or visceral pericardium
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the outer layer of the pericardial sac, dense collagenous ct
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fibrous pericardium
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the pacesetter of the heart
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the sinoatrial node (sa node)
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the action potential in the heart starts at the sa node, and travels down the ____ ____ across the atria fibers
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intermedial pathway
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the node of the heart which seperates the atrium and ventricles, carries the action potential after a temporary delay
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atrioventricular node (av node)
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action potential leaves the av node, and travel down these conducting fibers before reaching the purkinje fibers
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bundle of His
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these conducting fibers carry the action potential from the bundle of His across the ventricles
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Purkinje fibers
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a blockage in the coronary arteries due to fatty deposits on and in the vessel walls
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atherosclerosis
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the middle/open space in a blood vessel
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lumen
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reduction of blood flow to the cardiac muscles
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coronary ischemia
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cardiac muscle fibers whichconduct an action potential and contract
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contracting fibers
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cardiac muscle fibers which start their own action potential, generally do not have the ability to contract
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pacesetter fibers
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cardiac muscle fibers which do conduct action potential but do not contract
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conducting fibers
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severe dysfunction in the conduction system of the heart is known as
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cardiac arrest
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a picture of the electrical events through the heart conduction system
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ECG or EKG, electrocardiogram
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chest pain resulting from ischemia
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angina
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death of cardiac muscle cells due to lack of blood flow(o2 starvation)
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myocardial infarction
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insertion of a stent as a treatment for atherosclerosis
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balloon angioplasty
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band between space of thin filaments in a sarcomere
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H band
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band between thick filaments of a relaxed sarcomere, containing the titin
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I band
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the length of the thick filament is represented by the _ band in a sarcomere
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A
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exchanged between the cardiovascular system and a typical body cell
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O2, Nutrients, Glucose, Amino Acids
CO2, and Organic Waste |
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exchanged between the cardiovascular system and respiratory system
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oxygen and carbon dioxide
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exchanged between the cardiovascular system and the digestive system
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nutrient molecules, water, ions, electrolytes
large food items and water in, feces/undigested stuff out |
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exchanged between cardiovascular system and urinary system
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excess water and ions, organic waste out
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