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12 Cards in this Set
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What does the heart consist of? |
2 pumps, 4 chambers, one-way valves separate the chambers |
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What is the septum? |
Muscle which separates the left & right side of heart |
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What are the Chordae Tendinae |
(heart-strings) holds down Atriventricular Valves |
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What is the myocardium's own network of blood vessels called? |
The coronary blood vessels |
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What are the functions of the heart? |
Generating blood pressure Routing blood Ensuring one-way blood flow Regulating blood supply |
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How is cardiac muscle different from skeletal? |
Cardiac muscles have to contract in more than one direction |
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What is meant by cardiac muscle being striated? |
They will only contract along their long axis |
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How do cardiac fibers contract along 2 axis? |
The fibers wrap around |
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What is the epicardium layer of the heart wall? |
Serous membrane of smooth outer surface of heart |
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What is the myocardium layer of the heart wall? |
Middle layer composed of cardiac muscle cell and responsibility |
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What is the endocardium layer of the heart wall? |
Smooth inner surface of heart chambers |
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What is the path is blood though the heart and body? |
Inferior and Superior Venacava --> R. Atrium R. Ventricle -->Pulmonary artery -->lungs -->Pulmonary vein -->L. Atrium -->L. ventricle -->Aorta -->Capillaries to the rest of the body |
