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47 Cards in this Set
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STEP 1
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superior and inferior vena cava receive deoxygenated
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STEP 2
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right atrium receives deoxygenated
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STEP 3
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tricuspid valve receives deoxygenated blood
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STEP 4
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right ventricle receives deoxygenated blood
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STEP 5
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pulmonary valves receive deoxygenated blood
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pulmonary artery receive deoxygenated blood
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STEP 7
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lungs exchange COz and Oz
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STEP 8
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pulmonary veins receive oxygenated blood
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STEP 9
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left atrium receives oxygenated blood
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STEP 10
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bicuspid/mitral valve receives oxygenated blood
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STEP 11
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left ventricle receives oxygenated blood
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STEP 12
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aortic valve receives oxygenated blood
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STEP 13
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Aorta receives oxygenated blood
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The heart is made up of what 3 layers?
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-endocardium
-myocardium -epicardium |
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the heart has four chambers
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right and left atria
right and left ventricles |
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function of the heart
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pumps blood throughout the body, delivering nutrients and picking up waste
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endocardium
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inner lining of the heart
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myocardium
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middle layer of the heart & the thickest.composed of cardiac muscle that contracts and pumps blood thru the blood vessels
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epicardium
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the inner layer of the sac surrounding the heart
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pericardium
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attaches the heart to surrounding structures such as the diaphragm and the large blood vessels that attach to the heart.
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interatrial septum
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seperates the two atria
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interventricular septum
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seperates the two ventricles
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myocardial infarction (MI)
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heart attack
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angina
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chest pain
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SA node
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"pacemaker" contracts and relaxes
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AV node
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transmits signal to interatrial septum.
travels to the bundle of His |
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atria
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receives blood
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ventricles
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pumps blood
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location of the heart
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located in the mediastinum, toward the left side.
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bradycardia
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slow heartbeat, with ventricular contractions less than 60 bpm
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tachycardia
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Rapid heartbeat, more than 100 bpm
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syncope
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fainting
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SOB
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breathlessness, air hunger
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Aortic stenosis (AS)
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narrowing of the aortic valve, which maybe required or congenital
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cardiomegaly
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heart enlargement
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arrhythmia
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abnormal variation from the normal heartbeat rhythm.
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CABG
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grafting an artery onto a coronary artery to reroute blood around a blockage
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septum
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tissued walls, between chambers of the heart
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myocardia
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heart muscle
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bicuspid valve
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the left AV valve
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systole
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contraction of the heart muscle
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diastole
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relaxaton of the myocardium
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orthopnea
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inability to breathe while lying down
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atherectomy
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cutting out the fat, plaque
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extracorporeal circulation
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heart lung machine
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angioplasty
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surgical repair of a vessel
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cardiac catherization
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test commonly used to diagnose blockage of cardiac vessels
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