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60 Cards in this Set
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azygos
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not paired
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celiac
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of the abdomen
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corona
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an encircling structure
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cuspis
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a tapering structure
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hepato
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of the liver
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gastr
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of the stomach
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luna
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moon
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papill
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a projection
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pulmo
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of the lungs
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ren
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of the kidney
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semi
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half
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sept
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a wall
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tunica
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a covering or coat
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vas or vascul
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vessel
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cardiovascular system
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composed of heart and blood vessels
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What tissues make up the heart?
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hollow organ made up primarily of cardiac muscle tissue, but also has epithelial, nervous, and connective tissue
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Fibrous Pericardium
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sac-like structure composed of unyielding dense connective tissue, surrounds the heart
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Serous Pericardium
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Deep to fibrous pericardium
Made up of parietal and visceral pericardium |
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Parietal Pericardium
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lines the fibrous pericardium
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Visceral Pericardium
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covers the heart
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Pericardial fluid
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secreted by the serous pericardium
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pericardial cavity
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between visceral and parietal
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Blood Vessels
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are all arteries, veins, and capillaries
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Arterioles
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smallest arteries
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Venules
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smallest veins
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Tunics
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the three layers that compose the walls of arteries and veins
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Tunica interna
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deepest layer, composed of endothelium (simple squamous epithelium)
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Tunica media
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middle layer, composed of smooth muscle tissue and connective tissue
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Tunica Externa
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most superficial, composed of elastic and collagenous c.t.
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endothelium
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simple squamous epithelium
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Pulmonary Circulation
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blood flows from the heart to the lungs and then back to the heart
RV - lungs - LA |
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Systemic Circulation
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blood flows from the heart to all parts of the body and back
LV - body - RA |
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Portal Circulation
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part of systemic circulation, blood flows through two capillary networks
LV - aorta - Spleen, small/large intestines, pancreas - veins - liver - veins - RA |
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Umbilical Vessels
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blood flows through this between a fetus and the placenta
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Where is the heart located?
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In mediastinum between ribs 2 - 5
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Where is the apex of heart located
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in left 5th intercostal space, slightly below life nipple
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Where does the pulmonary trunk exit
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Right Ventricle
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Where do the R and L pulmonary arteries lead?
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R and L lungs respectively
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Where does the ascending aorta exit from?
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Left Ventricle
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Ligamentum Arteriosum
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cord extending from pulmonary trunk to aortic arch
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What is the ligamentum arteriosum a remanent of?
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Ductus arteriosus
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Fossa Ovalis
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thin region of interatrial septum, remnant of foramen ovale
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Bicuspid valve
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left atrioventricular valve, mitral valve, 2 cusps
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Tricuspid
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right atrioventricular valve, 3 cusps
(right lung has 3 lobes) |
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LAD
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anterior interventricular artery, branch of left coronary artery that lies in the anterior longitudinal sulcus
(Left Anterior Descending) |
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CIRC
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circumflex artery, branch of left coronary artery that descends posteriorly
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Coronary Bypass Vessels
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surgical additions from aortic arch to heart, usually us great saphenous vein.
May be a rerouting of internal thoracic artery. |
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What is another name for the anterior interventricular sulcus?
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anterior longitudinal sulcus
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Right and Left Pulmonary Veins
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enter the L atrium; 3 on the right side and 2 on the left
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atrioventricular groove
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depression circling the heart between atria and ventricles
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interatrial septum
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walls between R and L atria
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interventricular septum
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walls between R and L ventricles
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musculi pectinati
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"comb-like" musclular ridges in ATRIA
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trabeculae carneae
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muscular bars "little beams" in VENTRICLES
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Pulmonary semilunar valve
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at base of pulmonary trunk, which runs into RV
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Aortic semilunar valve
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at base of ascending aorta, which runs from LV
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chordae tendineae
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fibrous cords extending from AV valves to papillary muscles
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Papillary Muscles
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cone-shaped projections from ventricle walls
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Coronary sinus
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vein entering R atrium
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Spleen
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NOT an organ of the cardiovascular system
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