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25 Cards in this Set
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DIASTOLE
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relaxation phase of cardiac cycle
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MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
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aka heart attack, lack of oxygen to heart causing cell death
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PULMONARY VEIN
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takes oxygenated blood to left atria
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atheroma
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mass of fibro fatty meterials, cells, lipid, and cell debris
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systole
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contraction phase of cardiac cycle
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pulmonary artery
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takes deoxygenated blood from right ventricles to lungs
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tricuspid valve
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3 flapped valve between the right atria and right ventricle
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superior vena cava
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receives deoxygenated blood from the upper body
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apex
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pointed extremity of a conical structure
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sclerosis
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abnoraml hardening of tissue
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thrombus
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blood clot attached inside a blood vessel
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mitral valve
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aka bicuspid valve, located between left atria and left ventricle
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inferior vena cava
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recieves deoxygenated blood from lower body
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arteriosclerosis
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general term used for all types of arterial changes
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tachycardia
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rapid heart beat
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SA node
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pacemaker of heart, intimal eletrical impulse of heart
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bradycardia
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slow heart beat
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AV node
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located in floor of right strium, send conduction impluse to bundle of HIS
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embolus
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breaks away from a thrombus and lodges in a samller artery to cause obstruction
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congestive heart failure
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heart enlarges with unpumped blood and lungs fill with fluid
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stenosis
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narrowing of a tube, valve or opening
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blood pressure
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force of blood against arteries
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angina
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chest pain
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lungs
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exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in blood
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septa (septrum)
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the tissued walls between the chambers of the heart
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