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15 Cards in this Set
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Mediastinum
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central space that divides the left and right pleural cavities
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Location of the canine heart
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from 3rd to 6th intercostal space
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Location of equine/ruminant heart
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2nd-6th intercostal space w/ apex at the pt. of the elbow
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Atria
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receive and hold venous blood
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ventricles
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pump blood away from the heart
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Aorta
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major artery exiting left ventricle
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pulmonary artery
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major artery exiting right ventricle
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cranial and caudal venal cava
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blood flows from these vessels into right atria
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right atrium
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receives deoxygenated blood from cranial and caudal vena cava
acts as holding chamber of venous blood about to be pumped to lungs by RV |
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interatrial septum
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wall seperating right and left atrium
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foramen ovale
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opening bt right and left atrium. A hole in this is a defect in babies
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RIght AV valve
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valve seperating RA from RV
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valve leaflets
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tri-cuspid
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Right ventricle
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pumps deO2 venous blood into the pulmonary circulation
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Pulmonic valve (semilunar)
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seperates RV from pulmonic artery exiting RV open during diastole
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