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99 Cards in this Set
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Apex |
Bottom heart |
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Mediastinum |
Organs between pleural cavities (heart) |
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Endocardium |
Inner layer heart tissue |
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Myocardium |
Middle layer heart tissue (contraction) |
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Epicardium |
Visceral pericardium (outer heart) |
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Pericardium |
Inner-visceral Outer-parietal |
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Atrium |
Upper receiving cavities |
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Ventricles |
Lower pumping chambers |
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Interatrial septum |
Wall between atrium |
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Interventricular septum |
Wall between ventricles |
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Mitral valve |
Bicuspid A/V valve left heart |
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Tricuspid valve |
Right A/V heart valve |
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Left semilunar valve |
Aortic valve |
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Right semilunar valve |
Pulmonary valve |
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Right semilunar valve |
Pulmonary valve |
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Diastole |
Time of relaxed chamber |
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Systole |
Time of contracted chamber |
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Vena cava |
Veins into right atrium (2) |
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Sinoatrial node |
Pacemaker; stimulates atria |
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Bundle of His |
Carries stimulation to ventricles |
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Purkinje fibres |
Myocardium muscle contracts ventricles |
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Purkinje fibres |
Myocardium muscle contracts ventricles |
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Lumen |
Cavity w/in blood vessels |
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Arterioles |
Smaller arteries |
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Arterioles |
Smaller arteries |
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Venules |
Smallest veins |
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Angiitis |
Inflammation of a vessel |
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Angiospasm |
Muscle contraction of vessel wall; narrowing |
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Angiostenosis |
Narrowing of vessel |
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Bradycardia |
Slow heart rate; under 60 BPM |
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Embolus |
Blood clot thrombus lodge in smaller blood vessel |
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Infarct |
Tissue Necrosis from loss of blood supply |
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Infarct |
Tissue Necrosis from loss of blood supply |
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Ischemia |
Localized/ temp blood supply deficiency obstructed circulate |
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Infarct |
Tissue Necrosis from loss of blood supply |
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Ischemia |
Localized/ temp blood supply deficiency obstructed circulate |
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Murmur |
A sound additional to normal heart sounds |
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Orthostatic hypotension |
Sudden drop in blood pressure from standing up |
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Palpitations |
Pounding, racing heartbeats |
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Palpitations |
Pounding, racing heartbeats |
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Angi/o |
Vessel |
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Ather/o |
Fatty substance |
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Corpor/o |
Body |
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Embol/o |
Plug |
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Isch/o |
To hold back |
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Phleb/o |
Vein |
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Sept/o |
Wall |
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Sphygm/o |
Pulse |
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Steth/o |
Chest |
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Thromb/o |
Clot |
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Thromb/o |
Clot |
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Varic/o |
Dilated vein |
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Vas/o |
Vessel |
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Vas/o |
Vessel |
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Vascul/o |
Blood vessel |
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-manometer |
Instrument for pressure |
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Plaque |
Fatty deposit in arteries |
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Regurgitation |
Blood flow back |
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Thrombus |
Blood clot |
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Angina pectoris |
Heart pain from lack of oxygen |
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Bundle branch block |
BBB blocking bundle of His impulses |
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Congenital septal defeect |
CSD hole between heart chambers |
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Congestive heart failure |
Left myocardium too weak to pump blood |
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Coronary artery disease |
CAD coronary artery blockage insufficient blood supply to heart |
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Coronary artery disease |
CAD coronary artery blockage insufficient blood supply to heart |
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Fibrillation |
Serious arrhythmia; abnormal contraction heart fibers |
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Coronary artery disease |
CAD coronary artery blockage insufficient blood supply to heart |
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Fibrillation |
Serious arrhythmia; abnormal contraction heart fibers |
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Flutter |
Arrhythmia w atria beating too fast |
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Heart valve prolapse |
Cusps too loose; regurgitation |
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Heart valve stenosis |
Cusps too stiff |
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Myocardial infarction |
Heart attack; occlusion of coronary artery |
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Myocardial infarction |
Heart attack; occlusion of coronary artery |
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Tetralogy of Fallout |
4 congenital heart anomalies present |
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Myocardial infarction |
Heart attack; occlusion of coronary artery |
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Tetralogy of Fallout |
4 congenital heart anomalies present |
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Aneurysm |
Localized widening of an artery ( often brain) |
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Arteriorrhexis |
Ruptured artery (often from aneurysm) |
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Arteriosclerosis |
Often from atherosclerosis |
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Arteriosclerosis |
Often from atherosclerosis |
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Coarctation of the aorta |
CoA congenital narrowing of aorta |
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Hemorrhoid |
Anal varicose veins |
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Patent ductus arteriosus |
PDA Congenital connection between pulmonary artery and aorta |
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Peripheral vascular disease |
Diseases blood vessels outside the heart |
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Raynauds phenomenon |
Lack of blood to hands and feet |
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Raynauds phenomenon |
Lack of blood to hands and feet |
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Auscultation |
Listening w Stethoscope |
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Cardiac enzymes |
Blood test; Heart enzymes that may indicate problem |
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Serum lipoprotein level |
Blood test cholesterol |
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Angiogram |
X ray of vessel |
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Cardiac scan |
Radioactive scan of heart |
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Cardiac scan |
Radioactive scan of heart |
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Doppler ultrasonography |
Velocity of blood |
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Cardiac scan |
Radioactive scan of heart |
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Doppler ultrasonography |
Velocity of blood |
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Echocardiography |
Ultrasound of heart structures |
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Holter monitor |
Portable ECG/ EKG ( electrocardiograph) |
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Holter monitor |
Portable ECG/ EKG ( electrocardiograph) |
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Extracorporeal circulation |
Machine heart during surgery |