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20 Cards in this Set
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cardiovascular system
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heart and transportation of blood
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base
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postersuperior aspect of heart
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pericarditis
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results in decrease in serous fluid
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myocardium
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thick bundles of smooth muscle twisted and whorled into ringlike arrangements
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endocardium
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thin, lines heart
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atria
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top chambers of heart
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ventricles
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bottom chambers of heart
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valves
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located between atria and ventricle chambers
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incompetent valve
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causes blood to back flow
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valvular stenosis
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valve becomes stiff
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coronary arteries
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encircle the heart
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angina pectoris
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myocardium deprived of oxygen
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myocardial infarction
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heart attack
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fibrillation
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uncoordinated shuddering of heart muscle
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systole
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heart contraction
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diastole
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heart relaxation
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cardiac cycle
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events of one complete heartbeat
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heart sounds
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sounds during cardiac cycle
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stroke volume
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volume of blood pumped out of ventricle in each heart beat
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congestive heart failure
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circulation of blood inadequate
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