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24 Cards in this Set
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Apex |
Lower pointed end of the heart |
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Septum |
Wall that Separates right and left side of the heart |
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Atrium |
Upper receiving chamber of the heart |
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Pericardium |
Sac around the heart that facilitates movement of the heart beat |
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Aortic valve |
Valve between the left ventricle and aorta |
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Tricuspid valve |
Valve between right atrium and right ventricle |
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Why are the pulmonary and teicupsid valves also called semilunar valves? |
Due to half moon shape |
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Vein |
Vessels that carries blood to to heart |
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Capillary |
Microscopic thin-walled vessel where gas, nutrient, snd waste exchange take place between blood and cells of body. |
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Lymph |
Clear fluid consisting of white and red blood cells that accumulates in tissue and is removed by lymphatic capillaries |
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Lymphnodes |
Small, bean-shaped masses of lymphatic tissue that filters bacteria and foreign material from the lymph |
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Thromb/o |
Blood clot |
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Ather/o |
Fatty paste |
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Angi/o |
Vessels, vascular |
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Varic/o |
Swollen or twisted veins |
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Phleb/o |
Associated with veins |
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Anticoagulant |
Drug used to prolong clotting time |
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Coron/o |
Encircling, crown |
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Sphygmomanometer |
Instrument uses to measure blood pressure |
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Son/o |
Sound or Soundwaves |
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A function of cardiovascular system is to transport (?) And nutrients to body cells through arteries and capillaries |
Oxygen |
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Mitral valve |
Also known as the bicuspid valve, located between the left atrium and left ventricle |
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Myocardium |
Middle muscular layer of heart tissue |
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Lumen |
Interior space of a vessel |
