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_____located at the begining of the pulmonary,allow blood going the lungs to flow out of the right ventricle, prevent flow back to ventricle?
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the pulmonary semilunar valve
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_____located at the beginning of the aorta, allow blood to flow out of the left ventricle up into aorta, and prevent backflow?
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the aortic semilunar valve
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allow some blood flowing back into the chamber?
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incompetent valve leak
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_____valves that are narrower than normal, slowing the heart flow?
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stenosed vavles
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______cardiac damage delayed inflammatory by streptococcal infection most in children?
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rheumatic heart disease
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untreated streptococcal infection, the cardiac valves and other tissues lead to?
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rheumatic fever
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severe inflammation of_____ caused by streptococcal infection result in stenosis or deformities of the valve, chordae tendinae or myocardium?
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cardiac valves
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1.____has genetic basis but result from rheumatic fever?
2.______the flab extend back into the left atrium, causing incompletence(leaking) of the valve |
1. mitral valve prolapse ( affecting the bicuspid or mitral valve)
2. prolapsed mitral valve |
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abnormal heart sound called____caused by disorder of the valves?
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heart murmurs
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when the heart beats first, the atria contract simultaneously. this is___?
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atrial systole
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blood enters the right atrium through two large___?
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superior vena cava and inferior vena cava
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the right atrium receives__?
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oxygen-poor blood
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when the right ventricle contract, blood pumps through the pulmonary semilunar valve into the____?
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pulmonary artery and to the lungs, where oxygen is added and carbon dioxide is lost
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rich oxygen blood return to the left atrium through___?
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four pulmonary veins, then passes through left AV or bicuspid into the left ventricle
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the left ventricle contracts, blood force through aortic seminular valve into____?
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the aorta and distributed to the body.
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the delivery of oxygen and nutrient rich arterial blood to cardiac muscle tissue and return of oxygen poor blood from active tissue to the venous system, is called?
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coronary circulation
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blood flows into the heart muscle by____?
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the right and left coronary arteries
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blood cannot pass through the occluded vessel and cannot reach the heart muscle cell because of___?
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coronary thrombosis and coronary embolism plugs up some part of a coronary artery
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deprived of oxygen, cells soon die, called?
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myocardial infarction (tissue death)
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coronary arteries become blocked as a result of___?
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atheroclerosis, "hardening of the arteries" (ligpids build up on the inside wall)
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myocardial infarction (MI) also referred as?
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heart attack, a common cause of death
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risk factor associated with coronary atherosclerosis___?
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cigarette smoking, high-fat, high cholesterol diets,obesity, hypertension, and diabetes
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___describes the severe chest pain when myocardium has not enough oxygen
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angina pectoris
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____common treatment for those who suffer from severely restricted coronary artery blood flow?
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coronary bypass surgery
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"harvested" or removed from other areas of the body and bypass partial blockage in coronary arteries and also treat blockages to coronary blood flow, called__?
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coronary angioplasty
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each complete heart beat called__?
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cardiac cycle
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cardiac cycle includes?
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systole (contraction) and diastole (relaxation) of atria and ventricles
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each complete cycle takes about__?
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0.8 seconds if 72 beat/min
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valve disorder, coronary artery blockage, or myocardial infarction can decrease___?
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stroke volume
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decreased cardiac output can result___?
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fatigue or death
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the cardiac muscle fiber contract rhythmically when___?
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coordinated by electrical impulses
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the rate of the cardiac muscle rhythm controlled by___?
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autonamic nerve signals
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the electrical link that join muscle fibers into a single unit that conduct throughout the heart w/o stopping?
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intercalated disks
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four structures embedded in the wall of the heart are to generate and conduct strong impulse to region of heart wall?
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1. sinoatrial node(SA) or pacemaker
2. atrioventricular(AV) node 3. AV bundle or bundle His 4. Purkinje fiber |
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electrical signals can be picked up from the body surface and surface and transformed into visible tracing by and instrument, called___?
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electrocardiograph
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____is the graphic record of the heart's ecletrical activity?
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electrocardiogram or ECG
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a normal ECG has three characteristic deflections or waves?
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P wave, QRS complex, and T wave
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P wave, QRS complex and T wave represnt___?
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electrical activity that regulates the contraction or relaxation of the atria or ventricles.
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___describes the electrical activity that triggers contraction of the heart muscle?
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depolarization
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___begin before the relaxation phase of cardiac muscle activity?
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repolarization
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P wave occurs with____?
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depolarization of the atria
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the QRS complex occurs as___?
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result of depolarization of the ventricles
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T wave results from electrical activity generated by___?
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repolarization of the ventricles
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endocarditis or myocardial infarction can damge the heart's conduction system and disturb the rhythmic beating; the abnormal heart rhythm is called__?
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dysrhythmia
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rhythm abnormalities is called?
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arrhythmia
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dysrhythmia is also called?
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heart block
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in AV node block,impulses are blocked from getting through to the ventricular myocardium, resulting from slower rate than normal?
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heart block
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___occurs when the P waves do not match up with the QRS complex?
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complete heart block
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treat heart block by implanting in the heart an___?
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artificial pacemaker ( a battery operated device under the skin)
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___slow heart rhythm below 60 beats/min, during sleep?
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Bradycardia
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___take over SA node function only when the heart rate falls below programmed level
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demand pacemaker
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____rapid heart rhythma over 100 beat/min?
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Tachycardia
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improper autonomic control of the heart, blood loss or shock, the action of drugs and toxin and fever cause__?
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abnormal tachycardia
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___is a variation in heart rate during the breathing cycle?
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sinus dysrhythmia
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___contractions that occur before the expected contraction in a series of cardiac cycle?
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premature contraction or extrasystoles
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___occurs shortly after the ventricle contract- an early P wave on the ECG
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premature atrial contractions
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premature contraction occur with lack of___
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sleep, too much caffeine or nicotine, alcoholism or heart damage
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frequent premature contraction can lead to___?
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fibrillation
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____a condition in which cardiac muscle fibers contract out of step with each other such as absence of P wave in ECG or abnormal QRS or T wave?
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fibrillation
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___occur commonly in mitral stenosis, rheumatic heart disease and infarction of the atrial myocardium
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atrial fibrillation
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____is an immediatly life-threatening condition in which the lack of ventricular pumping stop the flow of blood
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ventricular fibrillation
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___application of an electric shock to force cardiac muscle fiber to contract in rhythm? (treatment of fibrillation)
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defibrillaiton
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____detect a person's heart rhythm using small electrode pads placed in the torso?
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Automatic external defibrillator (AEDs)
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____is the inability of the heart to pump enough blood to sustain life
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heart failure
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_____ or disease of the myocardial tissue may reduce pumping effectiveness?
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cardiomyophathy
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myocardial infarction result in myocardial damage may lead to__?
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heart failure
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dysrhythmias such as complete heart block or ventricular fibrillation can impair the ___?
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pumping effectiveness and heart failure
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right side heart failure caused by lung disorder the obstruct normal pulmonary blood flow and overload the right side of the heart, condition called__?
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cor pumonale
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the inability of the left ventricle to pump blood effectively?
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congestive heart failure (CHF) or left sided heart failure
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____decrease pumping pressure in the systemic circulation, causing body to retain fluids?
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congestive heart failure
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left-sided heart failure cause congestion of blood in the pulmonary circulation, called?
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pulmonary edema
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the right atrium and ventricle performing____ from the left atrium and ventricle?
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different function
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___the volume of blood ejected from one ventricle with each beat?
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stroke volume
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___amount of blood that one ventricle can pump each minute, average is about 5 L/min at rest?
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cardiac output
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SA (sinoatrial) node, the pacemaker located?
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in the wall of right atrium in superior vena cava
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