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19 Cards in this Set
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Atrium
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Chamber of the cavity
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Ventricles
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Any small cavity or spaceauricle
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Auricle
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Earlike outpouching form in the atria
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Myocardium
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The wall of each heart chamber is composed of cardiac muscle tissue
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Interatrial Septum
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Septum between the atrial chambers
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Endocardium
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A thin layer of very smooth tissue lining each chamber of the heart
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Thrombus
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A clot
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Pericardium
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Membrane that surrounds the heart
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Visceral Pericardium
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The pericardium that covers the heart
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Parietal Pericardium
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Pericardium surrounding the heart like a loose-fitting sack to allow the heart enough room to breathe
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Pericarditis
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Inflammation caused by trauma, viral or bacterial infection, tumors and other factors
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Cardiac Tamponade
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Compression of the heart caused by fluid buildup in the pericardial space, as in pericarditis or mechanical damage to the pericardium
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Systole
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Contraction of the heart muscle
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Diastole
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Relaxation of the heart
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Mitral Valve prolapse or MVP
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Affecting the bicuspid, or mitral, valve, has a genetic basis in some cases but can result in rheumatic fever or other factors
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Atherosclerosis
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Hardening of the heart arteries
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Embolism
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Obstruction of a blood vessel by foreign matter carried in the bloodstream
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Myocardial Infarction
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Death of cardiac muscle cells resulting from inadequate blood supply, as in coronary thrombosis
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Angina Pectoris
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Severe chest pain resulting when the myocardium is deprived of sufficient oxygen
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