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29 Cards in this Set
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angina
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choked; angina pectons
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baro
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pressure; baroreceptors
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brady
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slow; bradycardia
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cusp
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pointed; tricuspid valve
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diastole
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stand apart; diastole
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ectop
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displaced; ectopic focus
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intercal
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insert; intercalated disc
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pectin
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comb; pectinate muscle
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systole
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contract; systole
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tachy
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fast; tachycardia
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The BLANK returns blood to the left atrium
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pulmonary valve
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The QRS wave on the ECG represents
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ventricular depolorization
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The BLANK valve separates the left atrium and left ventricle
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bicuspid
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The outer layer of the heart is called the
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epicardium
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Normal cardiac output is BLANK liters/minute
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5.25
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The BLANK side of the heart is the pump for the pulmonary circulation
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right
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There are semilunar valves between the right ventricle and the BLANK and between the left ventricle and the BLANK
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pulmonary artery; aorta
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The "pacemaker" of the heart is the
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SA node
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The term BLANK refers to the contraction of the heart; the term BLANK refers to the relaxation of the heart
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systole; diastole
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Irregular ridges and folds in the internal walls of the ventricles are known as
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tribeculae carneae
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The medical term for a heart attack is a
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myocardial infarction
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Right-sided heart failure leads to BLANK congestion
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systemic
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The heart sound lub-dup refer to
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valves closing
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Blood leaves the right ventricle and enters the
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pulmonary artery
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From the coronary sinus, blood next flows into the
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right atrium
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A patient with acute severe pencarditis has a critically low stroke volume. What is the name for the condition causing the low stroke volume and how does it cause it?
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Cardiac tamponade, compression of the heart by excessive pericardial fluid reduces the space for ventricular activity and impairs ventricular filling
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A patient with clotting problems has been hospitalized with right-sided heart failure. What is his condition? Knowing his history, what is the probable cause?
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condition: cor pulmonale
cause: pulmonary embolism |
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A woman has swollen ankles and signs of degenerating organ functions. What is the likely diagnosis?
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Peripheral congestion due to right sided failure
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The major coronary vessels are on the surface of the heart. What is the advantage of that location?
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They're not compressed when ventricles contract.
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