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45 Cards in this Set
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media
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middle
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mediastinum
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middle of chest cavity
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coron(o)
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crown
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coronary
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encircling in the manner of a crown
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cardi(o)
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heart
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myo/cardi(o)
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heart muscle
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ium
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membrane
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Where does the human hart lie?
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Mediastinum, approximately the right lower 3rd of the middle chest.
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epi
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around
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ium
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membrane
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sept(o) septum
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dividing wall
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atri(o)
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smaller chamber of heart
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ventricul(o)
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larger chamber of heart
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aort(o)
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largest artery
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vena cava
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largest vein
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Blood from through heart.
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Blood is recieved from the body into the right atrium, the right ventricle passes into the lungs leaves lungs then goes to left atrium to left ventricle to body.
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vascul(o)
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vessels
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arteri(o)
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artery
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arteriol(o)
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little artery
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capillary
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hairlike
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phleb(o)
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vein
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vascul(o)/vas(o)/angi(o)
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vessel
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arteri(o)
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artery
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dilation
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increase diameter
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constriction
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decrease diameter
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ascending
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upward
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descending
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downward
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stenosis
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narrowing
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sclerosis
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hardening
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malacia
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softening
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aneurysm
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sac like dilation of artery
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varicose
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sac like dilation of vein
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ather(o)
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yellow fatty plaque
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occlusion
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blockage
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sinoatrial node
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pacemaker of the heart
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atrioventricular node
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pacemaker of ventricle
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purkinje fibers
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heart muscle
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arrhythmia
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without rhythm
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dysrhythmia
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bad rhythm
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heart block
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impairment in conduction
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fibrillation
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rapid and uncoordinated
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asystole/arrest
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absence of contration
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corony occulsion
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obstruction/closure
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coronory thrombosis, atherosclerosis, emboli
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clot
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arteriosclerosis
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blockage
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