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127 Cards in this Set
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The body system that includes the heart and blood vessels
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Cardiovascular system
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Visceral Pericardium
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epicardium (folds back-serous member)
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Parietal Pericardium
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"wall membrane"
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Fibrous Pericardium
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fibrous outer sac
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The cardiac muscle forming the walls of the heart is the
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Myocardium
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The upper chambers of the heart are the __________ (pl) and the lower chambers of the heart are the
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Atria
Ventricles |
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Oxygenated blood flows into the heart from the
_______________ veins |
Pulmonary
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Cardiac ______________
Coronary _____________ |
Cardiac Veins
coronary Arteries |
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Tricuspid= _____________ side
Bicuspid= ______________ side |
Tricuspid = Right side
Bicuspid = Left side |
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Systole = ______________
Diastole = ______________ |
Systole = contract (squeeze)
Diastole = relax (fill with blood) |
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Chordae Tendinae
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'Parachute Strings'
also called "Fleshy struts" that are with in the ventricles |
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Palillary muscles
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'breast like' muscles
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semi-lunar valves
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half-moon shaped
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septum
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seperates
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The tight cellular connections between the cardiac muscle cells are called _________ ____________
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Intercalated discs
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Venous blood is ________________
and on the _______________ side of the heart |
deoxygenated;
Right |
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Arterial blood is _____________
and on the ____________ side of the heart |
oxygenated;
Left |
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Pathway of a drop of blood from the superior vena cava to the aorta
(include chambers, valves, vessels and required structures) |
SUPERIOR VENA CAVA to the RIGHT ATRIUM (see pectinate muscles "combs", coronary sinus opening, fosa ovalis); pass the CUSPS of the TRICUSPID VALVE to the Right Ventricle (see papillary muscles, chordae tendinae, cusps of the tricuspid valve); leave R ventricle & pass the pulmonary semilunar valve to Pulmonary Trunk then to Left Pulmonary Artery; to capillary beds of lungs to become oxygenated; back through pulmonary vein to the Left Atrium (see pectinate muscles); past cusps of Bicuspid (mitral)valve to Left Ventricle (see papillary muscles, chordae tendinae and cusps of bicuspid valce, trabiculae carneae) past semilunar valve to aortic trunk to aortic arch to the rest of the body
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Because the heart stimulates itself to contract at regular intervals (rhythmic), it is said to be __________.
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Autonomic
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The spontaneously developing local potential that occurs at the SA node is called the _____________.
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Prepotential
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Lack of blood supply to a tissue is called __________.
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Ischemia
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P Wave______________
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Atrial depolarization
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QRS complex
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Ventricular depolarization
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T wave
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Ventricular repolarization
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QRS wave ____________the atrial repolarization
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masks
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Pain that results from a reduction in blood supply to cardiac muscle is called [Gk. anchone, strangling + pec, chest] ___________ _______________.
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angina pectoris
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Prolonged lack of blood supply to the cardiac muscle ultimately results in tissue death and this is called _____________ ______________
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myocardial infarction
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Specialized cellular contacts found only in cardiac muscle are called [L. inter, between, + calare, to proclaim] ______________ __________.
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Intercalated discs
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The _______ node initiates the spontaceous depolarization of cardiac muscle.
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SA node
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Sarcoplasmic Reticulum (SR)
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internal membrane system that triggers contractions
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T tubules
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external pores
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Sarcomere
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unit of contraction
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RMP
(Resting membrane potential) |
Charge difference
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Period of isovolumetric contraction
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contract/same colume
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Period of ejection
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blood ejects
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Period of isovolumetric relaxation
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relax/same volume
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Atherosclerosis
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deposits that help clog arteries
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Arteriosclerosis
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bardening of the arteries
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Atrial flutter
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two or three P waves for every QRS
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Artial fibrillation
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irregular timing, no P waves
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Ventricular fibrillation
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no QRS/not compatible with life
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first heart sound
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AV valves snap shut "lubb"
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second heart sound
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semilunar valve snap shut "dubb"
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third heart sound
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turbulence
(occassionally fashion into ventricles) |
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Tachycardia
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fast heart rhythem
(over 100 beart/minute) |
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Bradycardia
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slow heart rhythem
(less than 100 beats per minute) |
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Arrythmia
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an irregularity in pulmonary electrical current
-broad range of arrythmias; mild/occassional=no concerns; several that cause both ventricles and atria to contract at the same time, then the atria can not sufficiently push blood to the ventricle= death |
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Heart Murmer
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abnormal heart cound
-occurs because the valve(s) is/are faulty causing blood to leak backwards -if severe leaks will need valve replaacement surgery or death may occur; however, some people have leavky valves and do just fine |
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The epithelium of the nasal cavity is PCCE or ___________ ciliated columnar epithelium with mucus.
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pseudostratified
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The "windpipe" is more formally called the _________.
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trachea
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The elastic cartilage "flap" that covers the opening to the trachea is the _______________.
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epiglotis
[epi, upon + glottis] |
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4 protective devices for eliminating unwanted particles from the nasal cavities:
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conchae/turbulence
mucus cilia gastric juice |
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Ulvula
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soft palate
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nasal septum
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vomer/cartilage partition
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vestibule
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entry room/inside of each nares
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choanae
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opening into the pharynx
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meatus
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canal
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fauces
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"arch"
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glottis
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opening
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oropharynx
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soft palate to epiglottis
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nasopharynx
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chonanae to soft palate
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laryngopharynx
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epiglottis to esophagus
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The ridge shaped cartilage at the bifurcation of the trachea into primary bronchi is called the __________.
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carina
[L. carinna, kneel] |
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The series of small branches from the bronchi are collectively called the________________.
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bronchioles
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The tine "air sacs" that exchange gases in the lungs are called _______________(pl)
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alveoli
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sequential order from trachea to alveoli
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primary bronchi
terminal bronchioles (last part before see bubbles) respiratory bronchiles (fist time see the bubbles) alveolar ducts alveolar sacs |
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trachea/bronchi
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PCCE - pseudostratified
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respiratory bronchioles
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simple squamous epithelium
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alveoli
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cuboidal epithelium
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lobes of lungs
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right lung has 3;
left lung has 2 (fissures) |
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segents of lung
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right lung has 10;
left lung has 9; (C.T. partitions) |
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lobules of lung
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supplied by bronchioles
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The membrane that covers the surface of the lungs is called the visceral ___________________.
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plura
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The "middle" space between the lungs that contains the heart is called the _____________.
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mediastinum
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The indentation in the lungs that creates space for the heart is called a _____________.
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Hilum
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Respiratory zones
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Respiratory zone is where the gasses are exchanged.
includes respiratory croncholes, alveoli ducts, alveolar sacs, alveoli, alveolus |
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Conducting Zones
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The conducting zone gets the gasses to the respiratory zone. (no gas exchange here!)
external nares, vestibule, inferior/middle/superior conchea, pharynx, larynx, trachea, carina, main/secondary/teritiary bronchi, bronchioles x7, terminal broncholes |
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The chricoid cartilege ___________shaped
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Ring
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The arrictinoid cartilege is _________shaped.
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Laddle
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The thyroid cartilege ________shaped.
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shield
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The vocal cord attachment is the______________ cartilage.
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arylenoid
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The tracheal carteledge is ___________ shaped
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C shaped
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The carniculate is __________ shaped.
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horn
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The epiglottis acts as a _ _ _.
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lid
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3 parts of the Respiratory Membrane O2 travels to for gas exchange
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alveolar epithelium
fused basement membrane capillary endothelium |
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3 part of respiratory membrane CO2 will travel through
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capillary endothelium
fused basement membrane alveolar epithelium |
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Hereditory disease where mucas accumulates in the lungs.
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Cystic Fibrosis
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Bronchittis is
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inflammation of the bronchi
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Disese where alveoli are broken down decreasing surface area of alveoli
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Emphazema
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"punching bag" at the back of the soft pallet
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ulvula
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Typical ECG (electrocardiogram) has _ normally recognizable deflection waves
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6
(o,p,q,r,s,t |
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Cardiac muscle cells are electrically connected by ________ junctions and behave as a single unit.
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gap
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Because it sets the rate of depolarization for the normal heart, the ________ node is known as the pacemaker of the heart.
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SA (sinoatrial)
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Activity of the nerves of the ___________ nervous system is essential for cardiac mucsle to contract.
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autonomic
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Graphic recording of the electrical changes that occur in a cardiac cycle
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electrocardiogram
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In a typical ECG, the __ wave signals the depolarization of the atria immediately before they contract
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R
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Electrical activity recorded by any lead depends on the location and orientation of the recording electrodes.
T or F |
true
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The heart is enclosed in a double-walled sac called the ________.
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pericardium
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The heart is divided into ________chambers
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four
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The two receiving chambers of the heart are the _________.
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Atria
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The left ventricle discharges blood into the _________, from which all systemic arteries of the body diverge to supply the body tissues.
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aorta
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The atrioventricular valve, or _______, prevents backflow into the right atrium when the right ventricle is contracting.
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tricuspid
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The heart serves as a double pump. The _____ side serves as the pulmonary circulation pump, shunting carbondioxide-rich blood to the lungs.
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right
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The functional blood supply of the heart itself is provided back by the ___________ ___________.
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coronary arteries
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Two microscopic features of cardiac cells that help distinguish them from other types of muscle cells are ____________ and _______________.
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branching;
intercalated discs |
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In the heart, the ___________ ventricle has thicker walls and a basically circular cavity shape.
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left
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cardiac cells (in connective tissue) are arranged in __________ or ________ shaped bundles.
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spiral;
figure-8 |
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Pericardium is _________ textured and its point of attachment is at the _______ of the heart
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flexible and thin;
apex area |
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Which vessel is easier to stretch?
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Arteries- aorta
because of the volume and pressure sent out with each contraction |
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Is the aorta or vena cava larger?
Which has thicker walls? |
Vena Cava is larger because it has 3 circulatory systems blood coming in.
Aorta has thicker walls because it has higher pressure of blood flow through it. |
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Why is the left ventricle larger and thicker than the right ventricle?
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because the left ventricle needs to squeeze harder to create more pressure to get the blood out to the rest of the body;
right ventricle only needs to get it to the pulmonary system |
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How do sheep valves compare to human counterparts?
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They are relatively the same
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What buffer system maintains blood ph?
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carbonic acid-bicarbonate
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_____________ is the phase of pulmonary ventilation where air passes out of the lungs.
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Expiration
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During inspirations what 3 things happen?
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diaphragm moves to a flattened position
gass pressure inside the lungs is lowered size of thoracic cavity increases |
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During normal quiet breating, about ______-ml of air moves into and out of the lungs with each breath.
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500
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________ __________ is the maximum amount of air that can be exhaled after a maximal inspiration.
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Vital capacity
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Changes in pH and oxygen concentrations in the blood are monitored by chemoreceptor regions in the _______ and _________ bodies
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aortic and carotid
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The carbonid acid-bicarbonate buffer system stabilizes arterial blood pH at ____
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7.4 0.02
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_____________ released into the blood by the body cells tend to lower te pH of the blood and cause it to become acidic.
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Acids
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Bronchial sounds are produced by what?
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air rushing through the large respiratory passageways (the trachea and the bronchi)
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what does vesicular breathing sounds and how are they produced?
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The second sound;
result from air filling the alveolar sacs (resembling sound of rustling/muffled breeze) |
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What is tidal volume?
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amount of air inhaled or exhaled with each breath under resting conditions (500ml)
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Amount of air that can be forccefully inhaled after a normal tidal colume inhalation is ________ ____ ________.
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Inspiratory reserve volume (IRV)
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Amount of air that can be forcefully exhaled after a normal tidal volume exhalation is _ _______ ___.
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expiratory reserve volume (1200ml)
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Maximum amount of ait that can be exhaled after a maximal inspiration is _________ _________.
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Vital capacity (4800ml)
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VC = TV + IRV + ERV
what do these accronyms respresent? |
vital capacity = tidal volume + inspiratory reserve volume + expiratory reserve volume
"CO2" will be the answer |