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34 Cards in this Set
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Semilunar valve
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located in the ventricular chambers and leads into large vessels of the body that carry blood away from the heart
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Chordae tenonae
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string-like structures that connect the atrioventricular valves to the heart wall
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blood flow through the heart
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1. Superior and inferior vena cava
2. Rt atrium 3. TRICUSPID VALVE 4. Rt ventricle 5. PULMONARY SEMI LUNAR VALVE 6. Pulmonary arteries 7. Lungs 8, PULMONARY VEINS 9. Lt atrium 10. BICUSPID VALVE 11. Lt ventricle 12. AORTIC SEMILUNAR VALVE 13. AORTA |
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Capillaries
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smallest unit of the vascular system, location of carbon dioxide and oxygen exchange
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Bundle of HIS
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a group of nerve fibers that conduct the electrical impulses through the heart muscle
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Hypotension
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low blood pressure
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diastolic pressure
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minimum arterial pressure
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angi/o
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vessel
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arteri/o
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artery
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ather/o
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deposit of pasty material
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atri/o
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atrium
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brady-
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slow
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cardi/o
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heart
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coron/o
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crown or circle
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phleb/o
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vein
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sept/o
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partition
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sten/o
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narrowing, constriction
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thromb/o
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blood clot
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varic/o
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twisted/swollen vein
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ven/o
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vein
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ventricul/o
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ventricle
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ASD
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Atrial Septal Defect
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BBB
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Bundle-Branch Block
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CAD
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Coronary artery disease
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CHF
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Congestive Heart Failure
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CV
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CardioVascular
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DVT
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Deep Vein Thrombosis
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ECG/EKG
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Electrocardiogram
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IV
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IntraVenous
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MI
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Myocardial Infarction
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MVP
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Mitral Valve Prolapse
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PVC
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Premature Ventricular Contraction
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SA
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Sinoatrial node
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VSD
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Ventricular Septal Defect
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