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44 Cards in this Set
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CHANNEL INSIDE AN ARTERY THROUGH WHICH BLOOD FLOWS
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LUMEN
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MUSCULAR LAYER OF HEART TISSUE BETWEEN THE EPICARDIUM AND THE ENDOCARDIUM
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MYOCARDIUM
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AN ARTIFICIAL DEVICE THAT REGULATES HEART RHYTHM
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PACEMAKER
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PROTECTIVE COVERING OF THE HEART
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PERICARDIUM
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POLARIZATION
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RESTING STATE OF THE MYOCARDIAL TISSUE IN THE CONDUCTION SYSTEM OF THE HEART
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POPLITEAL ARTERY
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AN ARTERY THAT SUPPLIES BLOOD TO THE CELLS OF THE AREA BEHIND THE KNEE
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PULMONARY ARTERY
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ONE OF TWO ARTERIES THAT CARRY BLOOD THAT IS LOW IN OXYGEN FROM TEH HEART TO THE LUNGS
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PULMONARY VALVE
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VALVE THAT CONTROLS THE BLOOD FLOW BETWEEN THE RIGHT VENTREICLE ANDE THE PULMONARY ARTERIES
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PULMONARY VEIN
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ONE OF FOUR VEINS THAT BRING OXYGENATED BLOOD FROM THE LUNGS TO THE LEFT ATRIUM
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RHYTHMIC EXPANSION AND CONTRATION OF A BLOOD VESSEL,
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PULSE
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REPOLARIZATION
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RECHARGING STATE; TRANSITION FROM CONTRACTION TO RESTING THAT OCCURS INT EH CONDUCTION SYSTEM OF THE HEART
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RIGHT ATRIUM
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UPPER RIGHT CHAMBER OF THE HEART
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RIGHT VENTRICLE
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LOWER RIGHT CHAMBER OF THE HEART
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SAPHEOUS VEIN
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ANY OF A GROUP OF VEINS THAT TRANSPORTS DEOXYGENATED BLOOD FROM THE LEGS
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SEMILUNAR VALVE
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ONE OF THE TWO VALVES THAT PREVENT THE BACKFLOW OF BLOOD FLOWING OUT TO FHT EHEART INTO THE AORTA AND THE PULMONARY ARTERY
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SEPTUM
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PARTITION BETWEEN THE LEFT AND RIGHT CHAMBERS OF THE HEART
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SINOATRIAL (SA) NODE
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REGION OF RIGHT ATRIUM THAT SENDS ELECTRICULE IMPULSES TO THE HEART CAUSING IT TO CONTRACT
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SINUS RHYTHM
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NORMAL HEART RHYTHM
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SUPERIOR VENA CAVA
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LARGE VEIN THAT TRANSPORTS BLOOD COLLECTED FROM THE UPPER PART OF THE BODY TO THE HEART
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SYSTOLE
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CONTRACTION PHASE OF THE HEARTBEAT
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TRICUSPID VALVE
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ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVE ONT HE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEART
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VALVE
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ANDY OF VARIOUS STRUCTURES THAT SLOW OR PREVENT FLUID FROM FLOWING BACKWARD OF FORWARD
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VEIN
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ANY OF A VARIOUS BLOOD VESSELS CARRYING DEOXYGENATED (WITHOUT OXYGEN)BLOOD TOWARD THE HEART, (EXCEPT THE PULMONARY VEIN)
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VENTRICLE
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EITHER OF THE TWO LOWER CHAMBERS OF THE HEART
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VENULE
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A TINY VEIN CONNECTING TO A CAPILLARY
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WHAT IS A NORMAL BLOOD PRESSURE FOR AN ADULT
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120/80
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WHAT IS A STRESS TEST?
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MEASUREMENTS TAKEN WHILE PATIENT EXERCISES ON A TREADMILL; TO DIAGNOSE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE OF ASSESS HEART ATTACK RISK
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WHAT IS AN ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY
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MAPPING OF ELECTRICAL CHANGES IN THE HEART ON A MACHINE CALLED AN ELECTROCARDIOGRAPH
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WHAT IS A HOLTER MONITOR?
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PORTABLE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPH MACHINE; MONITORS HEART ACTIVITY OVER A 24-HOUR PERIOD
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ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY
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X-RAY OF THE HEART AND LARGE BLOOD VESSELS
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WHAT IS AN ANGIOGRAPHY?
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X-RAY OF THE LARGE BLOOD VESSELS
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WHAT IS A VENOGRAPHY?
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X-RAY OF A SPECIFIC VEIN
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WHAT IS A SONOGRAPHY?
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IMAGES BY SOUND WAVES
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WHAT IS A DOPPLER ULTRASOUND?
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IMAGING TEST USING ULTRASOUND; TO MEASURE BLOOD FLOW
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WHAT IS AN ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY?
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RECORDS SOUND WAVES; SHOWS HEART STRUCTURE AND MOVEMENT
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WHAT IS A CARDIAC MRI (MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
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DETAILED IMAGE OF THE HEART AND LARGE BLOOD VESSELS
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WHAT IS AN CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION?
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INSERTION OF A CATHETER THROUGH AND ARTERY OR VEIN INTO THE HEART; TO GET BLOOD SAMPLES AND TAKE MEASUREMENTS
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THE FLOW OF BLOOD IN THE ARTERIES IS AFFECTED BY WHAT?
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THE AMOUNT OF CHOLESTORAL AND TRIGLYCERIDES (LIPIDS(FATTY SUBSTANCES)) IN THE BLOOD
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WHAT IS A LIPID PROFILE?
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A SERIES OF LAB TESTS PERFORMED ON A BLOOD SAMPLE(GIVES THE LIPID,TRIGLYCERIDE, GLUCOSE AND OTHER VALUES)SHOWS PATIENT'S RISK FACTORS
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AUSCULTATION
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PROCESS OF LISTENING TO BODY SOUND WITH A STETHOSCOPE
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FATTY SUBSTANCE PRESENT IN ANIMAL FATS;
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CHOLESTROL
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PHLEBOGRAPHY
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VIEWING OF A VEIN BY X-RAY AFTER INJECTION OF A CONTRAST MEDIUM
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SPHYGMOMANOMETER
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DEVICE FOR MEASURING BLOOD PRESSURE
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WHAT ARE TRIGLYCERIDES?
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FATTY SUBSTANCE;LIPID
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