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15 Cards in this Set
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Primary roles of the cardiovascular system are:
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1. Transport nutirients
2. Removal of Waste 3. assistance with maintenance for all body functions |
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What are the 2 pumps in the heart and what do each do?
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1. Righ side- pumps blood throught the lungs
2. Left Side- pumps blood through rest of body |
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2 Chambers of the heart are:
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1. Atrium
2. Ventricle |
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Heart Rate
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is the number of heartbeats per minute
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Pulse
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is the beat that can be felt against the wall of an artery when the heart beats and pushes blood through the artery
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Radial Pulse
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Is located on the wrist
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carotid pulse
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is located on the side of the neck
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How do you calculate the pulse?
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count pulse rate for 10 seconds and multiply by 6 to get heart rate for 1 min.
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Bradycardia
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heart beats fewer than 60 seconds
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Tachycardia
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more than 100 beats
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Stroke Volume
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Amount of blood ejected by left ventricle
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End-Diastolic Volume
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volume of blood to be pumped by the left ventricle at the end of the filling phase or diastole
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Catecholamines
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hormones of the sympathetic nervous system
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Cardiac Output
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The amount of blood pumped by the heart
cardiac output= SV x HR |
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Sinotrial ( SA) Node
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Intrinsic pace maker
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