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Myocardial Ischemia
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A reversible condition caused by a temporary deficiency in the supply of oxygen to the myocardium due to narrowing of the vessel.
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Myocardial infarction
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is an irreversible condition leading to death of a portion of the myocardium caused by total occlusion of a coronary artery.
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Three types of vessels?
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Arteries, capillaries,and veins
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Arteries
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Carries oxygen blood away from heart
arteries-arterioles-capillaries |
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Veins
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carries deoxygenated blood toward the heart
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Pericardium
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The sac the heart is contained in
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The heart's three tissue layers.
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Endocardium,myocardium,and epicardium
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Endocardium
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a serous membrane that lines the four chambers of the heart and its valves and is countinuous with the arteries and veins
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myocardium
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The muscular layer of the heart
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Epicardium
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The outermost layer of the heart.
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Four Chambers of the heart.
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Right atrium, Right ventricle, Left atrium, and Left ventricle.
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