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12 Cards in this Set
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4 chambers of the heart? |
upper atria lower ventricles |
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Atria |
Receiving chambers |
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Ventricles |
Discharging chambers
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pericarditis |
the pericardium becomes inflamed |
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cardiac tamponade |
compression of the heart caused by fluid buildup in the pericardial space, as in pericarditis or mechanical damage to he pericardium |
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name of the 4 heart valves? |
Bicuspid Tricuspid Pulmonary semilunar Aortic semilunar |
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where is the bicuspid and tricuspid located? |
bicuspid between the left atrium and ventricle tricuspid between the right atrium and ventricle |
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where is the pslv and aslv located? |
pslv- beginning of pulmonary artery aslv- beginning of the aorta |
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what are incompetent valves? |
leak |
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what is stenosed valves? |
valves that are narrower then normal |
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what causes the heart sounds? (lub, dub) |
first is caused by vibration and abrupt closure of the AV valves as ventricles contract. second caused by the closing of both the semilunar valves when the ventricles under go diastole. (relax) |
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where is the heart located? |
between the lungs in lower portion of the mediastinum |
