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6 Cards in this Set
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apex
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the lowest part of the heart formed by the inferolateral part of the left ventricle |
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base |
the upper border of the heart involving the left atrium, part of the right atrium, and the proximal portions of the great vessels |
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endocardium |
the endothelial tissue, that lines the interior of the heart chambers and valves |
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epicardium |
the serous layer of the pericardium theepicardium contains the epicardial coronary arteries and veins, autonomic nerves, and lymphatics |
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myocardium |
the thick contractile middle layer of muscle cells that forms the bulk of the heart wall |
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pericardium |
a double-walled connective tissue sac that surrounds the outside of the heart and great vessels |
