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The other name for the adrenal hormone is |
Epinephrine |
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The adrena medulla secretes what 2 hormones |
Epinephrine & Norepinephrine |
Adrenal, Adrenaline.- Epnipherrrrine |
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The pituitary gland hangs down from the hypothalamus on a stalk called |
The Infidibulum |
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Another name for posterior pituitary gland |
Neurohypophysis |
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Another name for anterior pituitary |
Adenohypophysis |
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Adenohypopsis aka Anterior pituitary is composed of what tissue |
Glandular tissue |
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Neurohypophysis aka posterior pituitary is composed of what tissue |
Neural tissue |
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The anterior pituitary is connected to the hypothalamus by blood vessels that create a portal system called |
Hypophyseal portal system |
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The anterior pituitary hormones that act on other endocrine glands are called |
Tropic horme |
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In neural stimuli what stimulates the target cell |
Neurotransmitters |
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Parathyroid gland can be found where |
In the neck behind the thyroid |
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In Hormonal stimulus hormones via ? Stimulate the cell |
The bloodstream |
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Dopamine can be either a |
Neurotransmitter or a Hormone |
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Which chamber wall has the thickest myocardium |
Left ventricle |
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The generic name for the aortic and pulmonary valves is |
Semilunar valves |
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The heart lies where |
In the Pericardial cavity |
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What is the most outter layer of the pericardium |
Fibrous pericardium |
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What is the middle layer of the pericardium |
Parietal pericardium |
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What is the innermost layer of the pericardium |
Visceral pericardium |
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What is the only pump in the body? |
The Heart |
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The heart is located where |
The Mediastinum |
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The membrane around the heart is? |
Pericardium |
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This gland is very large at early years of age then begins to shrink overtime? |
Thymus |
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Recieving chambers of the heart are |
Atria |
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Pumping chambers of the heart are |
Ventricles |
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Which ventricle pumps blood to the lungs |
Right ventricle |
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Atria are ____________ walls and ventricles are more ___________within their walls |
Thin walls, Muscular |
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The hearts serous membrane is |
Pericardium |
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Surface membrane of the heart |
Visceral pericardium(movement on the heart) |
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Viscera means |
Organ |
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Pericardium that anchors the heart chest cavity |
Fiborus pericardium |
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Fluid preventing the heart from moving |
Cardiac Temponaide |
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Intraventricular septum seperates |
Right and Left ventricles |
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What are the three layers of the heart wall |
1. Epicardium (outter most) 2. Myocardium (middle most) 3. Endocardium (inner most) |
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Epicardium is the same as what |
Visceral pericardium |
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The largest atery in the body is the |
Aorta |
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Weakening in a vessel is |
Annuerisim |
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Weakening in a vessel that can happen anywhere |
Annuerisim |
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Abestos causes |
Mesothelioma |
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Viral infection in pericardium |
Acute pericarditis |
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Chance of life threatning effects in pericardium |
Chronic pericarditis |
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Draining of pericardial fusion/fluid |
Pericardial tap |
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Prevent cusps from blowing upward toward atria chambers |
Chordae Tendinae |
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Muscles that pull on chordae tendinae(anchors) |
Papilary Muscles |
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Cusps wind upward to flaps |
Prolapse |
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Cusps wind up to flaps and this causes blood to leak called |
Murmurs |
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Trabeculae Carnae prevents what |
Stickiness of the chambers during contractions |
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Prolapse are more common where |
Bicuspid valves |
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Shifts blood to Left atrium to left ventricle / then to systems |
Foramen ovale |
Skips steps to Lungs |
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4 valves consist of how many AV and SV valves |
2 Atrioventricular valves 2 Semilunar valves |
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What tissue is around each valve |
Dense fiborus connective tissue |
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The fiborus rings around each valve acts as |
Insulation - An eletrical impulse |
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The Contracting opening closing sound of heart beat is |
Lub Dub |
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Which two chambers contract first |
Atria |
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The bottom two chambers (ventricles) contract ____________ |
Second |
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The organs located in the mediastinum |
Thymus, Trachea, Heart, Esophagus, Great vessels |
T^2. H.E G |
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Mesothelioma consist of thin layer _____________ cells which secrete serous fluid |
Epithelial |
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Visceral serous membrane lines |
Organs in cavities |
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Parietal serous membranes lines |
Cavity walls |
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Thin layer smooth double-layered membrane |
Serosa |
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Pulmonary arteries carry oxygenated or deoxygenated blood to the lungs? |
Oxygenated |
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Damage to AV node is reffered as a |
Heart block |
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Pulmonary arteries to lungs, Pulmonary _______ to the atrium |
Pulmonary veins |
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Pulmonary veins to atrium________ Pulmonary __________ to lungs |
Arteries |
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Ventricle systole is |
Contraction of ventricles |
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1.Through two large veins 2.Superior and Inferior vena cava 3.Pouring oxygen poor blood into right atrium
These steps are how blood______________ |
Steps of Blood entering the Heart |
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1. Oxygen rich blood moves 2. To Pulmonary veins 3. To the left side of the heart 4. Out of the Aorta to the rest of your body These steps are how____________ |
Steps of how oxygen rich blood goes to your body |
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Only blood vessels that carry oxygen rich blood |
Pulmonary Veins |
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Serosa is a |
Thin Smooth double- layered membrane |
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Mesothelium is |
A thin layer of epithelial cells |
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Layer of epithelial cells that secrete serous fluid and connective tissue |
Mesothelium |
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Membrane that lines cavity walls |
Parietal serous membrane |
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Membrane that covers organs in a cavity |
Visceral serous membrane |
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Serosa around the heart is |
Pericardium |
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Heart wall layer synonymous with visceral pericardium is |
Epicardium |
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Systole means |
Contraction |
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Diastole means |
Relaxing |
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Which artery is know as the Widowmaker |
Anterior ventricular |
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Cardiac muscles are loade with gap junctions to help |
Get signals and chargers quicker |
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Heart valves are composed of what tissue |
Connective tissue |
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Coronary sinus drains into the _____________ |
Right atrium |
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Which layer of the heart is the thickest _____________ |
Myocardium |
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What type of cells line the thin inner layer of the heart wall _____________ |
Endothelial cells |
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What are the skeleton of the heart |
1. Right AV fibrous ring, 2. Left AV fibrous ring 3. Pulmonary fibrous rings 4. Aortic fibrous ring |
4 of them |
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Myocardial infarction occurs bc of blocked ____________ artery |
Coronary |
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Cardiomyocytes contract by |
Action potentials |
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The nI me of the symptom that delivers an action potential _____________ |
Cardiac Conduction System |
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