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The other name for the adrenal hormone is

Epinephrine


The adrena medulla secretes what 2 hormones

Epinephrine & Norepinephrine

Adrenal, Adrenaline.- Epnipherrrrine

The pituitary gland hangs down from the hypothalamus on a stalk called

The Infidibulum

Another name for posterior pituitary gland

Neurohypophysis

Another name for anterior pituitary

Adenohypophysis

Adenohypopsis aka Anterior pituitary is composed of what tissue

Glandular tissue

Neurohypophysis aka posterior pituitary is composed of what tissue

Neural tissue

The anterior pituitary is connected to the hypothalamus by blood vessels that create a portal system called

Hypophyseal portal system

The anterior pituitary hormones that act on other endocrine glands are called

Tropic horme

In neural stimuli what stimulates the target cell

Neurotransmitters

Parathyroid gland can be found where

In the neck behind the thyroid

In Hormonal stimulus hormones via ? Stimulate the cell

The bloodstream

Dopamine can be either a

Neurotransmitter or a Hormone

Which chamber wall has the thickest myocardium

Left ventricle

The generic name for the aortic and pulmonary valves is

Semilunar valves

The heart lies where

In the Pericardial cavity

What is the most outter layer of the pericardium

Fibrous pericardium

What is the middle layer of the pericardium

Parietal pericardium

What is the innermost layer of the pericardium

Visceral pericardium

What is the only pump in the body?

The Heart

The heart is located where

The Mediastinum

The membrane around the heart is?

Pericardium

This gland is very large at early years of age then begins to shrink overtime?

Thymus

Recieving chambers of the heart are

Atria

Pumping chambers of the heart are

Ventricles

Which ventricle pumps blood to the lungs

Right ventricle

Atria are ____________ walls and ventricles are more ___________within their walls

Thin walls, Muscular

The hearts serous membrane is

Pericardium

Surface membrane of the heart

Visceral pericardium(movement on the heart)

Viscera means

Organ

Pericardium that anchors the heart chest cavity

Fiborus pericardium

Fluid preventing the heart from moving

Cardiac Temponaide

Intraventricular septum seperates

Right and Left ventricles

What are the three layers of the heart wall

1. Epicardium (outter most)


2. Myocardium (middle most)


3. Endocardium (inner most)

Epicardium is the same as what

Visceral pericardium

The largest atery in the body is the

Aorta

Weakening in a vessel is

Annuerisim

Weakening in a vessel that can happen anywhere

Annuerisim

Abestos causes

Mesothelioma

Viral infection in pericardium

Acute pericarditis

Chance of life threatning effects in pericardium

Chronic pericarditis

Draining of pericardial fusion/fluid

Pericardial tap

Prevent cusps from blowing upward toward atria chambers

Chordae Tendinae

Muscles that pull on chordae tendinae(anchors)

Papilary Muscles

Cusps wind upward to flaps

Prolapse

Cusps wind up to flaps and this causes blood to leak called

Murmurs

Trabeculae Carnae prevents what

Stickiness of the chambers during contractions

Prolapse are more common where

Bicuspid valves

Shifts blood to Left atrium to left ventricle / then to systems



Foramen ovale

Skips steps to Lungs

4 valves consist of how many AV and SV valves

2 Atrioventricular valves


2 Semilunar valves

What tissue is around each valve

Dense fiborus connective tissue

The fiborus rings around each valve acts as

Insulation - An eletrical impulse

The Contracting opening closing sound of heart beat is

Lub Dub

Which two chambers contract first

Atria

The bottom two chambers (ventricles) contract ____________

Second

The organs located in the mediastinum

Thymus, Trachea, Heart, Esophagus, Great vessels

T^2. H.E G

Mesothelioma consist of thin layer _____________ cells which secrete serous fluid

Epithelial

Visceral serous membrane lines

Organs in cavities

Parietal serous membranes lines

Cavity walls

Thin layer smooth double-layered membrane

Serosa

Pulmonary arteries carry oxygenated or deoxygenated blood to the lungs?

Oxygenated

Damage to AV node is reffered as a

Heart block

Pulmonary arteries to lungs, Pulmonary _______ to the atrium

Pulmonary veins

Pulmonary veins to atrium________ Pulmonary __________ to lungs

Arteries

Ventricle systole is

Contraction of ventricles

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

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

Only blood vessels that carry oxygen rich blood

Pulmonary Veins

Serosa is a

Thin Smooth double- layered membrane

Mesothelium is

A thin layer of epithelial cells

Layer of epithelial cells that secrete serous fluid and connective tissue

Mesothelium

Membrane that lines cavity walls

Parietal serous membrane

Membrane that covers organs in a cavity

Visceral serous membrane

Serosa around the heart is

Pericardium

Heart wall layer synonymous with visceral pericardium is

Epicardium

Systole means

Contraction

Diastole means

Relaxing

Which artery is know as the Widowmaker

Anterior ventricular

Cardiac muscles are loade with gap junctions to help

Get signals and chargers quicker

Heart valves are composed of what tissue

Connective tissue

Coronary sinus drains into the _____________

Right atrium

Which layer of the heart is the thickest



_____________

Myocardium

What type of cells line the thin inner layer of the heart wall



_____________

Endothelial cells

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

Myocardial infarction occurs bc of blocked ____________ artery

Coronary

Cardiomyocytes contract by

Action potentials

The nI me of the symptom that delivers an action potential _____________

Cardiac Conduction System