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23 Cards in this Set
- Front
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Endocardium
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The inner linning of the heart.
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Myocardium
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The muscular, middle layer of the heart.
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Pericardium
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the outer, membranous sac surrounding the heart.
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Right Artium
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The right upper portion of the heart.
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Right Ventricle
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right lower portion of the heart.
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Left Artium
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left upper portion of the heart.
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Left Ventricle
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left lower portion of the heart.
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Tricuspid Valve/ Right Atrioventricular
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Guards the opening between the artium and the right ventricle.
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Pulmonary Semilunar Valve
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The exit point for the blood leaving the right ventricle.
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Bicuspid/ Mitral Valve
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Between the left artium and ventricle that allows the blood to flow to the left ventricle and closes to prevent its return.
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Aortic Semilunar Valve
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Blood exits from the left ventricle through. Located between the left ventricle and the aorta.
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Blood Flows
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Through the heart, to the lungs, back to the heart, and on to the various body parts.
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Capillaries
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Are microscopic blood vessels with thin walls that allow the passage of oxygen and nutrients to the body.
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Heartbeat
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Contolled by the autonomic nervous system.
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Electrocardiogram (ECG, EKG)
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Records that electrical activity of the heart.
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Arteries
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Constitute a branching systems of vessels that transports blood from the right and left ventricles.
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Radial
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Located on the radial (thumb side) of the wrist. (Pulse)
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Brachial
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Located in the antecubital space of the elbow. (Blood Pressrure)
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Carotid
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Located in the Neck. (Cardiac Arrest)
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Temporal
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Located at the Temple
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Femoral
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Located in the groin
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Popliteal
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Located behind the knee
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Dorsalis pedis
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Located on the upper surface of the foot
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