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50 Cards in this Set
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Apex
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bottom point of heart
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Name the 3 layers of the Heart
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pericardium, myocardium and endocardium
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Parietal pericardium
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outer layer lining the pericardium
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Visceral Pericardium or epicardium
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inner layer covering the heart
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Pericardial cavity
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between the layers (prevents friction)
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What does the right half of the heart do?
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Pumps oxygen-depleted blood to the lungs
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What does the left half of the heart do?
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Pumps oxygen-rich blood to the body's tissues
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The heart has 2 chambers. Name them.
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Atria - upper chambers
Ventricles - actual pumps |
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Name 2 atrial valves or the atrioventricular valves (AV)
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bicuspid valve/mitral valve
and the tricuspid valve |
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Name the valve that resembles that of a bishop's hat with two corners
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bicuspid valve or mitral valve
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Systole
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contraction
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Diastole
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relaxation
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A patient's ______ _______ is the volume of blood pumped by the ventricle in 1 minute.
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cardiac output
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Blood enters the heart through the large vessels. Name them both.
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Superior and Inferior Venae Cavae
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How does blood flow through the body?
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The arteries, aorta, arterioles, capillaries, venules and veins
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What are they feeling for in a pulse?
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Rate, Rhythm and Strength
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aorta
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main artery in the body
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arteriole
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small vessels in the body
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atrium
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upper chamber of the heart
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capillary
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smallest unit of the vascular system
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lumen
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cavity of a blood vessel
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septum
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wall separating the right and left chambers of the heart
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vena cava
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largest vein in the body
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ventricles
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actual pumping chambers of the heart
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auscultate
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listen to
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murmur
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abnormal heart sound that represents turbulent blood flow within the heart
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bruit
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type of turbulent flow of blood that can be heard in the neck
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gallop
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very rapid heart beat that sounds like a horse's gallop
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Bradycardia
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a slow heart rate
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Tachycardia
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a rapid heart rate
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Cardiomegaly
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enlargement of the heart
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Hyperlipemia
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increased blood cholesterol level
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Arteriosclerosis
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hardening of the arteries
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Hypertension
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High Blood Pressure
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Angina Pectoris
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pain caused by decreased blood flow to the heart muscle
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Myocardial infarction
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heart attack
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Arrhythmias
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irregular heartbeats
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Angina
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severe pain in the chest
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Ectopic
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heartbeat outside of the regular rate and rhythm
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Lipid Risk Panel includes what?
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measures cholesterol, high-density and low-density lipoproteins and triglycerides
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ECG
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electrocardiogram
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echocardiogram
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ultrasound of the heart
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electrocardiogram or ECG
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determines the electrical activity generated through the heart
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endarterectomy
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removal of the lining of an artery that contains plaque
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CABG
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Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts
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CAD
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coronary artery disease
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CC
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cardiac catheterization
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CHF
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congestive heart failure
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CPR
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cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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MI
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myocardial infarction (heart attack)
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