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16 Cards in this Set
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mitral valve
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also known as bicuspid valve; located between left atruim and the left ventricle
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myocardial infarction
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death of cardiac muscle cells resulting form inadequete blood supply as in coronary thrombosis
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myocarduim
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muscl of the heart (the brown stuff in our cow heart
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P Wave
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deflection of an ecg that occurs with depolerazation of the aorta
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pacemaker
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? (the back of the book said to see SA Node)?
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pericarduim
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membrane that surronds the heart (in our cow heart-the stuff by the aorta)
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pulmonary circulation
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venuous blood flow from the right atruim to the lung and returning to the left atrium
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purkinje fibers
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specialized cells located in the walls of the ventricles; relay nerve impulses form hte AV Node to the ventricles causing them to contract
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QRS Complex
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deflection of an ECG thatr occurs as a result of depolarization of the ventricles
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semilunar valve
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valves located between the 2 ventricular chambers and hte large arteries that carry blood away form the heart; valves found in the viens
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sinoatrial node
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(SA NODE)the hearts pacemaker; where the impulse conduction of the heart normally starts; located between the right atuim adn the opening of the superior vena cava
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systemic circulation
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flow of an electrocardiogram, that occurs with the repolarization of the ventricles
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tricuspid valve
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valve located between the right atruim and ventricle
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vein
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vessel carrying blood toward the heart
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ventricle
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small cavaties
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venule
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small blood vessels which collect blood form the capillaries and join to form veins
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