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Cardiovascular System Part 1

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Term
Definition
The Cardiovascular system consists of:   show
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Hollow, cone-shaped, muscular pump; Generates force to transport respiratory gases, nutrients, and wastes through body   show
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show Blood Vessels  
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show Arteries  
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show Veins  
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_______ transport blood between arteries and veins, and perform nutrient, gas, and waste exchange.   show
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Two _____ _____ (______) are included in the Cardiovascular System.   show
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The two closed circuits in the Cardiovascular System are:   show
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show Pulmonary  
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show Systemic  
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Organization of the heart: _____ side pumps to pulmonary circuit, blood returns to left side.   show
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Organization of the heart: ____ side pumps to the systemic circuit, blood returns to the right side   show
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show True  
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show Pericardium (Pericardial Sac)  
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Portions of the Pericardium: -Tough outer layer, surrounds double-layered serous membrane   show
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show Parietal Pericardium  
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Portions of Pericardium: -Inner layer of serous membrane; attached to surface of heart; also called the epicardium   show
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Portions of Pericardium: -Space between visceral and parietal layers of serous pericardium   show
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Wall of Heart: -Outer layer -Thin -AKA Visceral Pericardium -Reduces friction   show
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Wall of Heart: -Middle layer -Thickest Layer -Composed of cardiac muscle tissue   show
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Wall of Heart: -Inner Layer -Thin -Forms inner lining of all heart chambers   show
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show Epicardium  
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show Myocardium  
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show Endocardium  
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show 1. Atria (Atrium) 2. Auricles 3. Ventricles  
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show Atria (Atrium)  
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Heart Chamber: 1. Flap like projections from Atria 2. Allow Atrial expansion   show
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show Ventricles  
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There are _ chambers of the heart.   show
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4 Chambers of Heart: -Receives blood returning from systemic circuit (from the superior and inferior vena cavae and coronary sinus) -Pumps blood into the right ventricle   show
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show Right Ventricule  
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show Left Atrium  
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4 Chambers of Heart: -Receives blood from the left atrium -Pumps blood to systemic circuit   show
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show Tricuspid Valve (Right atrioventricular valve)  
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show Pulmonary Semilunar Valve  
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show Mitral (Bicupsid) Valve (Left Atrioventricular Valve)  
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show Aortic Semilunar Valve  
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show Tricuspid Valve  
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Valve: ____________ Location: Entrance to Pulmonary Trunk Function: Prevents blood from moving from the left ventricle into the left atrium during ventricular relaxation   show
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show Mitral Valve  
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show Aortic Valve  
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Septum: -Separates left and right atria   show
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show Interventricular Septum  
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show Superior and Inferior Venae Cava  
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Fibrous strings that attach cusps of tricuspid and mitral valves to papillary muscles in wall of heart.   show
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4 veins that return blood from lungs to left atrium   show
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show Right Atrium  
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show Tricuspid Right  
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show Right  
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Right ventricle _________.   show
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Tricuspid valve closes _______ _________ ________.   show
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show 1. Pulmonary Semilunar Valve 2. Pulmonary Trunk  
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Blood then flows into the ______ trunk.   show
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Blood flows to _____, drops off carbon dioxide, picks up oxygen.   show
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Blood returns to _____ atrium via pulmonary ______.   show
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Blood flows from left atrium, through _______ valve, into ____ ventricle.   show
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show Contracts  
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Left ventricle ________.   show
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Mitral valve closes ____ ____________ ______.   show
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show Aortic Semilunar Valve  
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Blood flows into ______, transporting oxygen-rich blood to body cells.   show
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show Left and right coronary arteries  
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show Aorta  
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Branches of right coronary artery:   show
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show Posterior Interventricular Artery  
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show Right Marginal branch  
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Branches of left coronary artery:   show
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show Circumflex Branch  
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Branches of left coronary artery: Supplies walls of ventricles   show
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show Cardiac  
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show Coronary Sinus  
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show Systole  
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show Diastole  
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show Cardiac Cycle  
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____________ _____ between cells contain desmosomes for structural support, and gap junctions to spread action potentials through a network of cells   show
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Cardiac Muscle cells have how many central nucleuses?   show
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Cardiac Muscle Cells form a _________ _________, mass of merging cells that function as a unit   show
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show Cardiac Conduction System  
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Sinoatrial (SA) Node: Pacemaker   show
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show Conducts impulses from SA (Sinoatrial) node to Atria  
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Junctional Fibers:   show
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AV (Atrioventricular) Bundle (of His):   show
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Left and Right Bundle Branches   show
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show Large fibers that conduct impulses to ventricular myocardium; conduct impulses to apex first; whorled pattern of muscle in ventricles contract with twisting motion  
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-A recording of electrical changes that occur in the myocardium during the cardiac cycle -Used to assess ability of heart to conduct impulses   show
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show P Wave  
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show QRS complex (3 waves):  
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Ventricular repolarization; occurs just prior to ventricular relaxation   show
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show Lubb-Dubb  
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1st heart sound   show
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2nd heart sound   show
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show Ventricular Systole  
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show Ventricle Diastole  
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show Ventricle Systole  
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Closing of the pulmonary and aortic semilunar valves is associated with _________ _________   show
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show Murmur  
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True or False: During the cardiac cycle, the pressure in the heart chambers rises and falls   show
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show Diastole  
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show Systole Diastole  
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Cardiac Center in _______ ________ performs neural regulation of heart   show
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_____________ ______ that Innervate Heart: -Reach heart via vagus nerves -Decrease heart rate, due to influence on SA and AV nodes   show
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_____________ ______ that Innervate Heart: -Reach heart on accelerator nerves -Increase heart rate, due to influence on SA and AV nodes, atrial and ventricular myocardium   show
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_____________ ______ : Involve cardiac control center in medulla oblongata -Balance inhibitory and excitatory effects of parasympathetic and sympathetic fibers -Contains a cardioinhibitor reflex center and a cardioaccelerator reflex center   show
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Altered heart rhythms   show
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show Fibrillation  
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show Tachycardia  
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Abnormally slow heartbeat, <60 beats/min at rest   show
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show Flutter  
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show Premature Beat  
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show Ectopic Pacemaker  
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Device used to treat disorders of cardiac conduction system; implantable and battery-powered   show
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Blood vessels that carry blood towards the heart are called ______, those that carry blood away from the heart are ________   show
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Deoxygenated blood travels from the heart to the lungs via the ______ circuit.   show
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What is the function of the systemic circuit?   show
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Supplies blood to the systemic circulation to deliver oxygen to tissues   show
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show Right Side of heart  
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The heart is housed within the mediastinum and rests on the ___________, a muscle   show
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Which circuit carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body?   show
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Which side of the heart pumps blood through the systemic circuit?   show
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show The covering that encloses the heart  
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show Outer portion of the pericardial sac composed of tough connective tissue  
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The pulmonary circuit receives blood from the ______ of the heart and the systemic circuit receives blood from the ______ of the heart.   show
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show The serous membrane attached directly to the surface of the heart  
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show Pericardium  
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The _________ pericardium covers the inner surface of the fibrous pericardium.   show
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show Fibrous pericardium  
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show Pericardial cavity  
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Which side of the heart pumps blood through the systemic circuit?   show
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Which describes the parietal pericardium?   show
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The auricles are flap-like projection off of the ________ and serve to increase their blood volume.   show
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The middle layer of the heart wall, known as the myocardium, is composed primarily of _______.   show
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The inner layer of the heart wall, the endocardium consists of ______.   show
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show the wall that separates the right and left atria  
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show The outermost serous membrane  
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show Auricle  
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show Ventricles  
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show inferior vena cava coronary sinus superior vena cava  
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The wall that separates the upper chambers of the heart is the ______, and the wall that separates the lower chambers is the ______.   show
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show Between the right atrium and right ventricle  
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How does the tricuspid valve close?   show
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show The thicker-walled, inferior chambers of the heart  
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show Tough fibrous cords that anchor the AV valves to the papillary muscles  
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Contraction of the right ventricle leads to what action?   show
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show The left ventricle has to pump blood farther.  
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show Right ventricle  
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Blood from the superior and inferior vena cavae and the coronary sinus flow into the ______.   show
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The blood from the right ventricle travels only to the lungs. This physiological attribute explains what anatomical feature?   show
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show Pulmonary Trunk  
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Where is the the pulmonary semilunar valve located?   show
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show pulmonary veins  
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The left atrioventricular valve is also called the ________ valve.   show
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show pulmonary trunk  
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