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Anatomy-Physiology-Conduction-Cardiac Cell

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Location of the Heart   Left of the sternum  
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Sternum   Bone in center of chest  
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Heart size   A fist  
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Ribs are attached to?   The sternum  
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What side does heart point to?   Left  
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Function of ribs   Protects the internal organs  
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Xiphoid Process   Cartilage at the end of sternum  
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Diaphragm   Muscle that separates the thoracic cavity and abdominal cavity  
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Function of Thoracic cavity   Protects lungs and heart  
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Function of Abdominal cavity   Protects all other organs below  
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Clavicles   Collar bones  
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Heart is made up of how many layers?   Three  
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Layers of the heart   Endocardium, Myocardium, Pericardium  
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Endocardium   Inside layer  
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Myocardium   Middle layer  
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Pericardium   Outer layer  
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What is the heart muscle?   Myocardium  
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Function of the Pericardial sac   Prevents friction of the pericardial sac and pericardium  
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Heart has how many chambers   Four  
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First chamber of heart   Right Atrium  
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Second chamber   Left Atrium  
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Third chamber   Right Ventricle  
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Fourth chamber   Left Ventricle  
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Location of Interatrial septum   Between the Atria  
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Location of Interventricular septum   Between right & left ventricle  
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What divides the chamber vertically?   Septum  
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Valves   Keep blood moving in the right direction  
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Semilunar valves   Send blood out of the heart  
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Pulmonic valve   Sends blood out of the heart to the lungs  
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Aortic valve   Sends blood out of the heart thru' the aorta to entire body  
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Semilunar valves   Pulmonary & Aorta  
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AV valves   Atrial ventricular valves  
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Atrial ventricular valves   Sends blood from the atriums to the ventricles  
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AV valves   Tricuspid & Mitral  
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Tricuspid valve   Sends blood from the R atrium to the R ventricle  
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Mitral valve   Sends blood from the L atrium to the L ventricle  
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Veins   Carry unoxygenated blood to the heart  
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Arteries   Carry oxygenated blood away from the heart  
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Two main veins   Superior & Inferior vena cavae  
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Superior vena cava   Carry unoxygenated blood from the upper portions of body to the heart  
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Inferior vena cava   Carry unoxygenated blood from the lower portions of body to the heart  
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Exception veins   Pulmonary veins  
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Arteries   Carry oxygenated blood to the heart  
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Exception arteries   Pulmonary arteries  
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Exception Pulmonary arteries   Carry UNOXYGENATED blood from the right ventricle to the lungs  
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Exception Pulmonary veins   Carry OXYGENATED blood from the lungs to the heart  
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Largest artery   AORTA  
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Aorta function   Carry oxygenated blood to the entire body  
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Aorta   Largest artery  
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Coronary Arteries   First vessels off the Aorta  
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Right coronary artery   Supplies oxygenated blood to the right side of the heart  
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Left coronary artery   Pumps out the blood to the whole side of the heart muscle  
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Branches of left coronary artery   Left anterior descending & Circumflex arteries  
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Left main portion of left coronary artery   Window maker  
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Blockage to left main portion of left coronary artery causes   MI & cardiac death  
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Circumflex artery function   Supplies oxygenated blood to the lateral & posterior walls of the heart  
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Chordae tendineae location   Attached to both tricuspid & Mitral valves  
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Chordae tendineae function   Open and close valves when atriums are full  
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Aveoli   Sacs in the lungs where un-oxygenated blood picks up oxygen  
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Low Pressure pump   Right Heart pumping unoxygenated blood to lungs thru' right atrium & right ventricle  
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High Pressure pump   Left Heart pumping oxygenated blood out to the body thru' left atrium & left ventricle  
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Normal blood pressure values   120/80  
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cardiac cycle takes 0.8 sec =   1 heart beat  
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Systole   When ventricles contract and send blood thru' body  
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Diastole   When the contraction ends and the valves relax  
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SA node   Sinoatrial node  
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Sinoatrial node function   Initiates heart beat  
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Pacemaker   SA node  
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SA node location   Right atrium  
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Internodal Pathways   Bachman's bundle  
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Internodal Pathways function   Causes atria to contract  
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Origin of internodal pathways   SA node  
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Atrioventricular node   AV node  
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Atrial contraction   Firing of SA node=>Internodal Pathways=>AV node  
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Impulse pauses at   AV node  
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Bundle of HIS   Starts deporalization of ventricles  
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Right Bundle of HIS   Stimulates Right ventricle  
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Left Bundle of HIS   Stimulates Left ventricle  
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Bundle of HIS branches   Anterior & Posterior fascicles  
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Anterior fascicle   Stimulates front wall of left ventricles & Superior wall of left ventricle  
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Posterior fascicle   Stimulates back wall of left ventricle & Inferior portion of left ventricle  
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Purkinje fibers   Stimulates the Apex  
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APEX   Tip of heart  
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Papillary muscles hold   Chordae tendineae  
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Chordae tendineae anchors   Tricuspid & Mitral valves  
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Atrial Contraction consists of:   SA node, AV node & internodal Pathways  
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AV node is the:   Relay electrical station between Atria & Ventricles  
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Ventrical Contraction consists of:   Bundle of HIS, Bundle Branches, & Purkinje fibers  
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Endocardium function   Membrane that lines cavities of heart wall and forms part of heart valves made of endocardial tissue  
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Cardiac cells location   Myocardium  
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# of cells in the myocardium   Three  
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Cardiac cells   Electrical,Intercollated disc & Myocardial cells  
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Electrical cells function   Backup system to the SA node  
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Intercollated disc function (specialized cells)   Allows for conductivity from cell=>cell  
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Myocardial cells are:   Muscle cells  
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Properties of Electrical cells   Automaticity, Excitability & Conductivity  
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Automaticity   Ability to generate an impulse  
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Excitability   Ability to respond to impulse  
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Conductivity   Ability to produce or transfer an impulse from cell=>cell  
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Two important cells for electrical conduction    
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Repolarization   Resting phase  
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Depolarization   Contraction phase  
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Sodium =   Positive ion  
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Potassium   Negative ion  
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Myocardial cells properties   Contractility & Extensibility  
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Contractility   Ability to lengthen & shorten  
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Extensibility   Ability to stretch  
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Starts depolarization (contraction)   Bundle of HIS  
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Muscular layer   Myocardium  
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Three leaflet valve   Tricuspid  
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Study of heart   Cardiology  
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Upper chamber   Atrium  
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Electrocardiogram   EKG  
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Cartilage at end of rib cage   Xiphoid Process  
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Active stage   Depolarization  
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Between left atrium & Ventricle   Mitral valve  
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Largest artery   Aorta  
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Vessel to lungs   Pulmonary artery  
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Electrical system   Conduction  
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Wall between right and left side   Septum  
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Picked up in lungs   Oxygen  
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Repolarization   Rest  
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Middle of chest   Sternum  
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Leaftlet   Cusp  
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End of atrial contraction   Internal pathways  
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Spreads impulse to R atrium & L atrium   Internal pathways  
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Begins ventricle contraction   Bundle of His  
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Ends ventricle contraction   Purkinje fibers  
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