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Mediastinum   Space in chest between the pleural sac of the lungs  
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Apex   Tip of heart  
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Myocardium   Heart Muscle  
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Pericardial Fluid   Protects Heart from friction  
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Atria   2 Upper chambers of heart  
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Ventricle   2 Lower chambers of heart  
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Septum   Dividing wall between chambers  
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Tricuspid Valve   3 Flaps Right Atria  
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Mitral Valve   2 Flaps Left Atria  
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Sinotrial Node   Natural pacemaker Stimulates heartbeat  
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Purkinje Fibers   Fibers on wall that contract the ventricle  
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Pulmonary Circulation   Circulation of blood from heart to lungs to heart  
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Coronary Circulation   Blood supply that oxygenates heart muscle  
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Arteries   blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart  
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Veins   Blood vessel carries blood to the heart  
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Capillaries   Where oxygen and Carbon Dioxide exchange takes place  
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Vasodilator   Drug that relaxes muscle in vessel  
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Vasconstrictor   Constricts blood vessel  
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hypo   decreased  
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valvul   valvo  
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-emia   blood condition  
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tachy-   slow  
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capill   calplillary  
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-sclerosis   hardening  
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hyper-   excessive  
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thromb   clot  
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-stenosis   narrowing  
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sept   septum wall  
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-lytic   destroy  
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peri-   surronding  
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phag   swallow  
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brady-   fast  
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aort   aorta  
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phleb   vein  
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arteri   artery  
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ather   fatty plauque  
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angi   vessel  
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