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Ch. 12

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heart   triangular, in mediastinum, size of fist  
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atria   upper receiving chamber, small thinner less muscular walls  
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ventricles   lower discharging chambers, thicker muscular walls  
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left ventricles   thickest muscular wall  
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septum   wall that separates chambers  
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interatrial septum   separates right and left atria  
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interventricular septum   separates right and left ventricles  
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AV valves   atrio-ventricular valves  
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tricuspid   between right atrium and left ventricle  
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SL valves   semi-lunar valves  
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pulmonary semilunar balve   between right ventricle and pulmonary artery  
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aortic semilunar valve   between left ventricle and aorta  
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*endocardium   lines innermost surface, walls of chambers  
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*myocardium   cardiac muscle tissue  
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*endocarditis   inflammation of endocardium, can lead to blood clots  
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*epicardium   outer membrane of heart  
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*pericardium   outermost loosely fitting covering  
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*pericardium   produces lubricating fluid  
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peicarditis   inflammation of pericardium  
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aorta   main vessel, biggest artery  
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aorta   carries "oxygenated" blood from left ventricle to body  
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pulmonary artery   carries "deoxygenated" blood from right ventricle to lungs  
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pulmonary veins   carries "oxygenated" blood from lungs to left atrium  
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superior vena cava & inferior vena cava   return "deoxygenated" blood from body to right atria  
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arteries   take blood"away" from heart  
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veins   return blood "to" the heart  
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right & left coronary arteries   coronary blood supply  
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right & left coronary arteries   branch off aorta to supply myocardium, blockage may result in angina or heart attack  
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*complete heart beat   cycle consists of diastole, relaxation of ventricles, systole, contraction of ventricles  
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*normal heart rate   around 72 beats per minute  
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*tachycardia   fast heart rate over 100 beats per minute  
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*bradycardia   slow heart rate onder 60 beats per minute  
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*stroke volume   volume of blood release from ventricle with each contraction  
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*cardiac output   volume of blood pumped by one ventricle in one minute  
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cardiac output   = stroke volume x heart rate (co=sv x hr)  
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*lub dub   sounds made by heart during cardiac cycle  
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lub   closing of tricuspid and mitral valves  
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dub   closing of aortic and pulmonary semilunar valves  
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*ANS (autonomic involuntary nervous system)   controls rate of heart  
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intercalated discs   specialized nervous tissue at junctions between cardiac muscle cells , electronically link all cardiac muscle fibers  
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SA node (sinoatrial node)   pacemaker, located in superior wall of right atrium  
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SA node   initiates contraction of atria  
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AV node (atrioventricular node)   located in inferior wass of right atrium  
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AV node   passes signal to ventricles  
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bundle of his (AV bundles)   fibers run through septum  
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purkinje fibers   fibers run through lateral walls of ventricles  
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heart block   electrical signal does not reach ventricles, rate of ventricular contractions is decreased, may be treated with pacemaker  
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electrocardiogram (ECG, EKG)   graphic recording of hearts electrical activity  
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P wave   depolarization of atria, triggers contraction  
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QRS complex   depolarization of ventricles  
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T wave   repolarization of ventricles, relaxation  
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