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Unit 8 Vocabulary

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Definition
Intrinsic Regulation   Within the heart; Force of contraction related to the amount of stretch.  
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Extrinsic Regulation   Hormonal or nervous stimulation; Fight or Flight Response.  
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Cardiac Output   Amount of blood pumped per minute.  
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Epicardium   Serous membrane forming outer surface of heart; simple squamous.  
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Myocardium   Thick middle layer; cardiac muscle cells and produces contraction of heart.  
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Endocardium   Inner surface of heart chambers; composes valves.  
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Superior Vena Cava   Large vein carrying blood from the upper body to the right atrium.  
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Inferior Vena Cava   Large vein carrying blood from the lower body to the right atrium.  
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Pericardial Cavity   Space surrounding heart, located between visceral and parietal pericardium.  
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Pericardial Fluid   Located in pericardial cavity, and produced by serous pericardium; reduces friction when heart moves.  
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Coronary Sulcus   Separates atria from ventricles; extending around the heart.  
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Pulmonary Veins   Blood vessels that carry blood from the lungs back to the left atrium.  
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Pulmonary Arteries   Blood vessels carrying blood from the pulmonary trunk, extending from the right ventricle, to the lungs.  
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Systemic Circulation   Part of the cardiovascular system which carries oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body, and returns deoxygenated blood back to the heart.  
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Intercalated Disks   Cross-bands that separate the opposing ends of cardiac muscle cells.  
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Innervations of Heart   The heart is innervated by parasympathetic and sympathetic fibers.  
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(SA) Sinoatrial Node   Located near the opening of the SVC. It is the pacemaker of the heart.  
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Refractory Period   The rest period of the heart, when ventricles are in diastole.  
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Purkinje Fibers   Autorhythmic cells that wind their way through the ventricles.  
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Waves of Electrocardiogram   P Wave, QRS, T Wave  
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Systolic   Contraction  
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Diastolic   Relaxation or Filling  
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