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Cardiovascular Review- SA

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Describe capillaries   - join the arterial system with the venous system - most significant of blood vessels - provide cells with vital products - remove waste products from cells  
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Describe the heart   - a hollow, muscular organ lying in the mediastinum that propels blood to entire body  
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Describe the SA node   - located in upper portion of right atrium - has own built-in rhythm - initiate & transmit each heartbeat - sets basic pace for cardiac rate  
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How do veins return blood to the heart?   - skeletal muscle contraction - gravity - respiratory activity - valves  
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How is blood supplied to the heart muscle?   coronary arteries  
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Name the factors that influence blood pressure   - resistance of blood flow - pumping action of heart - viscosity of blood - elasticity of artery -quantity of blood  
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Name the four structures responsible for electrical conduction of the heart   - sinoatrial node - atrioventricular node - bundle of His -Purkinje fibers  
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Name the three layers of the heart   - endocardium - myocardium - epicardium  
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What are the three layers of artery walls?   - tunica externa - tunica media - tunica intima  
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What are the three major types of blood vessels?   - arteries - veins - capillaries  
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What are valves?   small structures within the veins that prevent the backflow of blood  
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What is endocarditis?   inflammation of the inner lining of the heart and its valves  
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What type of blood do arteries carry?   oxygenated blood  
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What type of blood do veins carry?   deoxygenated blood  
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Where is each heart valve?   - tricuspid valve - right atruium & right ventricle - pulmonic valve - pulmonary artery & right vetricle - mitral (bicuspid) valve - left atrium & left ventricle - aortic semilunar (aortic) valve - aorta & left ventricle  
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