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MLA week 1 Tourniquet/Heart

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where on the arm should a tourniquet be placed   6" above the antecubital fossa  
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A tourniquet can only stay in place for how long   1 minute / 60 seconds  
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definition of a Phlebotomists   Phlebo = vein Tome/tomy = incision Ists = specialist  
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four chambers of the heart   right artium, left artium, right ventricle and left ventricle  
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five major blood vessels   superior vena cava - inferior vena cava - plumonary artery - pulmonary veins - aorta  
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how many valves are in the heart and what are they   4; tricuspid = RA to the RV; pulmonic = RV to the pulmonary arterymitral = LA to the LVaortic = LV to the aorta  
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the tricuspid and mitral valves are also called the ...   atrioventricular valves = between atria and the ventricles  
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the blood that flows into the atria is passive filling what %   70  
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what divides the right and left chambers of the heart   the septum  
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The thin innermost layer of the heart (lining the chambers)   Endocardium  
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the pure muscle layer of the heart that is responsible for the contraction   myocardium  
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the thin protective outer layer of the heart   epicardium  
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the double layer "heart sack" is called what? And the fluid inside of it?   pericardium, and the serous fluid  
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ANS   Autonomic Nervous System  
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SNS and what it is   Sympathetic Nervous System; speeds up the heart rate and increases blood pressure. Known as the "Fight or Flight" response to stress, exertion or fear  
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PNS and what it is   Parasympathetic Nervous System; slows the heart rate and decreases the blood pressure, normally happens when your sleeping.  
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RCA and what part of the heart does it feed   Right Coronary Artery; feed the right ventricle and surface of the left inferior ventricle  
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LAD and what part of the heart does it feed   Left Anterior Descending (coronary artery); anterior surface of the left ventericle  
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LCX and what part of the heart does it feed   Left Circumflex (coronary artery); feeds the lateral wall of the left ventricle  
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Which chamber of the heart has the thickest walls   Left ventricle  
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Which valve opens when the right ventricle contracts   Pulmonic  
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Contractions of the heart is known as   Systole  
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Another name for the Tricuspid and Mitral valves   Atrioventricular valves  
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the three layers of the heart and where they are   Endocardium - innermost layer Myocardium - the thickest layer of the wall Epicardium - the thin outer protective layer  
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Systole   contraction of the heart muscle  
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Diastole   relaxation of the heart muscle  
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Pacemaker of the heart   SA node  
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