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The Cardiovascular System

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What is the function of the heart   Pumps blood to and from all the tissues of the body  
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What is the AORTA   Largest artery - transports blood from the left ventricl to the entire body  
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What is Depolarization   Electrical activation initiates CONTRACTION of the heart muscles  
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What is POLARIZATION   When the cardiac cells return to the RESTING phase of internal negativity  
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What is the CARDIA CYCLE   Contraction and Relaxation of the heart  
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What is SYSTOLE   The heart muscle CONTRACTS, creating pressure to open the pulmonary and aortic vlaves.  
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What is DIASTOLE   When the heart chambers are RELAXING and filling.  
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What is ENDOCARDIUM   Inner layer of the heart that lines the chambers and valves.  
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What is the MYOCARDIUM   This is the MIDDLE LAYER, thickest muscular layer - Repsonsible for the heart contraction  
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What is the EPICARDIUM (AKA VISCEERAL PERICARDIUM)   OUTSIDE,THIN LAYER of the heart that contains the coronary arteries; aka inner layer of pericardium  
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What is the PERICARDIUM   Double Layer Sac that ENCLOSES the heart  
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What is the PARIETAL PERICARDIUM   AKA EPICARDIUM  
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What type of VALVE is the AORTIC and WHERE is it located?   SEMILUNAR VALVE - Between the LEFT Ventricle and the AORTA  
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What type of VALVE is the PULMONARY and WHERE is it located?   SEMILUNAR VALVE - Between the RIGHT VENTRICLE and the PULMONARY ARTERY  
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What type of VALVE is the TRICUSPID and WHERE is it located   ATRIVENTRICULAR and it seperates RIGHT ATRIUM and RIGHT VENTRICLE  
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What type of VAVLE is the MITRAL (BICUSPID)and WHEREis it located   ANTRIVENTRICULAR and it SEPERATES the Left Atrium and LEFT VENTRICLE  
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How many Chabers does the heart have?   FOUR  
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The TOP 2 CHAMBERS ARE?   The RIGHT and LEFT ATRIUM  
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The bottom 2 Chambers are?   The RIGHT and LEFT VENTRICLE  
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BETWEEN the LEFT and RIGHT VENTRICLE is a PARTITION what is it called?   Interventricular Septum  
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What is know as THE WORK HORSE OF THE HEART?   LEFT VENTRICLE  
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WHY>   Because of its THICK MYOCARDIUM AND POWERFUL MUSCULAR CONTRACTION  
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Between the RIGHT ATRIUM and the RIGHT VENTRICLE is what VALVE?   TRICUSPID VALVE  
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Between the LEFT ATRIUM and the LEFT VENTRICLE is what VALVE   MITRAL VALVE (bicuspid valve)  
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These 2 VALVES are know as AV or ATRIOVENTRICULAR VLAVES...WHY?   Because they divide the ATRIUM from the VENTRICLES  
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What does the PULMONARY ARTERY do?   A large artery that carries DEOXYGENATED (no oxygen) BLOOD from the RIGHT VENTRICLE to the LUNGS  
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What does the AORTA ARTERY DO?   THE LARGEST ARTERY OF THE BODY - Transporst OXYGENATED BLOOD from the left ventricle to the entire body  
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The PULMONARY and the AORTA ARTERY are called SEMILUNAR Valve....Why?   because the valve flaps look like a half (semi) moon (lunar). Aortic Semilunar valve and the Pulmonary Semilunar Valve  
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The SEMILUNAR VALVES do what?   They allow the heart to keep the blood flowing in the right direction. They open and close to prevent BACKFLOW  
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What are BLOOD VESSELS?   Veins and Arteries that transport blood all over the body.  
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Name the 4 MAJOR BLOOD VESSELS that trasport blood to and from the heart   VENAE CAVA - PULMONARY ARTERY - PULMONARY VEINS - AORTA  
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The SUPERIOR VENAE CAVA transports blood from where   HEAD - ARMS and UPPER BODY  
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The INFERIOR VENAE CAVA transports blood from where   THE LOWER BODY and LEGS  
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What is the Sinoatrial (SA) Node   In the UPPER RIGHT ATRIUM that INITIATES THE HEART BEAT  
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What is the AtrIoventricular (AV) Node   DELAYS the impulse to allow the atria to complete their contraction  
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What is AUTOMATICITY?   The HEARTS ABILITY toINITIATE a beat without being stimulated (STARTS BY IT SELF)  
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What is CONDUCTIVITY   The HEARTS ability to receive and send electrical impulses  
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What is CONTRACTILITY   The hearts ability to SHORTEN in responce to an electrical stimulus  
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What system is the heartbeat controlled by?   ANS-AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM - Meaning you have no conscious control over its funtions  
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Figure 2-9 CONDUCTION PATHWAYS   Heartbeat>SA NODE > Travels to ATRIUM ot the AV NODE > Them impulse is divided between the RT and LT Bundle Branches > Travels to the APEX of the heart > Interventricular Septum > Bundle of Branches > Purkinje Fibers > Rt and Lt Ventricles > Contraction  
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WHAT IS KNOW AS THE "PACE MAKER"   SA NODE - SINOATRIAL NODE  
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What does the SA NODE DO?   Electrical impulses occur at the rate of 60 - 100 beats per min  
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What does the AV NODE DO?   Delays electrical impulse  
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WHAT DOES THE BUNDLE OF HIS DO?   CONDUCTS ELECTRICAL IMPULSES FROM THE ATRIUM TO THE VENTRICULAR  
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What does the bundle of branches do   Conducts impulses down BOTH SIDES of the INTERVENTRICULAR SEPTUM  
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The NETWORK PURKINJE FIBERS DO WHAT   Distributes the electrical impulses through the right and left ventricles.  
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The Componet " P WAVE" Has what appearnce?   UPWARD SMALL CURVE - Heart Activity is when the ATRIAL DEPOLARIZATION WITH RESULTING ATRIAL CONTRACTION  
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What is the MOST IMPORTANT ELECTRICAL EVENT IN THE HEART?   DEPOLARIZATION  
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