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FBF Cardiovascular

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Cardiovascular Pertaining to the heart and blood vessels
Arteries Blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood
O2 Oxygen
Arterioles Small arteries
Veins Blood vessels that transport deoxygenated blood
CO2 Carbon dioxide
Venules Small veins
Capillaries Microscopic veins and arteries
Physiology of capillaries Respiration
Respiration Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide
Lumen Diameter of blood vessel
Blood vessels Hollow tubes that transport blood
Vasodilation Expansion in the diameter of the arteries
Vasodilation causes LBP or Low Blood Pressure
Vasoconstriction Narrowing in the lumen of the arteries
Vasoconstriction causes HBP or High Blood Pressure
HTN Hypertension
Cardiac organ Muscular pump located in the chest aka the heart
Location of the heart in lateral view Between the sternum and mediastinum
Location of the heart in anterior view Between the lungs
Pericardium Pertaining to the membranous sac around the heart
Epicardium Pertaining to the outer layer of the heart
Myocardium Pertaining to the muscle layer of the heart
Endocardium Pertaining to the inner layer of the heart
Superior and inferior venae cavae Largest veins that transport deoxygenated blood from the body’s upper and lower portions of the body to the heart
Chamber Enclosed space
Tricuspid valve One way structure
Cusp Flap
Physiology of the tricuspid valve To prevent valvular reflux
Valvular reflux causes a sound called A murmur or bruit
Auscultation Listening with a stethoscope
Murmur can be heard during Auscultation
Chordae tendinae Strands of tendon that anchor the tricuspid valve cusps preventing prolapse
Pulmonary trunk Vessel that leads from the right ventricle to the lungs
Pulmonary semilunar valve Prevent valvular reflux
Valve One way structure
The pulmonary trunk bifurcates into blood vessels called Right and left pulmonary arteries
Pulmonary Lungs
The physiology of the lungs Respiration
Pulmonary veins Vessels from the lungs to the heart
The left atrium sends oxygenated blood through The bicuspid valve
Pulmonary semilunar valve leads to The pulmonary artery
Tricuspid valve leads to The right ventricle
Biscupid valve is aka Mitral valve
Aorta Largest artery
Left ventricle sends blood through The aorta
Aortic semilunar valve One way structure at the entrance of the aorta
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