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Heart 1

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What are the heart and roots of the great vessels enclosed in   pericardium  
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What are the two serous membranes   Visceral pericardium and parietal pericardium  
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Visceral pericardium   inner layer of sac thats attached to the heart like skin of apple  
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Parietal pericardium   outer sac thats fibrous and is made of connective tissue  
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pericardial cavity   space between pericardial coverings  
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serous fluid   thin layer of water fluid that lessens friction caused by pumping of the heart  
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pericarditis   inflammation of the serous membranes covering the heart  
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How is the heart situated   obliquely between the lungs  
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The rib cage aids in   protection for the heart from forces of the external environment  
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is the heart static or not static   not static  
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Right border   curved line from 3rd rib to junction of xyphoid process and body of sternum.  
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Left border   curved line from 2nd rib to left 5th intercoastal space  
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Lower border   line passing through junction of body and xyphoid process of sternum  
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How far does heart extend   3rd rib  
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how far does pericardial sac extend   2nd rib  
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anterior surface   formed by right atrium and right ventricle  
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inferior surface   surface on which heart rests and is formed by both ventricles  
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Grooves   partitions between chambers and where coronary blood vessels run  
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atrioventricular sulcus   separates atria from ventricles and origin of right and left coronary artery and circumflex artery  
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anterior/posterior interventricular sulci   separates right and left ventricles and contains inter ventricular arteries  
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What is the heart wall composed of   epicardium myocardium and and endocardium  
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Epicardium   Visceral, outermost, fibrous CT, coronary vessels  
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myocardium   middle, cardiac muscle, conduction capabilities  
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endocardium   innermost, simple squamos, endothelial cells, valves are also covered with this.  
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How do you enter the heart   superior or inferior ven cava or the coronary sinus  
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coronary sinus   carries blood from the coronary circulation  
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1st step in path of heart   enter through a major vein  
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2nd step in path of heart   Right atrium  
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Right atrium has   right atrial septum at the left and a fossa oval and the left atrium and tricuspid valve and SA and AV nodes for conduction  
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3rd step in path of heart   Tricuspid valve  
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4th step in path of heart   Right ventricle  
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Right ventricle has   papillary muscles, chordae tendineae and pulmonary trunk  
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Papillary muscles   fingerlike extensions from wall of heart, prevents inversion and stabilizes valve. NOTHING TO DO WITH CLOSING OF THE VALVE!!!!  
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chordae tendineae   strings on a guitar  
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pulmonary trunk   divides into 2 pulmonary arteries which carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs.  
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How do arteries return   via pulmonary veins carrying oxygenated blood  
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5th step in path of heart   pulmonary semilunar valve  
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6th step   pulmonary artery  
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7th step   lungs  
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What do you do in the lungs   pick up oxygen and release co2  
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How do you return to heart   through 1 of 4 pulmonary veins  
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Pulmonary veins   carry oxygenated blood away from the heart  
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8th step   left atrium  
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9th step   Bicuspid valve  
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10th step   left ventricle  
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11th step   aortic semilunar valve  
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12th step   leave heart and enter arch of the aorta  
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