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The heart is a cone-shaped muscular organ located within the _______ of the thorax.   Mediastinum  
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The hearts apex rests on what?   Diaphragm  
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The superior margin of the heart lies at the level of which rib?   second  
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Approximately two thirds of the heart mass is seen to the left of what?   Midsternal  
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The loosely fitting outer layer of the heart is called what?   Fibrous pericardium.  
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The middle layer of the heart wall is what?   Parietal pericardium  
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The inner layer of the heart wall is called what?   Visceral pericardium  
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The visceral pericardium is also called what?   Epicardium  
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The function of the fluid that fills the pericardial sac is to decrease what during heart activity?   Friction  
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What is the middle layer of the heart wall called?   Myocardium  
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The myocardium is composed of what?   Cardiac muscle  
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Connective tissue that ramify throughout the myocardium constuct the so-called _____ of the heart.   Bundles  
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The membrane that lines the heart and also forms the valve flaps is what?   endocardium  
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The heart has how many chambers?   Four  
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Wich of the two are the recieving chambers?   Atriums  
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Which two are the discharging chambers?   Ventricles  
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Teeh-shaped bundles of smooth muscle, found only in the auricles, are called what?   Pectinate muscles  
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Irregular ridges of the muscles in the ventricles are what?   Trabeculate muscles  
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What prevents backflow into the ventricles when the heart is relaxed?   ASV and PSV  
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What prevents backflow into the atria when the ventricles are contracting?   Tricuspid and Bicuspid  
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What is an AV valve with three flaps?   Tricuspid  
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What is an AV valve with two flaps?   Bicuspid  
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What is the pacemaker of the purkinje system?   SA node  
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What is the point in the purkinje system where the impulse is temporarily delayed?   AV node  
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What condition results from prolonged coronary blockage?   Myocardial infarction  
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What is an abnormal pacemaker?   Ectopic focus  
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What allows backflow of blood?   Incompetent valve  
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Because of cardiac decompenssation, circulation is inadequate to meet tissue needs is what?   Congestive heart failure  
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What is a slow heartbeat, that is, below 60 beats per minute?   Bradycardia  
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What is a condition in which the heart is uncoordinated and useless as a pump?   Fibrillation  
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What is a rapid heartrate, that is, over 100 beats per minute?   Tachycardia  
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Damage to the AV node, totally or partially releasing the ventricles from the control of the SA node.   Heart block  
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What is a chest pain, resulting from ischemia of the myocardium?   Angina pectoris  
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What is a result of initial failure of the left side of the heart?   Pulmonary congestion  
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