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Chapter 1 Vocabulary

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Definition
Atrium   One of two upper chambers of the heart  
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Atrioventricular Node (AV Node)   Specialized tissue in the wall between the atria. Electrical impulses pass from the pacemaker (SA Node) through the AV node and the atrioventricular bundle of bundle of His toward the ventricles.  
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Atrioventricular Bundle (Bundle of His)   Specialized muscle fibers connecting the atria with the ventricles and transmitting electrical impulses between them. His is pronounced "hiss"  
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Artery   Largest type of blood vessel; carries blood away from the heart to all parts of the body. Notice that artery and away being with an 'a'  
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Arteriole   Small Artery  
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Apex of the heart   Lower tip of the heart  
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Aorta   Largest artery in the body  
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Capillary   Smallest blood vessel. Material pass to and from the bloodstream  
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Carbon Dioxide (CO2)   Gas (waste) released by body cells, transported via veins to the heart and the to the lungs for exhalation.  
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Coronary Arteries   Blood vessels that branch from the aorta and carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle  
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Deoxygenated Blood   Blood that is oxygen-poor  
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Diastole   Relaxation phase of the heartbeat. (From Greek diastole, dilation)  
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Electrocardiogram   Record of the electricity flowing through the heart. The electricity is represented by waves or deflections called P, QRS, or T  
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Endocardium   Inner lining of the heart  
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Endothelium   Innermost lining of blood vessels  
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Mitral Valve   Valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle; bicuspid valve.  
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Murmur   Abnormal swishing sound caused by improper closure of the heart valves.  
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Myocardium   Muscular, middle layer of the heart.  
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normal sinus rhythm   Heart rhythm originating in the sinoatrial node with a rate in patients at rest of 6- to 100 beats per minute.  
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Oxygen   Gas that enters the blood through the lungs and travels to the heart to be pumped via arteries to all blood cells.  
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Pacemaker (Sionatrial Node, SA node)   Specialized nervous tissue in the right atrium that begins the heartbeat. An artificial cardiac pacemaker is an electronic apparatus implanted in the chest to stimulate heart muscle that is weak and not functioning.  
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Pericardium   Double-layered membrane surrounding the heart.  
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Pulmonary Artery   Artery carrying oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs.  
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Pulmonary Circulation   Flow of blood from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart.  
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Pulmonary Valve   Valve positioned between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery.  
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Pulmonary Vein   One of two pairs of vessels carrying oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.  
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Pulse   Beat of the heart as felt through the walls of the artieries  
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Septum (plural: septa)   Partition or wall dividing a cavity; such as between the right and left atria (interatrial septum) and right and left ventricles (inter ventricular septum)  
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Sinoatrial node (SA node)   Pacemaker of the heart  
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Sphygmomanometer   Instrument to measure blood pressure  
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Systemic Circulation   flow of blood from body tissue to the heart and then from the heart back to body tissues.  
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Systole   Contraction phase of the heartbeat. ( From Greek systole, contraction)  
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Tricuspid Valve   Located between the right atrium and the right ventricle; it has three (tri-) leaflets, or cusps.  
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Valve   Structure in veins or in the heart that temporarily closes and opening so that blood flows in only one direction  
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Vein   Thin-walled vessel that carries blood form body tissues and lungs back to the heart. Veins contain valves to prevent back flow of blood.  
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Vena Cave (plural: venae cavae)   Largest vein in the body. The superior and inferior venae cavae return blood to the right atrium of the heart.  
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Ventricle   One of two lower chambers of the heart  
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Venule   Small Vein  
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