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Definition
heart   250-300 grams; located in the center of the thorax; all vessels, nerves, etc enter and leave the base (superior end)  
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mediastinum   the heart, esophogus, and descending aorta  
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outer layer of heart   epicardium, myocardium  
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inner layer of heart   endocardium  
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myocardium   cardiac muscle; intercalted discs; allow ions to jump from myocyte to myocyte  
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pericardium   double layer; surrounds the heart  
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serous pericardium   deep to the fibrous pericardium; visceral layer & parietal layer  
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visceral layer   deep to the parietal layer; epicardium  
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parietal layer   superficial to the visceral layer; attached to structures around it  
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pericardial cavity   phospholipid lubricant to reduce friction around the heart  
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fibrous pericardium   superficial to the serous pericardium  
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pressure gradient   blood moves from high pressure to low pressure; only thing that moves blood  
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valves of the heart   right atrioentricular valve; left atrioventricular valve; pulmonary valve; aortic valve; make sure blood flows in one direction  
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systole   contraction of the heart  
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diastole   relaxation of the heart  
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cardiac cycle   one systole and one diastole  
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heart rate   number of cardiac cycles per minute  
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stroke volume   volume of blood ejected from a ventricle during a single systole; usually referring to the left ventricle  
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cardiac output   volume of blood pumped by ventricle in one minute = (heart rate)(stroke volume)  
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cardiac index   volume of blood pumped by a ventricle per minute per square meter of body surface = cardiac output/sq m of body surface  
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