68WM6 10-10 Cardiac System
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| Aorta | The major systemic artery that receives blood from the left ventricle
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| Arteriole | A small branch of an artery that communicates with a capillary network
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| Artery | Thick-walled elastic vessels that always carry blood away from the heart
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| Atrium | Chamber of the heart that receives blood
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| Capillary | A small blood vessel that connects an arteriole and a venule
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| Cardiac cycle | A series of myocardial contractions and relaxations that constitute a complete heartbeat
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| Cardiac output | The volume of blood per minute that the heart pumps
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| Diastole | Phase of the cardiac cycle when a heart chamber wall relaxes
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| Electrical event | The electrical conduction of the heart as visualized on the EKG
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| Endocardium | Inner lining of the heart chambers
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| Epicardium | The visceral portion of the pericardium on the surface of the heart
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| Ischemia | Deficiency of blood in a body part
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| Mechanical Event | The muscular contraction of the heart that sends blood out of the heart
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| Mitral valve | Heart valve between left atrium and left ventricle also known as the bicuspid valve
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| Myocardium | Muscle tissue of the heart
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| Myocardial Infarction | A MI is the irreversible necrosis of heart muscle secondary to prolonged ischemia
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| Pacemaker | Mass of specialized muscle tissue that controls the rhythm of the heartbeat,Sinoatrial node,Atrioventricular node
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| Stroke volume | The volume of blood that each ventricle discharges in a heartbeat
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| Systole | The phase of the cardiac cycle when a heart chamber wall contracts
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| Systemic circulation | Involves movement of blood from the left ventricle throughout the body and back to the right atrium
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| Vasoconstriction | A decrease in the diameter of a blood vessel
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| Vasodilatation | An increase in the diameter of a blood vessel
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| Vein | A vessel that carries blood toward the heart
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| Vena Cava | The large vein that conveys deoxygenated blood to the right atrium
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| Ventricle | Chamber of the heart that contract to send blood the lungs and body
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