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Heart

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Thoracic cavity between the lungs in the space called   Mediastinum  
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_____ superior end of the heart   Base  
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The _____is posterior to the sternum   Base  
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_____enter and exit the base of the heart   Great vessel  
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____inferior end of the heart   Apex  
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Apex is just superior to the _____   Diaphragm  
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Apex is just ____ of the midline   Left  
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Strongest heartbeat is found in the _____   Apex  
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Pericardial membranes are made of_____and_____   Serous, fibrous connective tissue  
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____pericardium-fibrous connective tissue (pericardial sac)    
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Fibrous pericardium is the ____most of the ___layers   outer, 3  
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Serous pericardium has___ layers of the serous membrane   2  
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_____pericardium lines fibrous pericardium   Parietal  
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____pericardium covers the heart   Visceral  
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Visceral pericardium (aka)   Epicardium  
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Heart membranes outside in: heart___, ___, ___   visceral, parietal, fibrous  
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Serous fluid secreted by ____serous membranes decrease___   both, friction  
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Heart has___chambers   4  
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Heart muscle   Myocardium  
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Simple squamous epithelium lining 4chambers, valves, vessels   Endothelium  
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Endocardium is ____to prevent____   Smooth, clotting  
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____prevent back flow   Valves (check valves)  
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Upper chambers   Atrium  
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Atrium are made of   Thin myocardium  
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Wall that separates the atria   Interatrial septum  
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Receives blood from 2 large caval veins   Right Atrium  
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____vena cava receives blood from upper body   Superior  
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____vena cava receives blood from lower body   Inferior  
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Right atrium pumps blood to the _____   Right ventricle  
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RA pumps blood to RV through__   Atrioventricular valve  
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AV valves (aka)   Tricuspid  
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AV valve is made of ____reinforced with____tissue   Endocardium, connective  
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____receives blood from the lungs   Left atrium  
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Left atrium receives blood from the____   Lungs  
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LA receives blood from lungs via ___pulmonary veins   4  
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LA pumps to ___   Left ventricle  
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LA pumps blood to LV through____   Atrioventricular valve  
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AV valve (aka) (2)   Bicuspid, mitral  
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Atria produces a ____   Hormone  
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Hormone produced by atria   Atrial Natriuretic Peptide  
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ANP   Atrial Natriuretic Peptide  
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Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (aka)   Atrial Natriuretic Hormone  
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ANH   Atrial Natriuretic Hormone  
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ANP____ reabsorption of Na+ ions   Decreases  
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ANP deceases reabsorptin of Na+ ions by the _____which ____BP   Kidneys, lowers  
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Lower heart chambers   Ventricles  
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Wall that separates ventricles   Interventricular septum  
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Ventricular cells produce   BType Natriuretic Peptide  
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BNP   BType Natriuretic Peptide  
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____pumps blood to the lungs   Right ventricle  
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RV pumps blood to the lungs through the   Pulmonary Semilunar Valve  
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Strands of fibrous connective tissue that attach to the bottom of AV valve   Cordae tendinea  
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Papillary muscles contract to prevent___/____ of AV valve   prolapsed/inversion  
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RV have____ walls than LV   Thinner  
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LV has____walls than RV   Thicker  
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RV pumps blood to the ____   Aorta  
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RV pumps blood to the aorta through   Aortic semilunar valve  
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Contraction of a chamber   Systole  
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Relaxation of a chamber   Diastole  
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____systole (lub)   Atrial  
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____systole (dub)   Ventricular  
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Improper closing of the valves   Heart murmur  
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Electrical system of the heart   Cardiac conduction pathway  
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Regulates the rate, rhythm, sequence of the muscle contraction   Cardiac conduction pathway  
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Follows a very specific route through the heart   Cardiac conduction pathway  
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Beats per minute   Rate  
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Regular steady beat   Rhythm  
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Pacemaker of the heart   Sinoatrial Node  
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Specialized muscle cells in the wall of the RA   Sinoatrial Node  
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SA node   Sinoatrial node  
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Depolarizes faster than other cells because the cells are more permeable to NA+   SA Node  
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Where the signal travels after SA node depolarizes   Atrioventricular Node  
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AV node   Atrioventricular node  
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AV node is located in _____   Interatrial septum  
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______carries signal from the AV node to the bundle branches   Atrioventricular bundle  
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Atrioventricular bundle (aka)   Bundle of His  
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AV node is located in the _____   Superior Interventricular septum  
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______-take signal from AV bundle to Purkinje fibers   Bundle branches  
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Measures the electrical activity of heart   Electrocardiogram  
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Irregular heartbeats   Arrhythmias  
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Conscious awareness of arrhythmias   Palpitation  
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Uncoordinated contraction   Fibrillation  
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_____can be Atrial or ventricular   Fibrillation  
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_____ fibrillation is much more serious   Ventricle  
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Measurement of the HR at a vessel   Pulse  
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Normal at rest BPM   60-80  
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Less than 60 BPM   Bradycardia  
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More than 100 BPM   Tachycardia  
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Children BPM   100  
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Infants BPM   120  
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Near term fetus BPM   140  
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Athletes BPM as low as   35-40  
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The amount of blood pumped by in ventricle in one minute   Cardiac output  
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Cardiac output varies base on   Pulse  
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Volume of blood pumped by a ventricle in one beat   Stoke volume  
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Stroke volume x HR   Cardiac output  
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As cardiac muscle fibers are ____ the more ____they contract   Stretch, forcefully  
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As cardiac muscle fibers are stretched the more forcefully the contract   Starlings Law  
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The difference in resting output and maximum output in liters   Cardiac reserve  
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Percent of blood in the ventricle that is pumped   Ejection fraction  
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Ejection fraction average   60-70%  
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The CNS has the ability to influence the ____of contraction   Rate  
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_____ (brain) contains 2 cardiac centers   Medulla  
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Cardiac centers contained in medulla (2)   Accelerator, Inhibitory  
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Carried by CNS, fight/flight   Accelerator center  
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Carried by PNS, rest/digest   Inhibitory center  
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____/_____ detect change in the arteries   Pressoreceptor/baroreceptors  
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Pressoreceptor/baroreceptors located in the carotid and ____   Aortic arch  
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_____detect O2 content in blood   Chemoreceptors  
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Chemoreceptor located in carotid and ____   Aortic body  
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