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112 Cards in this Set
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angi/o
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vessel (blood)
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aort/o
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aorta
(largest artery) |
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ather/o
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plaque
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atri/o
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atrium
(upper heart chamber) |
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axxill/o
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armpit
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cholesterol/o
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cholesterol
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coron/o
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heart
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cyan/o
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blue
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isch/o
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to hold back; back
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myx/o
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mucus
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ox/o
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oxygen
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pericardi/o
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pericardium
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phleb/o
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vein
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pulmon/o
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lung
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sphygm/o
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pulse
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steth/o
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chest
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valv/o
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valve
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ventricul/o
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ventricle
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constriction
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narrowing
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dilation
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widening; streching; expanding
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-lysis
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destruction; separation; loosening; breakdown
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-meter
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measure
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-stenosis
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tightning; stricture
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de-
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lack of; down; less; removal of
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endo-
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in; within
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hypo-
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deficient; below; under; less than normal
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inter-
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between
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peri-
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surrounding
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tetra-
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four
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tri-
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three
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rrhythm/o
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rhythm
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aneurysm/o
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aneurysm
widening blood vessle |
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capillar/o
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capillary
tiniest blood vessle |
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capn/o
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carbon dioxide
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arteriol/o
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arteriole
small artery |
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ather/o
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plaque
fatty substance |
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-oxia
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oxygen
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varic/o
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varicose veins
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venul/o
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venule
small vein |
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steth/o
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chest
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Sphygmomanometer =
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an instrument to measure blood pressure
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Pericardium =
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double-layered membrane surrounding the heart
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Pulmonay Artery =
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artery carring oxygen-poor blood from heart to lungs
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Pulmonary Circulation =
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flow of blood from heart to lungs and back to heart
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Pulmonary Valve =
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valve between right ventricle & pulmonary artery
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Plumonary Vein =
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one of 2 pairs of vessels carring oxygenated blood from lungs to left atrium
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Pulse =
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beat of heart felt through walls of arteries
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Septum =
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wall dividing a cavity
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Interatrial Septum =
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wall dividing the right & left atria
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Interventricular Septum =
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wall dividing the right & left ventricles
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Angina =
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Pain
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Diastole =
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Relaxation phase of the heart beat
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Fibrillation =
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Abnormal rapid heart rhythm
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Hemorrhoids =
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swollen blood vessels in the rectal region
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Vasodilation =
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Widening of a vessel
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Cyanosis =
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Bluish coloration of the skin
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Embolus =
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Traveling clot that suddenly blocks a blood vessel
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Coronary =
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Pt the heart
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Systole =
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Contraction phase of the heartbeat
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Phlebotomy =
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Incision of a vein
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Ventricle =
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Lower heart chamber
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Vein =
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Thin walled vessel
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Myocardium =
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Heart muscle
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Arteriosclerosis =
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Hardening of an artery
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Pulmonary =
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Pt the lung
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Carbon Dioxide
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Gas released from the lungs
Co2 |
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Tricuspid Valve =
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Right side of the heart
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Arterioles =
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Small arteries
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Aorta =
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Largest artery
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Capillary =
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Smallest blood vessel
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Venules are?
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Small veins that branch out to form larger vessels
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Veins are?
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Larger vessels branching out from venules
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What type of blood to Veins return and where do the return it to?
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Deoxygenated blood to the heart
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What type of blood does the Pulmonary vein carry and from where to where?
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Oxygenated blood from lungs to heart
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What is the name of the largest veins?
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Superior & Inferior Vena Cava
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What does the Superior Vena Cava do?
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Carries deoxygenated blood from the head and upper body
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What does the Inferior Vena Cava do?
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Carries deoxygenated blood from below the diaphragm
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What type of blood do arteries carry and where?
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Oxygenated blood-away from the heart
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What type of blood do veins carry and where?
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Deoxygenated blood- to the heart
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What are the names of the two major exception of normal blood type and what are they a part of?
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Pulmonary Artery & Plumonary Vein
Part of the Pulmonary Circulation |
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Where is the heart?
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Toracic cavity behind the Sternum in the Mediastinum.
In the Mediastinum |
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How many chambers does the heart have and what are their names?
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4 chambers
Atria-2 upper chambers right atrium left atrium Ventricles-2 lower chambers right ventricle left ventricle |
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Which ventricle has the thickest wall and why?
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Left ventricle=to forse blood out to all parts of the body
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How many valves are in the heart and what do they do?
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4 valves=prevent backflow of blood
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Name the vlaves of the heart
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Tricuspid valve
Pulmonary semi-lunar valve Mitral valve Aortic semi-lunar valve |
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Tricuspid valve lies between the?
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right atrium & right ventricle
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Plumonary semi-lunar valve lies between the?
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right ventricle & pulmonary artery
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Mitral valve lies between the?
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left atruim & left ventricle
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Aortic semi-lunar valve lies between the?
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left ventricle & the aorta
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The uper and lower chambers are seperated by?
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Septa (septum)
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What seperates the 2 upper chambers?
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interatrial septum
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What seperates the 2 lower chambers?
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interventricular septum
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When the right and left septa is refered to as one unit it's called the?
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atrioventricular septum
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The structures responsible for the exchange of gases at the cellular level are the?
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Capillaries
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What is the purpose of valves?
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to prevent the backflow of blood
to keep blood moving in one dirrection |
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The smallest blood vessels are? and they are?
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capillaries and they are microscopic
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What are the names of the outermost layer of the heart
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Visceral Pericardium
Parietal Pericardium |
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What has a single layer of endothelial?
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capillaries
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Discribe diastolic pressure?
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when ventricles are relaxing
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Discribe systolic pressure?
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when ventricles are contracting
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what is an EKG & what can it help diagnose?
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Electrocardiogram
detects heart attacks (MI) |
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What carries oxygenated blood to the heart muscle?
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coronary artery
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Carries oxygenated blood from lungs to heart
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pulmonary vein
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Pacemaker of the heart?
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Sinoatrial node (SA Node)
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What artery carries deoxygenated blood from right ventricle to lungs?
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Plumonary artery
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Largest type of blood vessel carrying oxygenated blood away from the heart?
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Artery
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type of blood vessel that carries deoxygenated blood to the heart
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Veins
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Normal heart rate
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60-100
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S1 and S2 are known as?
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heart beats
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When walls of ventricles pump blood out it is known as?
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Systole
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How does the blood flow diuring diastole?
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from right & left atrium into right & left ventricle
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Which valves are closed during systole?
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tricuspid & mitral valves
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