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13 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Conduction of the heart |
SA node, AV node, bundle of his, left & right bundle branch, purkinje fibers |
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Circulation of the heart |
Superior vena cava, Right atrium, tricuspid, Right ventricle, pulmonary semilunar Valve, pulmonary artery, the lung, pulmonary vein, Left atrium, bicuspid, Left ventricle, aortic semilunar valve, aorta |
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Heart sounds |
Lub - contraction of valve Dub - relaxation of valve |
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Where’s the beginning of circulation? |
The aorta |
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Stroke volume |
Amount of blood ejected from left ventricle of the heart with each beat |
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Ductus venosus |
Shunts blood from placenta past liver to inferior vena cava Takes unoxygenated blood away from baby |
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Ductus arteriosus |
Connects aorta to pulmonary artery Takes oxygenated blood toward baby |
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Foramen ovale |
Shunts blood from Right atrium directly to Left atrium |
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Aorta |
Largest artery in body |
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Intercalated disks |
Electrical connectors that join all cardiac muscle fibers in a region |
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Cardiac Output |
Volume of blood pumped by ventricle per minute |
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Systolic blood pressure |
Contraction of the heart muscle Ventricle Pressure |
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Diastolic Blood Pressure |
Relaxation of the heart muscle between contractions Atrial Pressure |