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1
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give three characteristics regarding the heart.

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Its walls are made up of striated voluntary muscle.Internally it is divided into four chambers. It is situated in a space between the lungs called the mediastinum.

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2
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Describe double circulation.

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Blood passes through the heart twice in one circulation.

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3
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The myocardium (muscle layer of the heart wall) receives its blood supply directly from:

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Coronary arteries

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4
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The double membrane surrounding the heart.

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pericardium

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5
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The type of valve at the base of the pulmonary artery.

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Semi‑lunar valve

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6
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The chamber of the heart with the thickest walls.

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Left ventricle

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7
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The blood vessels carrying oxygenated blood back to heart.

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Pulmonary veins

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8
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The largest artery in the body.

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Aorta

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9
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The name used to indicate contraction of the heart.

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Systole

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10
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the structure in the heart that allows it to contract on its own.

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SA node

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11
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are found at the base of the blood vessels leaving the heart

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Semilunar valves

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12
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Blood goes to the entire body.

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Systemic circulation

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13
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Supply blood to the heart muscle

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Coronary artery

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14
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Right atrium

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Position of SA node

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15
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are found between the atria and ventricles.

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atrioventricular valves (AV valves)

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16
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Closing of the semi-lunar valves

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Dup

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17
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The heart is lined with a smooth membrane made of endothelial tissue.

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Endocardium

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18
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Closing of the atrioventricular openings

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Lub

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19
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The only artery in mammals that carries deoxygenated blood is the

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Pulmonary artery

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20
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risk factors, which could bring about heart disease?

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A diet high in saturated animal fat.Lack of exercise.Smoking cigarettes.Stressful lifestyle

21
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Erythrocyte is another name for a

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red cell.

22
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provide the major defense for our bodies against invading bacteria and viruses.

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white cells

23
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likely to increase in quantities when the body is under attack from bacteria

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leukocytes

24
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When blood clumps or forms visible islands in the still liquid plasma, it is called:

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agglutination

25
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Antigens are

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found on the surface of red cells

26
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Blood clot formation in a coronary artery.

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Coronary thrombosis

27
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Blood vessels that transport blood to the heart.

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veins.

28
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what can affect pulse rate?

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fitness and activity levels.

29
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the heart’s four chambers

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the left atrium and right atrium and the left ventricle and right ventricle

30
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which blood chamber has the thickest walls and why?

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left ventricle. more muscles contracting inside the left ventricle helps produce a higher force to move the blood towards the system. ​

31
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what is blood pressure?

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the pressure of blood pushing against the walls of your arteries.

32
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role of blood?

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transporting oxygen and nutrients to the lungs and tissues.

33
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How is blood pressure measured?

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sphygmomanometer

34
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average blood pressure for a healthy adult.

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less than 120/80 mmHg.

35
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what produces the heartbeat sound?

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blood flowing through the heart chambers as the cardiac valves open and close during the cardiac cycle.

36
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Leukemia

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A cancer of blood-forming tissues, hindering the body’s ability to fight infection.

37
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Leukemia treatments

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radiation therapy, chemo etc.

38
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Anemia

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a condition in which the body does not have enough healthy red blood cells.

39
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Causes of anemia

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iron deficiency(is only one of them)

40
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which side of the heart pumps blood to the lungs?

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right

41
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Pulmonary artery function.

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carry blood from your heart to your lungs.

42
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Where blood re-enters the the heart in systemic circulation.

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right atrium

43
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Function of the coronary artery.

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supply blood to the heart.

44
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Role of atria in the heart?

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Atria receive blood returning to the heart from the body.

45
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What is the cardiac cycle?

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is the performance of the human heart from the beginning of one heartbeat to the beginning of the next

46
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regular expansion and contraction of an artery.

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Pulse

47
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coronary artery disease.

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happens when coronary arteries struggle to supply the heart with enough blood

48
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Main functions of arteries

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distributing oxygen, nutrients and hormones throughout your body.

49
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main function of capillaries .

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transport blood, nutrients and oxygen to cells in your organs and body systems.