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What are the 3 main parts of the cardiovascular system?

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heart, blood, and blood vessels

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What do arteries do?

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Take blood away from the heart

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In the artery what is the first and outside layer, made up of connective tissue, called?

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Tunica Externa

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In the artery what is the second and middle layer, made up of smooth muscle, called?

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Tunica Media

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In the artery what is the third and inner layer, made up of endothelial cells, called?

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Tunica Intima

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What do veins do?

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Bring blood to the heart

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What is the function of the capillaries?

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Exchange materials between the blood and the body’s cells

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How big are capillaries?

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Microscopic in size

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What is the location of the heart?

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Cavity between the lungs, 2/3 left of midsagittal

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What is the size of the heart?

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Roughly the size of a fist

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Outer membrane of the heart

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Pericardium

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External (outer) layer of the heart

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Parietal pericardium

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Protection (physical barrier), anchors heart to other structures, and provides lubrication to reduce friction.

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Functions of the pericardium and its 2 layers.

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1st layer of the heart (outer portion)

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Epicardium

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2nd layer of the heart (middle layer that consists of twisted cardiac muscle)

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Myocardium (layer that actually contracts)

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3rd layer of the heart (inner layer made of epithelial tissue)

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Endocardium

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What is the Atrium divided by?

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Interatrial Septum

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What is the function of the Atria?

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Receives blood from veins

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What is the function of the Right Atria?

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Receives blood from superior and inferior vena cava

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What is the function of the Left Atria?

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Receives blood from pulmonary veins

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The ____ atria has poor oxygen and high CO2, while the ____ atria is rich in oxygen.

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Right; Left

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What are Ventricles?

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Muscular pumps

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What are the Ventricles divided by?

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Interventricular Septum

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What does the Right Ventricle do?

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Receives blood from the right atria

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Where does the Right Ventricle pump blood to the lungs through?
Pulmonary Arteries
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What does the Left Ventricle do?
Receives blood from the left atria
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Where does the Left Ventricle pump blood to the body through?
Aorta
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What is Systemic Circulation?
heart-lungs-heart-body-heart
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Heart Valves allow for ____ ____ circulation.
"one way"
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What are the 2 Atrioventricular Valves (AV valves)?
Tricuspid and Mitral Valve
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What is located between the right atria and right ventricle?
Tricuspid Valve
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What is located between the left atria and left ventricle (it is the heavier and stronger of the two)?
Bicuspid or Mitral Valve
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____ ____ and papillary muscles stop valves from being folded backwards.
Chord Tendinae
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What is located between the pulmonary artery and right ventricle?
Pulmonary Semilunar Valve
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What is located between the aorta and left ventricle?
Aortic Semilunar Valve
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What is the pacemaker of the heart?
Sinoatrial node or SA node (begins each heartbeat)
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What does the atrioventricular node (AV node) do?
Receives the impulse from the SA node
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What is the events of one complete heartbeat ( about 0.8 seconds) called?
Cardiac Cycle
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What is the amount of blood pumped out of each side of the heart in 1 minute called?
Cardiac Output
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What is the expansion and contraction of an artery as the left ventricle contracts?
Pulse
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What is the pressure blood exerts on the inner walls of blood vessels?
Blood Pressure
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What is a measure of the systolic pressure (ventricles contracting) OVER the diastolic pressure (ventricles relaxing)?
Measuring BP
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What amplifies electric current of heart producing distinct wave patterns?
The Electrocardiogram
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What is the depolarization of atria?
P wave
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What is the depolarization of ventricles?
QRS Complex
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What is the repolarization of ventricles?
T wave
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What are some risk factors of getting heart disorders and diseases?
Cholesterol, hypertension, smoking, obesity, and heredity
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What is the term that covers many different types of heart problems?
Heart Disease
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What involves inadequate blood supply to the heart muscle?
Coronary Artery or Heart Disease
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What causes severe chest pain due to brief lack of oxygen to heart muscle?
Angina
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What is a decrease in blood supply to the heart?
Ischemia
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What is the dying of tissue due to lack of blood supply and oxygen?
Infarctions
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What happens when blood supply to the heart is cut of (ischemia) resulting in heart tissue dying?
Myocardial Infarction (also known as a heart attack)
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What is known as a problem with the SA node or AV node?
Fibrillation
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What is it called when atria "quiver" or do not contract normally?
Atrial Fibrillation
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What is known as a slowing of the heart rate due to SA or AV node problems?
Bradycardia
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What is known as valves that do not close correctly causing blood to leak back through the valve?
Heart Murmur
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What is known as valves that become calcified, rough, narrow, and that do not close properly?
Stenosis

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