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37 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Ascending aorta |
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Pulmonary valve |
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Right atrium |
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Fossa ovalis |
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Tricuspid valve |
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Right ventricle |
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Trabeculate carneae |
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Pulmonary trunk |
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Left atrium |
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Aortic valve |
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Mitral (bicuspid) valve |
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Chordae tendineae (heart strings) |
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Papillary muscle |
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Left ventricle |
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What valve prevents back flow into ventricles? |
Pulmonary valve |
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What valve prevents backflow into atria? |
Tricuspid valve |
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Superior vena cava |
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Right pulmonary artery |
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Pulmonary truck |
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Right pulmonary veins |
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Inferior vena cava |
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Aortic arch |
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Left pulmonary artery |
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Left pulmonary veins |
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Apex |
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What are the 3 layers of the heart wall? |
Endocardium, myocardium, epicardium |
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What membrane surrounds the heart? |
Pericardium |
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What AV valve has 3 cusps? |
Tricuspid valve |
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What AV valve has 2 cusps? |
Bicuspid (mitral) |
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Base |
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What is the strongest chamber in the heart? |
Left ventricle |
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What is the widow maker? |
A heart attack caused by 100% blockage of the left anterior descending artery (LAD) |
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What is CAD? |
Build up of plaque in coronary arteries. Leading cause of death worldwide. |
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What is a valve disorder? |
Valvular heart disease impairs the function of 1 or more valves. May cause a heart murmur |
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Coronary circulation involves the delivery of oxygenated blood to the _______ |
Heart |
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What is the function of the valves in the heart? |
Prevent backflow of blood through the heart |
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What valve prevents the backflow of blood from the right ventricle into the right atrium? |
Tricuspid valve |