cardio-vascular system

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Created Mar 14, 2012
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name the inner most layer of the heart
 
endocardium
2
name the middle layer of the heart
 
midmyocardium
3
name the outer most layer of the heart
 
epicardium
4
the valve between the left atrium and left ventricle:
 
mitral valve
5
valve between the right atrium and right ventricle
 
tricuspid
6
the outer membrane covering the heart
 
pericardium
7
mitral valve aka...?
 
bicuspid
8
the main blood vessels supplying the heart:
 
coronary arteries
9
normal blood pressure: 
 
120/80
10
common heart rate:
 
70
11
define bradycardia, tachycardia
 
bradycardia - below 60 BPMtrachycardia - above 100 BPM
12
blood pressure is usually measured at the...
 
brachial artery
13
the sympathetic activation in the heart results in....
 
increased heart rate, increased contractility
14
the parasympathetic activation in the heart results in...
 
decreased heart rate
15
the neurotransmitters of the sympathetic nervous system: 
 
norepinephrine
16
the pace maker of the heart:
 
SA-node
17
the conducting system is made of:
 
muscle fibers
18
the neurotransmitters of the parasympathetic nervous system: 
 
acetyl-choline
19
describe the pathway of the conductive system
 
the heart is innervation-independent. it has its own pacemaker (SA-node). blablabla nvm.
20
what do you call inflammation of myocardium, pericadium and epicardium?
 
myocarditis, pericarditis, epicarditis
21
what do you call inflammation of the aortic valve?
 
endocarditis
22
describe systemic and pulmonary blood flow
 
left ventricle aortaarteriolescapillariesvenulesveinsright atriumright ventriclespulmonary...
23
define heart rate, stroke volume, cardiac output, systole and diastole
 
cardiac cycle: 0.8 secondsheart rate: 72 BPMstroke volume: 80-100 ml per beatCO (cardiac output):...

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