MA 118 Week 2
Week 2: The cardiovascular and pulmonary systems
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- where the heart lies, in the thoracic cavity behind the sternum
- roughly the size of a clenched fist, weighing less than a pound.
- thin, double walled membrane sac surrounding the heart
- muscle layer of the heart
- prefix meaning within
- these structures separate the heart's chambers
- this valve is located between the RV and pulmonary artery
- deoxygenated blood flows back to the heart via the
- separates the right & left atria
- This system acts to provide auxiliary fluid
- are attached by cords to the under surfaces of the valve cusps
- this structure carries deoxygenated blood back to the lungs
- this structure is known as the pacemaker of the heart
- circulation between the heart and the rest of the body.
- circulation-between the heart and the lungs
- Caused by the valves slamming shut b/t the atria and the ventricles.
- Compression of the heart caused by accumulation of blood w/in percard sac
- Noninflammatory disease of the heart resulting in enlargement
- Narrowing of the coronary arteries resulting in decreased bf to myocardium
- Caused by direct invasion of bacteria
- Can cause cardiac failure if the underlying hypertension is not treated
- Drooping of one or both cusps of the mitral valve back into the left atrium
- Inflammation of the myocardium
- a delayed reaction to insufficiently treated Group A beta hemo strep
- dilatation of an artery formed at a weak point in the vessel wall
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