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Cardiovascular system

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By: Bethany Meacham
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Introduction to the heart
What is the heart,
How many chambers does the heart ...,
What is the heart s function
6  cards
Size & location of the heart
What is the weight and size of th...,
Where is the heart located,
Where is the apex pointed end
4  cards
Structures of the heart
What membrane is the heart surrou...,
What is pericardium made up of,
What is fibrous pericardium
10  cards
Myocardium
What heart muscle underlies the p...,
What does the myocardium make up,
Myocardium is type of muscle only...
10  cards
Endocardium
What is endocardium,
Where is endocardium,
What is endocardium connected to
3  cards
The heart chambers
What is the heart divided into,
What is the atria,
What are ventricles
5  cards
Atria
What are the atria,
Where do atria lie,
How many atria is there
10  cards
Ventricles
How many ventricles are there,
How much does each ventricle pump,
How does the right ventricle rece...
5  cards
Regulation of heart rate
Controlled by two main mechanisms...
1  cards
Hormone activity
What are the two hormones respons...,
What,
What quantity is thyroxine releas...
3  cards
Antihypertensive drugs
What is hypertension evidence sug...,
What is the most important determ...,
What are the 3 hypertensive categ...
3  cards
Antihypertensive therapies
First line antihypertensive agents,
What does b stand for,
What does c stand for
5  cards
Angina & MI
What is angina,
What causes angina,
What is mi
4  cards
Blood supply to the heart
How much of the body s blood supp...,
What is the endocardium supplied ...,
Where does each artery come from
4  cards
Blood flow through the heart
Where does the right heart pump r...,
Where does the left heart pump re...,
What colour is deoxygenated oxyge...
8  cards
Amoeba Sisters
Where do arteries carry blood from,
Where d,
What side of the heart pumps deox...
6  cards

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