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Cardiovascular System

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By: Carys Lawley
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Lecture 0 - Surface Anatomy of the Heart
What are the two parts of the per...,
What is the role of the fibrous p...,
What is the role of the serous pa...
25  cards
Lecture 1 - Introduction to and Histology of the CVS
What affects diffusion,
What is the blood flow to the brain,
What is the blood flow to the heart
36  cards
Lecture 2 - The Heart as a Pump
What are the properties of cardia...,
How long is the cardiac ap,
How long does diastole last
17  cards
Lecture 3 - Congenital Heart Disease
What causes murmurs at rest,
What causes tetralogy of fallot,
What is an acyanotic defect
21  cards
Lecture 4 - The Autonomic Nervous System and the CVS
What comprises the ans,
Where does the sympathetic nervou...,
Describe the thoraco lumbar outflow
22  cards
Lecture 5 - Blood Flow
What is flow,
What is velocity,
What is laminar flow
17  cards
Lecture 6 - Control of the CVS
What happens if total peripheral ...,
What happens if total peripheral ...,
What happens if cardiac output falls
23  cards
Lecture 7 - Cardiac Action Potentials; Drugs and the CVS
How is the cardiac resting membra...,
What is the cardiac resting membr...,
How is heart rate increased
29  cards
Lecture 8 - The Electrocardiogram
Describe the spread of excitation...,
Describe the signal recorded by a...,
What are the rules regarding sign...
24  cards
Lecture 9 - Special Circulations
What are the two lung circulations,
Describe the bronchial circulation,
Describe the pulmonary circulation
23  cards
Lecture 10 - Ischaemic Heart Disease
What are causes of chest pain in ...,
What are causes of chest pain in ...,
What are the causes of chest pain...
74  cards
Lecture 11 - Heart Failure
Define heart failure,
What is the primary cause of syst...,
What are 8 causes of heart failure
28  cards
Lecture 12 - Shock
What does the term shock describe,
What is cardiogenic shock,
What is mechanical shock
6  cards
Embryology 1 - Early Development of the CVS
Where does the cardiogenic field lie,
How does cvs development begin,
What is the role of lateral folding
20  cards
Embryology 2 - Development of the CVS
What is the atrioventricular canal,
What is the first step in septation,
What do the endocardial cushions do
27  cards

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