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Anatomy and Physiology: Circulatory System Part 2

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This deck covers key concepts related to the circulatory system, focusing on heart failure, blood flow, and heart anatomy.

Left sided heart failure backs up into the _.

Lungs
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Term
Definition
Left sided heart failure backs up into the _.
Lungs
Right sided heart failure backs up Into the ___.
Body
Main sign of left sided heart failure is?
Fluid in lungs
_ is the most common cause of left sided heart failure.
MI
____ is the most common cause of right sided heart failure.
Left sided heart failure
An _ occurs at "dead ends" of hands and feet.
AV Shunt

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TermDefinition
Left sided heart failure backs up into the _.
Lungs
Right sided heart failure backs up Into the ___.
Body
Main sign of left sided heart failure is?
Fluid in lungs
_ is the most common cause of left sided heart failure.
MI
____ is the most common cause of right sided heart failure.
Left sided heart failure
An _ occurs at "dead ends" of hands and feet.
AV Shunt
_ are the only vessels that ooze and leak.
Capillaries
What is the only vessel that is under neutral pressure?
Capillaries
Capillary sphincters open completely with the presence of increased ____.
Co2
What are the steps of blood flow from artery to vein?
Artery, arteriolar, capillaries, veinuole, vein
____% of blood is plasma.
55
_% of blood is red blood cells.
44
____% of blood is white blood cells.
1
The _ artery supplies blood to the posterior portion of the heart.
Circumflex
The coronary arteries are fed via the relaxation (diastolic) phase of the?
Left ventricle
The heart is located?
Mediastinum
____ of the heart lies left of the midline of sternum.
2/3
What are the two types of cells in the heart?
Electrical | Mechanical
What is the pathway of an electrical current in the nodes of the heart?
SA, AV, Bundle of his, Bundle branches, Purkinje Fibers
The ____ is the normal pacemaker of the heart.
SA
The _ node of the heart acts as the "stopsign" for electrical current to allow mechanical cells in Atrium to contract.
AV
The intrinsic rate of the SA node of the heart is?
60-100
The intrinsic rate of the AV node of the heart is?
40-60
The intrinsic rate of the Purkinje fibers of the heart is?
20-40
_ is the amount of force exerted against walls of arteries.
Blood pressure