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HSII Ch.12 Vocab Pt. 2
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coronary bypass surgery
surgery to relieve severely restricted coronary blood flow
veins ar etaken from other parts of the body to bypass partial blockage
coronary circulation
delivery of oxygen & remove waste from myocardium
coronary sinus
area that recieves deoxygenated blood from coronary veins and empties into R atrium
coronary vein
recieve blood from hear wall and empties into coronary sinus
diastole
relaxation
interposed between contractions
diastolic pressure
blood pressure in arteries during diastole of the heart
ductus arteriousus
connects aorta and pulmonary artery
allows most blood to bypass fetus' developing lungs
ductus venosus
continuation of umbilical vein that shunts blood returning from placenta past fetus' developing liver directly into inferior vena cava
electrocardigram (ECG)
graphic record of the heart's potential actions
endocarditis
inflammation of the lining of the heart
endocardium
thin layer of smooth tissue lining each chamber of the heart
epicardium
also called visceral pericardium
inner layer of pericardium that covers surface of the heart
foramen ovale
shunts blood from R atrium into L atrium
allost most blood to bypass baby'd developing lungs
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HSII Ch.12 Vocab Pt. 2
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circulatory system vocab part 2
Updated
11/12/2012, 8:35:02 PM
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