EKG Flash Cards 1

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The size of a normal heart is

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the size of your fist

Front

The heart is located

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in the mediastinum

Front

The function of the heart is

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to pump oxygen rich blood to the cells

Front

The heart is classified as a

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a hollow muscular organ that beats about 72 times a minute

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Blood returns from the body and enters the

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right atrium

Front

The inferior vena cava gets blood from

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below the diaphragm

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The valves of the heart are made of

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endocardium

Front

What are the two entrance valves of the heart?

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tricuspid and bicuspid

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Which two valves are called semilunar valves?

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Pulmonary and aortic

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The fibrous outer layer, filled with fluid that protects the heart from the chest cavity is the

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pericardium