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Cardiovascular Study Guide

Learning Goals – describe the histology of the major arteries and veins of systemic,
pulmonary, hepatic portal, and coronary circulation, describe fetal circulation and
changes that occur to the circulatory system at birth, explain the components of an
electrocardiogram, describe normal heart sounds and what they mean, and describe
hypertension and some of the factors that produce it, describe the factors affecting
blood flow through the cardiovascular system.

1.0 - Define each term in your own words and then compare your definition with the actual
scientific definition. Make sure you have a complete understanding of each vocabulary
term before moving to the next task. 

1. aorta
2. artery
3. atria
4. atrioventricular node
5. atrioventricular valves
6. bicuspid valve
7. blood pressure
8. bradycardia
9. bundle of His
10. chordae tendinae
11. coronary circulation
12. diastolic pressure
13. electrocardiogram
14. endocardium
15. epicardium
16. heart sounds
17. hypertension
18. hypotension
19. inferior vena cava
20. myocardium
21. P wave
22. pulmonary arteries
23. pulmonary
circulation
24. pulmonary valve
25. pulmonary veins
26. pulse
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27. Purkinje fibers

28. QRS complex
29. semilunar valve
30. sinoatrial node
31. superior vena cava
32. systemic circulation
33. systolic pressure
34. T wave
35. Tachycardia
36. tricuspid valve
37. vasoconstriction
38. vasodilation
39. vein
40. ventricles