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- 2. septum The structure that separates the right ventricle from the left ventricle
- 5. The phase of relaxation in the cardiac cycle
- 10. The type of blood vessel that Carries the blood away from the heart
- 15. Process in which fatty substances are deposited in the walls of the arteries resulting in an impeded blood flow.
- 16. node The natural pacemaker of the heart
- 18. Microscopic blood vessels that connect arterioles to venules
- 20. The middle thickest layer that is composed of cardiac tissues responsible for the heart’s contraction and pumpingpericardiu
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- 1. The type of blood the coronary arteries of the heart delivers to the myocardium.
- 3. A recording that is produced by electrical currents created by the action potentials of the conduction system that is detected by electrodes placed on the skin’s surface.
- 4. layer The outer layer of the serous pericardium that is fused to the fibrous pericardium
- 6. The inferior pointed end of the heart.
- 7. hormone The type of hormone that increases the heart rate
- 8. The lower chambers of the heart
- 9. An excess of what nutrient will increase the heart rate and contraction force.
- 11. ovalis An oval depression on an interatrial septum
- 12. tendinae Tendon like cords that connect to papillary muscles
- 13. valve A valve consisting of three cusps
- 14. The membrane that surrounds the heart
- 17. sinus A major vein that collects blood from the coronary circulation back into the heart
- 19. The first heart sound