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What does the pain of angina pectoris come from?
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A blockage in an artery that supplies the heart
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Apex
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The apex end of the heart points downward at about the 5th intercostal space
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Myocardium
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Causes muscular contractions that force blood out of the heart
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The Mitral Valve
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Permits one-way blood flow from the left atrium to the left ventricle
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Ishchemia
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Blood flow to the right side of the ehart muscle decreases due to constriction of the right coronary artery, decreased blood flow to the heart tissue can result in ischemia
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P Wave of ECG pattern
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Shows depolarization of atrica
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Sequence of parts that carry cardiace impusles
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SA Node, AV node, Av bundle, Purkinje Fibers
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Parasympathetic
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Impulses that the vagus nerve carries to the heart and decreases heart rate
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Sinoatrial Node
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The normal pacemaker of the heart
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What sounds will you hear when listening with a stehoscope just to the right, near the tip of the sternum?
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Sounds of the tricuspid valve
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The T wave in a ECG pattern
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Caused by repolarization of ventricular muscle fibers
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PQ interval in an ECG pattern
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Indicates how long it takes for the cardiac impulse to travel from the SA node through the AV node
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Bradycardia
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Abnormally slow heart rate
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Ventricular Fibrillation
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Very life threatening
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Cells of the conducting system in the heart are most sensitive to the...
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Ion Potassium
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