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Heart
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Heart valve replacement surgery
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cardiovascular system Transportation of oxygen, nutrients, cell wastes, hormones = body homeostasis heart, blood vessels = organs Heart provides the force to move blood
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The Heart Approx. size of closed fist Surrounded laterally by lungs Lies between sternum and vertebral column (CPR) Rests on diaphragm Middle left of thoracic cavity Apex points downward left
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Atria = receiving chambers; Ventricles = pumps blood out. Blood flows from body atria ventricles to body (2 circuits) chambers
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chambers of heart 2 atria 2 ventricles
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Right atrium –Receives blood from superior and inferior vena cava –Blood passes through a valve to get to right ventricle The valve is connected by chordae tendinae and then to papillary muscles
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Right ventricle –Interventricular septum separates ventricles –Blood goes through a valve into the pulmonary trunk which splits into right and left pulmonary arteries
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Left atrium –Receives blood from lungs through 4 pulmonary veins –Blood flows through a valve into left ventricle Valve has Chordae tendinae anchored by papillary muscles
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Left ventricle –Blood passes through a valve into aorta –Muscular wall MUCH thicker because it has to pump the same amount of blood a FARTHER distance
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Summary questions Where is the tricuspid valve? What are chordae tendinae? Which blood vessels deliver blood to right atrium? Which blood vessels deliver blood to left atrium? What is the relationship between wall thickness and function of the left ventricle?
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