Area on the anterior chest directly over the heart and great vessels
The top of the heart
The bottom of the heart that points down and to the left
Tough double-walled sac that surrounds and protects the heart
Muscular wall of the heart
Thin layer of tissue that lines the interior surface of the heart
Valve that can be heard in the right 2nd intercostal area
Valve that can be heart in the left 2nd intercostal area
Valve heard best at the left sternal border
Valve heard best at the fifth interspace in the midclavicular line
When the ventricles relax and fill with blood
When the heart contracts
Depolarization of the atria (ECG wave)
Depolarization of the ventricles (ECG wave)
Repolarization of the ventricles (ECG wave)
Sound of blood circulating through cardiac changes due to increased velocity of blood, increased viscosity or structural defects in the valves
Sound heard with the closure of the AV valve at beginning of systole
Sound heard at the closure of the semilunar valves signifying end of systole
Sound that occurs when ventricles are resistant to filling, right after end of systole
Sound heard at end of diastole when ventricule is resistant to filling
Volume of blood in each stroke of the heart times the number of beats per minute
Venous return that builds up during diastole
Opposing pressure the ventricle must generate in order to open the aortic valve
Place in the heart where the electric impulse is generated
Palpable vibration during physical exam
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