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located between the right atrium and right ventricle
Tricuspid valve
located between the left atrium and left ventricle
bicuspid valve
located between the left atrium and the left ventricle
Bicuspid valve
between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery and between the left ventricle and the aorta
Semilunar Valves
Pericardium, visceral layer, and parietal layer
three
layers of the heart
two-layer sac covering the heart that is filled with pericardial fluid.
Pericardium
lies closest to the
myocardium
Visceral
layer
lies in
pericardium
Parietal
layer
middle, thick, muscular layer
myocardium
inner lining of the heart
endocardium
tube-like structures that carry blood throughout the
body
blood vessles
carry blood containing oxygen and other nutrients away to the heart from the cell
arteries
smallest
arteries
arterioles
largest artery in the body
aorta
carry blood containing carbon dioxide and other waste products to the heart
veins
smallest veins
venules
largest veins in the body
capillaries
outer layer of the heart
epicardium
separates the two atria
interatrial septum
separates the two ventricle chambers
interventricular septum
pertaining to the atria
atrial
study of the heart
cardiology
examination of the pulse
sphygmoscopy
inflammation of a valve
valvulitis
pertaining to the ventricles
ventricular
visualization of the blood vessels
angiography
pertaining to the aorta
aortic
narrowing of the
arteries
arteriostenosis
pertaining to the arterioles
arteriolar
inflammation of a vein
phlebitis
acting on the blood vessels
vasoactive
pertaining to the blood vessels
vascular
pertaining to the veins
venous
pertaining to the venules
venular
fatty deposit
atheroma
blockage
due to an
embolus
embolism
process of dissolving a clot
thrombolysis
having three points
tricuspid
having the shape of a half moon
semilunar
hardening of the arteries
arteriosclerosis
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