List the causes of pericardial tamponade. What is pericardial tamponade? List three effects of pericardial tamponade on the cardiac cycle and/or heart anatomy. Follow this…
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What are the differences between arteries and veins? What is compliance? What aspects of vein structure cause its increased compliance relative to arteries? What causes…
Starting with the superior and inferior vena cava and ending with the aorta, list the parts of the heart below in the order that blood…
Draw a normal pressure-volume loop for the heart, and label each of the phases. Why is the left ventricle larger than the right ventricle? Why…