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The plateau in the action potential of cardiac muscle results from the action of ___________________________.

The coronary blood vessels are part of the ________________ circuit of the circulatory system. (Be careful)

Which of the following is not a layer of an artery or vein?

Which of the following cannot cause edema?

Which of the following proteins is NOT normally found in the plasma?

_________________ is the initial stretching of the cardiac myocytes (muscle cells) prior to contraction. It is related to ventricular filling.   ________________  is the force or load against which the heart has to contract to eject the blood.

The death of cardiac tissue from lack of blood flow is commonly known as a heart attack, but clinically called a _____________________.

___________________________ happens when the endothelium becomes damaged, due to factors such as smoking, high blood pressure, high levels of glucose, fat, or cholesterol in the blood. This damage allows a collection of substances, known as __________________, to build up in the artery wall of ________________________________

Electrical signals pass quickly from one cardiomyocyte to another through the _________________ of the intercalated discs.

Which of the blood vessels receives blood directly from the right ventricle?