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The mitral valve is located between the:

Which type of hemostatic agent is placed on each side of the sternum after a median sternotomy?

The position of the heart:1. lies between the lungs 2. anterior to the vertebrae, esophagus, and portion of the descending aorta. 3. posterior to the sternum4. slightly shifted to the right side of the chest

The pulmonary veins number ____.

Which structure supplies the myocardium with oxygenated blood?

Tachycardia is a fast heart rate, usually more than ________ beats per minute.

When on cardiopulmonary bypass the blood is oxygenated, filtered, warmed or cooled, and pumped back into the systemic circulation through a cannula placed in the:

The coronary artery is opened with a #11 knife blade (or Beaver blade), and the incision is extended with _______ coronary scissors.

The aortic valve maintains one-way blood flow from the ________ to the aorta.

An internal device used when a  patient has heart block which is when electical system of the heart is no loger firing  is a/an ____.