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Vocabulary/Definitionsaorta: The largest artery of the body, which takes blood from the left ventricle and moves it to the body.
aortic valve: A semilunar valve found in the aorta.
atria: The two chambers of the heart that receive blood from the body.
biomaterial: A material that can interact with other tissues and mimic their properties and behavior.
cardiac regurgitation: The backflow of blood at a valve because the valves are not closing correctly.
endocardium: The innermost layer of the heart, which touches blood that flows through the heart.
epicaridum: A tissue layer that covers the myocardium of the heart and makes up the outside borders of the heart.
mitral valve: A bicuspid valve located between the left atrium and the left ventricle.
myocardium: Thick muscle tissue that composes the middle layer of the heart.
pericardium: A membrane that covers and protects the heart.
pulmonary circulation: The movement of blood between the heart and the lungs.
pulmonary valve: A semilunar valve with three cusps located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery.
systemic circulation: The movement of blood between the heart and the body (excluding the lungs).
valve: In the heart, a flap of tissue that acts as a one-way door to help blood flow in one direction.
ventricles: The two chambers of the heart that receive blood from the atria and send blood to the body.
aortic valve: A semilunar valve found in the aorta.
atria: The two chambers of the heart that receive blood from the body.
biomaterial: A material that can interact with other tissues and mimic their properties and behavior.
cardiac regurgitation: The backflow of blood at a valve because the valves are not closing correctly.
endocardium: The innermost layer of the heart, which touches blood that flows through the heart.
epicaridum: A tissue layer that covers the myocardium of the heart and makes up the outside borders of the heart.
mitral valve: A bicuspid valve located between the left atrium and the left ventricle.
myocardium: Thick muscle tissue that composes the middle layer of the heart.
pericardium: A membrane that covers and protects the heart.
pulmonary circulation: The movement of blood between the heart and the lungs.
pulmonary valve: A semilunar valve with three cusps located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery.
systemic circulation: The movement of blood between the heart and the body (excluding the lungs).
valve: In the heart, a flap of tissue that acts as a one-way door to help blood flow in one direction.
ventricles: The two chambers of the heart that receive blood from the atria and send blood to the body.
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