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Chapter 13
The Cardiovascular System: The Heart
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
05/07/2013

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Term
On a surface projection, the apex of the heart is found at the:
Definition
Inferior left point
Term
The layer of the heart wall that is composed of cardiac muscle tissue is the:
Definition
Myocardium
Term
Which of the following is the correct route of blood through the heart from the systemic circulation to the pulmonary circulation and back to the systemic circulation?
Definition

Right atrium,

tricuspid valve,

right ventricle,

pulmonary valve,

left atrium,

mitral valve,

left ventricle,

aortic valve

Term
Which of the following vessels carries the most highly oxygenated blood?
Definition
Pulmonary veins
Term
Which chambers of the heart can occupy a greater volume of blood?
Definition

Right atrium, right ventricle, left atrirum, left ventricle

(Two of the above)

Term
Which of the following sequences correctly represents the conduction of an impulse through the heart?
Definition

SA node,

AV node,

AV bundle,

bundle branches

Term
The outermost layer of the heart, the ___________ is also the innermost layer of the serous pericardium, the _____________.
Definition
Epicardium, Visceral Pericardium
Term
The first two vessels to branch from the ascending aorta are the ________ and the __________.
Definition
Right coronary artery, Left coronary artery
Term
The first heart sound that is created by turbulence of bloos at the closing of the _________ valves.
Definition
Atrioventricular
Term
The branch of the ledt coronary artery that lies in the coronary sulcus and distributes oxygenated blood to the walls of the ledt atrium and ventricles is the __________.
Definition
Circumflex artery
Term
During the period of ventricular filling, the AV valves are in the __________ position, and the semilunar valves are in the ____________.
Definition
Open / Closed
Term
The term _____________ refers to the contraction of a heart chamber, and the word _____________ refers to the relaxation of the heart chamber.
Definition
Systole, Diastole
Term
The heart chamber with the thickest wall is the __________.
Definition
Left ventricle
Term
The ___________ point of the heart is located in the fifth left intercostal space, abourt 9 cm to the left of the midline.
Definition
Inferior Left
Term
Trabaculae carnae are ridges located on the inner surfaces of the right and left ventricles.
Definition
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Term
The inferior vena cava passes through the diaphragm.
Definition
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Term
Blood passes into the aorta from the left ventricle.
Definition
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Term
Blood in the coronary sinus flows into the righr atrium.
Definition
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Term
Most of ventricular filling occurs during atrial systole.
Definition
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Term
The Purkinje fibers distribute action potentials first to the apex of the ventricles, the superiorly to the remainder of the ventricles.
Definition
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Term
Chordae tendineae attach AV valve cusps to papillary muscles.
Definition
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Term
The visceral layer of the serous pericardium is also called the epicardium.
Definition
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Term

     Prevents backflow of blood into left ventricle

 

Definition
Aortic valve
Term
Prevents backflow of blood into right ventricle
Definition
Pulmonary valve
Term
Also called the mitral valve / Located between the left atrium and left ventricle
Definition
Bicuspid valve
Term
Prevents backflow of blood into right atrium / Located between the right atrium and the right ventricle.
Definition
Tricuspid valve
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