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Chapter 9 Circulatory Quiz
Chapter 9 Circulatory System Quiz
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06/27/2015

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Term
Which type of circulation takes blood to and from the cells of the lungs?
Definition
pulmonary
Term
Which type of circulation begins with blood being pumped out of the left side of the heart?
Definition
systemic
Term
What is the waste product excreted by the lungs?
Definition
carbon dioxide
Term
The visceral pericardium is:
Definition
epicardium
Term
The tissue wall between the chambers of the heart are:
Definition
septa
Term
An upper chamber of the heart is the:
Definition
atrium
Term
A lower chamber of the heart is the:
Definition
ventricle
Term
The heart muscle's dedicated system of blood supply is the:
Definition
coronary arteries
Term
Deoxygenated blood travels to the lungs through the:
Definition
pulmonary arteries
Term
Blood returns to the heart from systemic circulation through the:
Definition
venae cavae
Term
Oxygenated blood leaves the heart through the:
Definition
aorta
Term
The valve between the right upper and lower chambers of the heart is the ___ valve.
Definition
tricuspid
Term
A synonym for the bicuspid valve is the ___ valve.
Definition
mitral
Term
Which is NOT an area of the heart wall fed by the coronary arteries?
Definition
superior
Term
The inner lining of the heart is:
Definition
endocardium
Term
The contractive phase of the heartbeat is:
Definition
systole
Term
The relaxation phase of the heartbeat is:
Definition
diastole
Term
The amount of blood expelled from the left ventricle compared with the total volume filling the ventricle is called:
Definition
ejection fraction
Term
Inability of the heart muscle to pump blood efficiently so that it becomes overloaded and enlarges with unpumped blood is:
Definition
heart failure
Term
The natural pacemaker of the heart is the:
Definition
sinoatrial node
Term
An abnormal heart beat is a(n):
Definition
arrhythmia
Term
Profuse secretion of sweat is:
Definition
diaphoresis
Term
An abnormally slow heartbeat is:
Definition
bradycardia
Term
An abnormal opening between the pulmonary artery and the aorta, caused by failure of the fetal ductus arteriosus to close after birth, is:
Definition
PDA (patent ductus arteriosus)
Term
A general term for disease of the heart muscle is:
Definition
cardiomyopathy
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