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Chapter 14 - Review (Test)

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Progression of blood vessles after blood leaves the heart   aorta, arteriols, cappillaries, venuel, vein  
coronary arteries   Name the artery that supplys the myocardium of the heart  
Which chamber of the heart has the thickest musculature   left ventricle  
pulmonary artery   What's the name of the blood vessel that caries de-oxygenated blood to the lungs  
What's the term that refers to the hearts ability to generate its own contraction cycle   autorhymimisity  
coronary arteries   Name the artery that supplys the myocardium of the heart  
Which chamber of the heart has the thickest musculature   left ventricle  
pulmonary artery   What's the name of the blood vessel that carries de-oxygenated blood to the lungs  
What's the term that refers to the hearts ability to generate its own contraction cycle   autorhymimisity  
Name the conduction parts of the heart in order   SA node, AV node, Bundle of His, Bundle branches, Purkinge Fibers  
What valve is open if the pressure in the left ventricle is greater than the pressure in the aorta   aortic semi-lunar valve  
End-diastolic volume is the amount of blood contained in the ventricles before they...   contract  
End-Systolic volume is the amount of blood in the ventricles after it has...   contracted  
stroke volume   What's the amount of blood ejected from the ventricles when it contracts  
speeds up   What effect does the sympathetic NS have on your heart rate  
What is the hormone that the sympathetic NS will release in order to speed up the heart rate   epinepherine / adreneline  
What is the effect of thyroid hormones would have on the heart rate   goes up  
What are the 3 different types of blood cells   Red (erythrocytes) - carries oxygen & carbon dioxide; White (leukocytes) - phagocytosis; Plateletts (thrombocytes) - clotting  
Diaphram   What is the anatomical structure that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity  
Mitral valve & Bicuspid valve   The left AV valve has two names. Name them.  
What are the two regions of the hearts conduction system that contain pacemaker cells   SA node & AV node  
oxygenated   When your blood is nice & bright, it you that it is...  
Connecting the heart muscle cells together allowing an electrical current to flow directly from one cell to another cell is called what   gap junctions  
Can all 4 heart valves ever open at the same time   no  


   


 

 

 

 

 

 
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