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chapter 11 quiz 1
Question | Answer |
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Atria | receiving chambers |
chordae tendineae | tiny white cords, anchor the flaps to the walls of the ventricle |
coronary sinus | back side of the right ventricle. blood is emptied in here. |
mitral valve | the left AV valve/bicuspid/consists of two flaps, or cups, of endocardium |
myocardial infarcation | heart attack, corionary, or MI |
myocardium | consists of thick bundles of cardiac muscle twisted and whorled into ringlike arrangements. |
pulmonary circulation | circulation from the right side of the heart to the lungs and back to the left side of the heart |
systrmic circulation | second circuit/ left side of the heart through the body tissues and back to the right side of the heart |
tricuspid valve | the right AV valve/ has three flaps |