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IndialanticEA4-Heart
This is the study stack for our Biomedical engineering unit about the heart.
Question | Answer |
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How much does an average heart weigh? | between 10 to 12 ounces |
How many chambers does the heart have? | 4 |
What muscle seperates the right and left atrium? | septum |
What keeps the heart in the chest and protects it? | pericardium |
What is the middle layer of the heart? | myocardium |
What holds the valves to the heart muscles? | heartstrings or chordae tendinae |
Other than the pulmonary circuit, how else does the heart circulate blood? | systemic circuit |
In a pulmonary circuit, whw does deoxygenated blood leave the heart? | pulmonary artery |
What happens if arteries in your heart get clogged? | heart attack |
What makes the "heartbeat" sound? | pacemaker cells |
How many times a day does the heart beat? | 100,000 |
How many times does an adult heart beat a minute? | 60 to 80 beats per minute |
How many times does a newborns heart beat a minute? | 70 to 190 beats per minute |
How many quarts of blood eos the heart pump through the body? | 6 quarts |