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Shawn Collier
Anatomy weeks 6-12
| The free edges of the atrioventricular valves are anchored to the | papillary muscles |
| During pregnancy, what happens to the oxygenated blood returned from the placenta via the umbilical vein? | It flows into the inferior vena cava. |
| The type of membranous tissue that lines the heart and blood vessels is the | endothelium. |
| Blood flow from the heart through blood vessels to all parts of the body and back to the heart is referred to as _____ circulation. | Systemic |
| The _____ drains much of the superficial leg and foot. | great saphenous vein |
| The heart valves that are located where the trunk of the pulmonary artery joins the right ventricle and where the aorta joins the left ventricle are called | semilunar valves. |
| Which of the following is not a formed element found in the blood? | Plasma |
| Which of the following statements does not correctly describe the spiral organ of Corti? | The tectorial membrane bends with vibrations, whereas the basilar membrane is rigid and fixed. |
| Fluid filling the posterior segment of the eye. | vitreous humor |
| Region of the hypophysis that contains secretory endocrine cells derived from the oral ectoderm. | adenohypophysis |
| The hormone produced by the heart | increases the excretion of sodium in the urine. |