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WK10 A&P matching
Week ten A&P the cardiovascular system
Question | Answer |
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Three layers that enclose the heart | Pericardial membranes |
Irregular heartbeat caused by damage to part of the conduction pathway | Arrhythmia |
Pumps blood, which creates blood pressure and circulates oxygen, nutrients and other substances | Heart |
Has a thick wall, pumps blood through the body through the aorta | Left ventricle |
Receives blood from the upper body from the Superior Vena Cava, and blood from the lower body from the Inferior Vena Cava | Right atrium |
This word means contraction | Systole (a phase of contraction during the cardiac cycle) |
The area between the lungs in the thoracic cavity | Mediastinum |
An abnormal or extra heart sound caused by a malfunctioning heart valve | Heart murmur |
Receives blood from the lungs byway of four pulmonary veins | Left Atrium |
Has a thin wall, pumps blood to the lungs through the pulmonary artery | Right ventricle |