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Cardiovascular System Part 1

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The Cardiovascular system consists of:   Heart and Blood Vessels  
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Hollow, cone-shaped, muscular pump; Generates force to transport respiratory gases, nutrients, and wastes through body   Heart  
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_______ ________ transport blood throughout the body   Blood Vessels  
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_______ transport blood throughout the body.   Arteries  
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_____ transport blood toward the heart.   Veins  
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_______ transport blood between arteries and veins, and perform nutrient, gas, and waste exchange.   Capillaries  
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Two _____ _____ (______) are included in the Cardiovascular System.   Closed Circuits (Pathways)  
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The two closed circuits in the Cardiovascular System are:   Pulmonary circuit and Systemic circuit  
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The ______ circuit carries oxygen-poor blood from heart to lungs, drops off carbon dioxide, picks up oxygen, flows back to heart.   Pulmonary  
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The ______ circuit transports oxygen-rich blood and nutrients to body cells, flows back to the heart.   Systemic  
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Organization of the heart: _____ side pumps to pulmonary circuit, blood returns to left side.   Right  
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Organization of the heart: ____ side pumps to the systemic circuit, blood returns to the right side   Left  
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Both sides of the heart pump at the same time? True False   True  
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Covering over heart and proximal ends of large blood vessels   Pericardium (Pericardial Sac)  
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Portions of the Pericardium: -Tough outer layer, surrounds double-layered serous membrane   Fibrous Pericardium  
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Portions of the Pericardium: -Deep to Fibrous pericardium; outer layer of serous membrane covers the inner surface of the fibrous pericardium   Parietal Pericardium  
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Portions of Pericardium: -Inner layer of serous membrane; attached to surface of heart; also called the epicardium   Visceral Pericardium  
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Portions of Pericardium: -Space between visceral and parietal layers of serous pericardium   Pericardial Cavity  
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Wall of Heart: -Outer layer -Thin -AKA Visceral Pericardium -Reduces friction   Epicardium  
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Wall of Heart: -Middle layer -Thickest Layer -Composed of cardiac muscle tissue   Myocardium  
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Wall of Heart: -Inner Layer -Thin -Forms inner lining of all heart chambers   Endocardium  
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Wall of Heart Function: -Forms a protective outer covering -Secretes serous fluid   Epicardium  
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Wall of Heart Function: -Contracts to pump blood from the heart chambers   Myocardium  
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Wall of Heart Function: -Forms a protective inner lining of the chambers and valve   Endocardium  
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Types of Heart Chambers: 1. 2. 3.   1. Atria (Atrium) 2. Auricles 3. Ventricles  
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Heart Chamber: 1. Thin-walled upper chambers 2. Receive blood returning to heart   Atria (Atrium)  
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Heart Chamber: 1. Flap like projections from Atria 2. Allow Atrial expansion   Auricles  
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Heart Chamber: 1. Thick walled lower chambers 2. Pump blood into arteries   Ventricles  
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There are _ chambers of the heart.   4  
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4 Chambers of Heart: -Receives blood returning from systemic circuit (from the superior and inferior vena cavae and coronary sinus) -Pumps blood into the right ventricle   Right Atrium  
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4 Chambers of Heart: -Receives blood from the right atrium; pumps blood to lungs   Right Ventricule  
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4 Chambers of Heart: -Receives blood from the pulmonary veins -Pumps blood to left ventricle   Left Atrium  
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4 Chambers of Heart: -Receives blood from the left atrium -Pumps blood to systemic circuit   Left ventricule  
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Heart Valves: 1. Separates right atrium from right ventricle   Tricuspid Valve (Right atrioventricular valve)  
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Heart Valves: 1. Separates right ventricle from pulmonary trunk   Pulmonary Semilunar Valve  
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Heart Valves: 1. Separates left atrium from left ventricle   Mitral (Bicupsid) Valve (Left Atrioventricular Valve)  
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Heart Valves: 1. Separates left ventricle from aorta   Aortic Semilunar Valve  
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Valve: ____________ Location: Right atrioventricular orifice Function: Prevents blood from moving from the right ventricle into the right atrium during ventricle contraction   Tricuspid Valve  
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Valve: ____________ Location: Entrance to Pulmonary Trunk Function: Prevents blood from moving from the left ventricle into the left atrium during ventricular relaxation   Pulmonary Valve  
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Valve: ____________ Location: Left atrioventricular orifice Function: Prevents blood from moving from the left ventricle into the left atrium during contraction.   Mitral Valve  
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Valve: ____________ Location: Entrance to aorta Function: Prevents blood from moving from the aorta into the left ventricle during ventricular relaxation   Aortic Valve  
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Septum: -Separates left and right atria   Intertrial Septum  
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Septum: -Separates left and right Ventricles   Interventricular Septum  
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Large Veins that Return oxygen-poor blood to the heart   Superior and Inferior Venae Cava  
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Fibrous strings that attach cusps of tricuspid and mitral valves to papillary muscles in wall of heart.   Chordae Tendinaea  
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4 veins that return blood from lungs to left atrium   Pulmonary Veins  
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Oxygen-poor blood from the vena cavae and coronary sinus enter the _____ ______.   Right Atrium  
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Blood flows from right atrium, through the ______ valve into the ______ ventricle.   Tricuspid Right  
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Right atrium contracts, sending remaining blood into ______ ventricle.   Right  
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Right ventricle _________.   Contracts  
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Tricuspid valve closes _______ _________ ________.   RIght atrioventricular orifice  
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As pressures rises in right ventricle, the __________ ________ _______ opens blood flow into __________ _______.   1. Pulmonary Semilunar Valve 2. Pulmonary Trunk  
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Blood then flows into the ______ trunk.   Pulmonary  
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Blood flows to _____, drops off carbon dioxide, picks up oxygen.   Lungs  
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Blood returns to _____ atrium via pulmonary ______.   1. Left 2. veins  
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Blood flows from left atrium, through _______ valve, into ____ ventricle.   1. Mitral 2. Left  
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Left atrium ________, sending remaining blood into left ventricle.   Contracts  
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Left ventricle ________.   contracts  
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Mitral valve closes ____ ____________ ______.   Left Atrioventricular Orifice  
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As pressure rises in left ventricle, ______ _________ _____ opens.   Aortic Semilunar Valve  
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Blood flows into ______, transporting oxygen-rich blood to body cells.   Aorta  
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Supply blood to tissues of the Heart   Left and right coronary arteries  
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The coronary arteries are first 2 branches of the ____.   Aorta  
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Branches of right coronary artery:   1. Posterior Interventricular artery 2. Right Marginal Branch  
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Branches of right coronary artery: -Supplies posterior ventricles   Posterior Interventricular Artery  
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Branches of right coronary artery: -Supplies right artrium and ventricle   Right Marginal branch  
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Branches of left coronary artery:   Circumflex Branch Anterior Interventricular  
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Branches of left coronary artery: Supplies left atrium and ventricle   Circumflex Branch  
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Branches of left coronary artery: Supplies walls of ventricles   Anterior interventricular (Left anterior descending) artery.  
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______ veins drain blood from Myocardium.   Cardiac  
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Enlarged vein into which other cardiac veins drain; drains into right atrium   Coronary Sinus  
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Contraction of a heart chamber   Systole  
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Relaxation of a heart chamber   Diastole  
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The events that occur during a heartbeat.   Cardiac Cycle  
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____________ _____ between cells contain desmosomes for structural support, and gap junctions to spread action potentials through a network of cells   Intercalated discs  
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Cardiac Muscle cells have how many central nucleuses?   1  
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Cardiac Muscle Cells form a _________ _________, mass of merging cells that function as a unit   Functional Syncytium  
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Specialized group of cardiac muscle cells, which initiate and distribute cardiac action potentials through myocardium   Cardiac Conduction System  
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Sinoatrial (SA) Node: Pacemaker   Initiates rhythmic contractions of the heart  
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Internodal Atrial Muscle   Conducts impulses from SA (Sinoatrial) node to Atria  
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Junctional Fibers:   Conduct impulses from SA (Sinoatrial) node to Atrioventricular (AV) node  
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AV (Atrioventricular) Bundle (of His):   Conducts impulses rapidly between SA (Sinoatrial) node and bundle branches  
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Left and Right Bundle Branches   Split off from AV (Atrioventricular) bundle, conduct impulses to Purkinje fibers on both sides of heart  
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Purkinje Fibers:   Large fibers that conduct impulses to ventricular myocardium; conduct impulses to apex first; whorled pattern of muscle in ventricles contract with twisting motion  
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-A recording of electrical changes that occur in the myocardium during the cardiac cycle -Used to assess ability of heart to conduct impulses   Electrocardiogram (ECG, EKG)  
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Atrial depolarization; occurs just prior to atrial contraction   P Wave  
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Ventricular depolarization; occurs just prior to ventricular contraction   QRS complex (3 waves):  
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Ventricular repolarization; occurs just prior to ventricular relaxation   T Wave  
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Heartbeat through a stethoscope sounds like:   Lubb-Dubb  
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1st heart sound   S1  
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2nd heart sound   S2  
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1st Heart sound occurs during ______ _______.   Ventricular Systole  
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2nd heart sound occurs during __________ ________   Ventricle Diastole  
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Closing of the AV valves is associated with _________ _______   Ventricle Systole  
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Closing of the pulmonary and aortic semilunar valves is associated with _________ _________   Ventricular Diastole  
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Abnormal heart sound derived from incomplete closure of cusps of a valve   Murmur  
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True or False: During the cardiac cycle, the pressure in the heart chambers rises and falls   True  
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In Ventricular _________: -Pressure is lower than atrial pressure -Atria and ventricles are relaxed -AV Valves are open, and semilunar valves are closed -About 70% of blood flows passively from atria into ventricles   Diastole  
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During Atrial _______ and Ventricular ______: -Atria contract and ventricles are relaxed -The AV Valves open and the semilunar valves close -Atrial systole pushes remaining 30% of blood into the ventricles, causing ventricular pressure to increase   Systole Diastole  
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Cardiac Center in _______ ________ performs neural regulation of heart   Medulla Oblongata  
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_____________ ______ that Innervate Heart: -Reach heart via vagus nerves -Decrease heart rate, due to influence on SA and AV nodes   Parasympathetic Impulses  
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_____________ ______ that Innervate Heart: -Reach heart on accelerator nerves -Increase heart rate, due to influence on SA and AV nodes, atrial and ventricular myocardium   Sympathetic Impulses  
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_____________ ______ : Involve cardiac control center in medulla oblongata -Balance inhibitory and excitatory effects of parasympathetic and sympathetic fibers -Contains a cardioinhibitor reflex center and a cardioaccelerator reflex center   Baroreceptor Reflexes  
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Altered heart rhythms   Arrythmias  
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-Uncoordinated, chaotic contraction of small areas of myocardium -Atrial fibrillation not life-threatening; ventricular fibrillation is often fatal   Fibrillation  
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Abnormally fast heartbeat, >100 beats/min at rest   Tachycardia  
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Abnormally slow heartbeat, <60 beats/min at rest   Bradycardia  
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Rapid, regular contraction of a heart chamber, 250 to 350 beats/min   Flutter  
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Beat that occurs before expected in normal cardiac cycle; often originates from ectopic regions of heart (other than SA node)   Premature Beat  
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Damage to SA node may lead to AV node taking over, and act as secondary pacemaker; 40 to 60/min, instead of 70 to 80   Ectopic Pacemaker  
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Device used to treat disorders of cardiac conduction system; implantable and battery-powered   Artificial Pacemaker  
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Blood vessels that carry blood towards the heart are called ______, those that carry blood away from the heart are ________   Veins, Arteries  
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Deoxygenated blood travels from the heart to the lungs via the ______ circuit.   Pulmonary  
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What is the function of the systemic circuit?   The systemic circuit carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body  
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Supplies blood to the systemic circulation to deliver oxygen to tissues   Left Side of heart  
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Supplies blood to the lungs for exchange of respiratory gases   Right Side of heart  
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The heart is housed within the mediastinum and rests on the ___________, a muscle   Diaphragm  
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Which circuit carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body?   The systemic circuit  
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Which side of the heart pumps blood through the systemic circuit?   Left Side  
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What is the pericardium?   The covering that encloses the heart  
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Which statement accurately describes the fibrous pericardium?   Outer portion of the pericardial sac composed of tough connective tissue  
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The pulmonary circuit receives blood from the ______ of the heart and the systemic circuit receives blood from the ______ of the heart.   Right side Left Side  
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What is the visceral pericardium?   The serous membrane attached directly to the surface of the heart  
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The heart, and the proximal ends of the large blood vessels to which it attaches, are enclosed in a membranous sac called the ______.   Pericardium  
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The _________ pericardium covers the inner surface of the fibrous pericardium.   Parietal  
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The outermost layer of the sac surrounding the heart is composed of tough connective tissue. What is this layer called?   Fibrous pericardium  
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What is the space between the visceral and parietal pericardium called?   Pericardial cavity  
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Which side of the heart pumps blood through the systemic circuit?   Left Side  
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Which describes the parietal pericardium?   the outermost serous membrane  
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The auricles are flap-like projection off of the ________ and serve to increase their blood volume.   Atria or Atrium  
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The middle layer of the heart wall, known as the myocardium, is composed primarily of _______.   Cardiac Muscle  
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The inner layer of the heart wall, the endocardium consists of ______.   epithelium and underlying connective tissue rich in elastic and collagen fibers  
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What is the interatrial septum?   the wall that separates the right and left atria  
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Describes the parietal pericardium?   The outermost serous membrane  
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What is the earlike extension of each atrium called?   Auricle  
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The thick-walled inferior chambers of the heart that pump blood into the arteries are called   Ventricles  
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What vessels bring blood to the right atrium?   inferior vena cava coronary sinus superior vena cava  
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The wall that separates the upper chambers of the heart is the ______, and the wall that separates the lower chambers is the ______.   interatrial septum; interventricular septum  
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Where is the tricuspid valve located?   Between the right atrium and right ventricle  
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How does the tricuspid valve close?   The contraction of the right ventricle forces blood against the cusps, which closes the valve.  
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What are the ventricles?Where is the the pulmonary semilunar valve located?   The thicker-walled, inferior chambers of the heart  
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What are the chordae tendineae?   Tough fibrous cords that anchor the AV valves to the papillary muscles  
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Contraction of the right ventricle leads to what action?   closing of the tricuspid valve  
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The wall of the left ventricle is thicker than the wall of the right ventricle. Why?   The left ventricle has to pump blood farther.  
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What chamber of the heart pumps blood into the pulmonary trunk?   Right ventricle  
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Blood from the superior and inferior vena cavae and the coronary sinus flow into the ______.   Right Atrium  
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The blood from the right ventricle travels only to the lungs. This physiological attribute explains what anatomical feature?   The wall of the right ventricle is thinner than the wall of the left ventricle.  
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Blood from the right ventricle flows to the ________ ________, which then splits into two arteries (left and right) that lead into the lungs.   Pulmonary Trunk  
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Where is the the pulmonary semilunar valve located?   between the right ventricle and the pulmonary trunk  
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Where does the blood that enters the left atrium come from?   pulmonary veins  
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The left atrioventricular valve is also called the ________ valve.   mitral or bicuspid  
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Blood leaving the right ventricle flows into the ______.   pulmonary trunk  
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