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A&P 2 - Exam 1 - Part 1 - Anatomy, Heart

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The heart lies in the ____________.   show
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show sternum  
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show 2 through 6  
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How much of the heart's mass is to the left of the body midline?   show
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show thoracic vertebrae 5 through 8  
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The _________ of the heart lies on the diaphragm, pointing to the left.   show
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The base of the heart lies below _______________.   show
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What is an important clinical aid in diagnosing heart disorders?   show
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At birth the heart is __________ and appears __________ in proportion to the chest.   show
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show puberty and 25 years of age  
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In adults, the heart resembles the shape of the _____________.   show
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show pericardium  
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show fibrous pericardium  
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What is the innermost layer of the pericardium which is divided further into two layers?   show
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The serous pericardium is divided into what two layers?   show
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show epicardium  
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_________________ separates the parietal and visceral layers of the serous pericardium.   show
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show friction  
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show epicardium, myocardium, endocardium  
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What is the outer layer of the heart wall?   show
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What is the thick, contractile middle layer of the heart wall?   show
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show myocardium  
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show endocardium  
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show endothelial  
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show "the receiving chambers"  
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The atria receive blood from what?   show
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The atria alternately contract and relax to receive ___________ and then push it into the _____________.   show
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What wall of the atria is not very thick, since little pressure is needed to move the blood such a small distance?   show
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show auricle  
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show "pumping chambers"  
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show thicker  
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The mycardium of the left ventricle is thicker than the right ventricle because it must _________________.   show
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What are mechanical devices of the heart that permit the flow of blood in only one direction?   show
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What prevents blood from flowing back into the atria from the ventricles when the ventricles contract?   show
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show tricuspid  
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show papillary muscle by chordae tendineae  
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What is the left AV valve?   show
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What are the half-moon shaped flaps separating the ventricles from the pulmonary artery and aorta?   show
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show pulmonary artery  
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The aortic semilunar valve is at the entrance of the ________________.   show
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show skeleton of the heart  
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The skeleton of the heart serves as _________________ between the myocardium of the atria and ventriclea.   show
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show right and left coronary arteries  
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The coronary arteries are the first branches to come off of the _____________.   show
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show both the left and right coronary arteries  
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Each ventricle receives blood from a ____________ branch of the corresponding coronary artery.   show
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To which ventricle does the most abundant supply of blood go?   show
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show 50%  
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In what percentage of hearts is the left coronary artery dominant?   show
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show 30%  
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show anastomoses  
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show veins, coronary arteries  
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After going through ____________ blood enters the ______________ to drain into the _______________.   show
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show right atrium  
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What is the sinoatrial node (SA Node) also known as?   show
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show sinoatrial node, atrioventricular node, atrioventricular bundle, Purkinje fibers  
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Where is the sinoatrial node located?   show
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show node of Tawara  
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show in the right atrium along the lower part of the interatrial septum  
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show bundle of His  
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Where does the atrioventricular bundle originate?   show
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show interventricular septum  
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show papillary muscles  
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show cardiac plexuses  
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show sympathetic and parasympathetic fibers  
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show the arch of the aorta  
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How do fibers from the cardiac plexus enter the heart?   show
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show sinoatrial node  
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Other than the sinoatrial node, where else can cardiac plexus fiber end up?   show
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show sympathetic nerves  
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What are inhibitory or depressor nerves known as?   show
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