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Heart

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A healthy 80-kilogram resting adult's heart beats ____ times per min.   75  
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The amount of blood pumped from one ventricle per min is called ____ ____.   cardiac output  
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When the body is more active and needs more nutrients the heart can increase its output by ____ to ____ fold.   5-6  
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Two basic types of blood vessels are ____ and ____.   arteries, veins  
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____ carry blood AWAY from the heart.   Arteries  
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____ carry blood TO the heart.   Veins  
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The arteries and veins entering and leaving the heart are called the ____ ____.   great vessels  
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The heart’s anatomy ensures the ____ flow of blood through it.   unidirectional  
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Backflow of blood is prevented by ____.   valves  
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The heart acts like two side-by-side pumps that work at the same ____ and pump the same ____ of blood.   rate, volume  
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The heart develops ____ ____ through alternate cycles of heart wall contraction and relaxation.   blood pressure  
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Pulmonary circulation consists of the chambers on the ____ side of the heart.   right  
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Cardiac output = ____ *____   stroke volume multiplied by heart rate  
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Systemic circulation consists of the chambers on the ____ side of the heart.   left  
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Most veins merge and drain into the superior and inferior ____ ____ which drains blood into the ____ atrium.   venae cavae, right  
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The heart is located ____ of the body midline, posterior to the ____ and in the ____.   left, sternum, mediastinum  
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The heart is slightly rotated so the ____ border is more anterior and the ____ border is more posterior.   right, left  
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The posterosuperior surface of the heart is called the ____.   base  
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The ____ ____ is formed by the great arterial trunks and the superior vena cava.   superior border  
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The heart's conical end is called the ____.   apex  
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The inferior border is formed by the ____ ____.   right ventricle  
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The heart is contained within the ____, a fibrous sac and serous lining.   pericardium  
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2 functions of the pericardium: ____ heart movement and prevents it from ____ with blood   restricts, overfilling  
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The outer portion of the pericardium is a tough, dense connective tissue layer called ____ _____.   fibrous pericardium  
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The inner layer of pericardium is a thin, double-layered serous membrane called ____ ____.   serous pericardium  
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The serous pericardium is divided into two layers _____ layer and ____ layer.   parietal, visceral  
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The ____ layer of serous pericardium lines the inner surface of the fibrous pericardium.   parietal  
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The ____ layer of serous pericardium covers the outside of the heart.   visceral  
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The thin space between the parietal and visceral layers of serous pericardium is the ____ ____.   pericardial cavity  
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The pericardial cavity is a ____ space with just a thin lining of serous fluid.   potential  
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In an average normal adult the heart weighs ____ to ____ grams.   250-350  
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The ____ is the outermost heart layer and is AKA visceral layer.   epicardium  
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The ____ is the middle layer of the heart wall and is composed of cardiac muscle tissue.   myocardium  
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The myocardium is where ____ ____ (heart attacks) occur.   myocardial infarctions  
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The internal surface of the heart and the external surface of the valves are covered by _____.   endocardium  
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The endocardium is composed of a simple squamous endocardium called _____ and a layer of areolar connective tissue.   endothelium  
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The left and right ____ are thin-walled chambers located superiorly in the heart.   atria  
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The anterior part of each atrium is a wrinkled flap like extension called an _____.   auricle  
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The right atrium receives blood from the ____ circulation and the left atrium receives blood from the ____ circulation.   systemic, pulmonary  
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The left and right ____ are the inferior chambers in the heart.   ventricles  
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Two large arteries, the ____ trunk and the ____ exit the heart at its superior border.   pulmonary, aorta  
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The pulmonary trunk carries blood from the ____ ____ into the pulmonary circulation.   right ventricle  
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The aorta conducts blood from the left ventricle in the ____ circulation.   systemic  
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The atria are separated from the ventricles externally by a deep _____ _____.   coronary sulcus  
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The anterior/posterior inter-ventricular sulci are located between the left and right _____.   ventricles  
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All sulci house blood vessels packed in ____ tissue.   adipose  
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The heart possesses four chambers:   Right atrium, Right ventricle, Left atrium, Left ventricle  
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The heart possesses four valves:   Right atrioventricular (tricuspid), Pulmonary semilunar, Left atrioventricular (bicuspid or mitral), Aortic semilunar  
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In a normal 80 kg resting adult blood pumped from one ventricle per min ____ L (cardiac output).   5.25  
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The ____ _____ of the heart is located between the atria and the ventricles, is formed from dense regular connective tissue.   fibrous skeleton  
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____ ____ separates the atria and the ventricles.   fibrous skeleton  
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The ____ ____ anchors heart valves by forming supportive rings at their attachment points.   fibrous skeleton  
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Fibrous skeleton provides ____ ____ between atria and ventricles that ensure muscle impulses are not spread throughout the heart.   electrical insulation  
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____ ____ provides a rigid framework for the attachment of cardiac muscle tissue.   fibrous skeleton  
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The right ____ receives venous blood from the systemic circulation and the heart muscle itself.   atrium  
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Three major vessels empty blood into the right atrium ____ ____ ____, inferior vena cava, ____ ____.   superior vena cava, coronary sinus  
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The ____ ____ ____ drains blood from the head, neck, upper limbs, and superior regions of the trunk n to the right atrium.   superior vena cava  
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The ____ ____ ____ drains blood from the lower limbs and trunk into the right atrium.   inferior vena cava  
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The ____ ____ drains blood from the heart wall into the right atrium.   coronary sinus  
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The ___ ___ forms a thin wall between the right and left atria.   interatrial septum  
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The auricle and the anterior atrial wall exhibit muscular ridges called ____ muscles.   pectinate  
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The interatrial septum has an oval depression called ____ ____.   fossa ovalis  
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The fossa ovalis is formally known as the fetal ____ ovale.   foramen  
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Separating the right atrium from the right ventricle is the right ____ opening.   atrioventricular  
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The right AV opening is covered by a right ____ valve (tricuspid).   atrioventricular  
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The right AV valve is forced closed when the RV begins to contract preventing ____.   backflow  
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The right ventricle receives ____ venous blood from the RA.   deoxygenated  
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An ____ ____ forms a thick wall between the right and left ventricles.   interventricular septum  
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The internal wall of each ventricle has large, smooth, irregular muscular ridges called ____ ____.   trabeculae carneae  
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The right ventricle typically has three cone-shaped, muscular projections called ____ muscles.   papillary  
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Papillary muscles in the ventricles anchor numerous strands of collagen fibers called ____ ____.   chordae tendineae  
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The ____ ____ attach to the lower surface of cusps of the right AV valve and prevent the valve from everting and flipping into the atrium.   chordae tendineae  
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A muscle bundle called ____ ____ connects the base of the anterior papillary muscle to the interventricular septum.   septomarginal trabecular  
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At the superior end the RV narrows into a smooth-walled conical region called ____ ____.   conus arteriosus  
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Beyond the conus arteriosus is the ____ ____ valve that marks the end of the RV and the entrance into the pulmonary trunk.   pulmonary semilunar  
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The ____ ____ divides into right and left pulmonary arteries which carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs.   pulmonary trunk  
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Semilunar valves are located within the walls of both ventricles; each valve is composed of three thin, half-moon shaped, and pocket like semilunar _____.   cusps  
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Oxygenated blood travels through the pulmonary veins to the ____ ____.   left atrium  
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Separating the left ventricle and the left atrium in the left ____ opening, the opening is covered by ____ ____- valve (bicuspid/mitral).   atrioventricular, left atrioventricular (AV)  
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At the superior end of the ventricular cavity, the ____ ____ ____ marks the end of the left ventricle and the entrance into the aorta.   aortic semilunar valve  
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Left and right ____ ____ travel within the coronary sulcus of the heart to supply the heart wall.   coronary arteries  
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The left and right coronary arteries are the only branches of the ascending ____.   aorta  
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The right coronary artery typically branches into the right ____ artery and the posterior ____ artery.   marginal, interventricular  
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The right marginal artery supplies the ____ ____ of the heart.   right border  
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The posterior interventricular artery supplies ____ surface of both the left and right ventricles.   posterior  
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The left coronary artery branches into ____ ____ artery and the _____ artery.   anterior interventricular, circumflex  
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The anterior interventricular artery supplies the ____ surface of both ventricles and most of the interventricular septum.   anterior  
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The circumflex artery supplies the left ____ and ____.   atrium, ventricle  
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Coronary arteries are considered ___ ___ arteries despite the fact that they have anastomoses.   functional end  
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___ let the arteries share a tiny amount of blood. This is not enough blood to share when one of them is blocked.   Anastomoses  
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The great ____ ____ runs alongside the anterior interventricular artery.   cardiac vein  
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The ____ ____ vein runs alongside the posterior interventricular artery.   middle cardiac  
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The ____ ____ vein travels close to the right marginal artery.   small cardiac  
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The great, middle, and small cardiac veins all drain into the ____ ____, a large vein that lies in the posterior aspect of the coronary sulcus.   coronary sinus  
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The coronary sinus drains directly into the ____ ____ of the heart.   right atrium  
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Because the ventricular myocardium is compressed during contraction most of coronary flow occurs during ventricular _____.   relaxation  
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An inadequate coronary blood flow called ____ is an increased heart rate that shortens diastole.   tachycardia  
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Inadequate coronary blood flow called ____ is the reduced ability of blood flow through the ventricular myocardium.   hypotension  
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Deoxygenated blood is carried in the _____ circuit.   pulmonary  
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____ is a visceral layer of serous pericardium surrounding the outer walls of the heart   Epicardium  
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What is the function of serous fluid?   lubrication  
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The coronary sulcus separate the ____ and the ____ externally   atria, ventricles  
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Closure of right atrioventricular valve is caused by the ____ of the right ventricle.   contraction  
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The _____ _____ attach to the lower surface of cusps of the right AV valve and prevent the valve from everting and flipping into the atrium when the RV is contracting.   chordae tendineae  
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