1. Anatomy and Physiology Flash Cards
Heart
Anatomy and Physiology Flash Cards
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2. Directions The first slide asks a question.
The second slide answers the question.
Use these slides like flash cards to test your core knowledge.
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3. Question
The cardiovascular system (CVS) is a closed loop system. The CVS is mainly composed of the (a) ______ and the (b) ______, forming the pump and highway system.
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4. Answer
Heart
Blood vessels
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5. Question
The heart is mainly composed of cardiac muscle also known as ______.
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6. Answer
Myocardium
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7. Question The heart is located within the ______ of the ______ cavity.
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8. Answer
The heart is located within the mediastinum of the thoracic cavity.
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9. Question _______ are the receiving chambers of the heart.
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10. Answer
Atria
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11. Question Systemic circulation starts in the ______.
a. Right atrium b. Right ventricle c. Left atrium d. Left ventricle
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12. Answer Right atrium Right ventricle Left atrium Left ventricle
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13. Question
The valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle is the ______.
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14. Answer Mitral valve, (also known as bicuspid valve).
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15. Question
The ______ valves are one-way valves that allow blood to move in one direction from the atrium to the ventricles. These valves also prevent any backflow into the atrium.
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16. Answer
Atrioventricular
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17. Question
The atrioventricular valves have ______ (strings) attached to their flaps that function to keep the valves open or closed.
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18. Answer
Chordae tendineae
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19. Question
The valve between the right atrium and the right ventricle is the ______.
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20. Answer
Tricuspid valve
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21. Question
As the blood exits the left ventricle, which valve does the blood pass through on the way to the body?
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22. Answer Aortic semilunar valve
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23. Question
Which vessels within systemic circulation carry blood away from the heart?
Vein
Venule
Artery
Hemoglobin
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24. Answer Artery Vein Venule Hemoglobin
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25. Question The main pacemaker of the heart is the ______. a. AV bundle
b. Purkinje fibers
c. Atrioventricular (AV) node
d. Sinoatrial (SA) node
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26. Answer d. Sinoatrial (SA) node a. AV bundle b. Purkinje fibers
c. Atrioventricular (AV) node
d. Sinoatrial (SA) node
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27. Question
What neural tissue is involved with the autorhythmic process of the heart, and also innervates the lateral wall of the heart?
AV node
Bundle of his
Purkinje fibers
Bundle of hers
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28. Answer Purkinje fibers AV node Bundle of his Bundle of hers
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29. Question ______ separates the left and right ventricles. Endocardium
Interventricular septum
Interatrial septum
Myocardial septum
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30. Answer Interventricular septum Endocardium Interatrial septum
Myocardial septum
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31. Question The heart muscle receives blood via ______.
Coronary circulation
Systemic circulation
Pulmonary circulation
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32. Answer Coronary circulation Systemic circulation Pulmonary circulation
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33. Question Pulmonary circulation starts in which chamber of the heart?
Right atrium
Right ventricle
Left atrium
Left ventricle
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34. Answer Left atrium Right atrium Right ventricle Left ventricle
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35. Question Vessels that carry blood toward the heart are ______.
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36. Answer
Veins
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37. Question
During a cardiac cycle, contraction of any part of the heart is called ______.
Systole
Diastole
Myocardial infarction
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38. Answer Systole Diastole Myocardial infarction
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39. Question
The volume of blood pumped from one ventricle per beat or contraction is
______.
a. Cardiac output
b. Cardiac volume
c. Stroke volume
d. Blood pressure
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40. Answer c. Stroke volume a. Cardiac output b. Cardiac volume
d. blood pressure
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41. Question
______ are the only vessels that permit two-way exchange between blood and interstitial fluid.
Arteries
Capillaries
Veins
Arterioles
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42. Answer Capillaries Arteries Veins Arterioles
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43. Question Epithelium of the heart is continuous with the blood vessels.
True
False
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44. Answer
True
False
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45. Question There are ______ layers (tunics) found in artery walls. Two
Four
Three
Six
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46. Answer
Two
Four
Three
Six
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47. Question
Which types of vessels within the CVS contain valves within their lumens?
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48. Answer
Veins and Venules
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49. Question
Blood pressure is measured as ______ pressure over _______ pressure.
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50. Systolic pressure over diastolic pressure. i.e. 120/80
Answer
Systolic pressure over diastolic pressure. i.e. 120/80
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51. Question
The force of distension in the walls of the arteries is called the systolic blood pressure. When exactly does this distension occur?
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52. Answer
As the left ventricle contracts, the pressure that is exerted on the aorta is measured in systolic pressure.
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