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The function of the cardiovascular system is to deliver _________ and __________ and to remove __________ __________ and other waste products.
Oxygen, Nutrients. Carbon dioxide.
E
G
Right Atrium
A
Right atrium
__________ ________ branch from the aorta to supply the heart muscle with oxygenated blood
Coronary arteries
The heart is located in the __________ between the lungs in the inferior mediastinum.
Thorax
B
Superior Vena Cava
H
Right Ventricle
B
Right Ventricle
Blood enters the left atrium and travels through the bicuspid valve into the ______ _________.
Left ventricle
Your heart is typically about the size of your _______.
Fist
D
Ascending Aorta
I
Inferior Vena Cava
H
Tricuspid Valve, Right AV valve
Superior and inferior vena cava dump blood into the ______ _______.
Right Atrium
In the Heart Orientation picture, which image shows the correct orientation of the heart in the body of a human that is facing you.
B. The apex of the heart points to the left hip.
C
Right Pulmonary Artery
J
Left common carotid artery
G
Mitral Valve, Left AV valve, Bicuspid Valve
Blood flows from the left side of the heart through the body tissues and back to the right side of the heart, in which circuit or circulation?
Systemic Circuit
The heart is covered in a double walled sac called the ___________________.
Pericardium
A
Brachiocephalic Artery
K
Left Subclavian Artery
I
Interventricular Septum
What are the three layers of the heart wall?
Epicardium, Myocardium, Endocardium