Structure
Functions
Vessels
Valves
Circulation
100
The 2 superior receiving chambers of the heart are known as the _______and the 2 inferior discharging chambers are called the ________.
What is the atria and the ventricles?
100

A recording of the hearts electrical activity is referred to as a(n)__________.

What is electrocardiogram? or EKG

100
Larger blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart are called _______.
What are arteries?
100
The valves located between the atria and the ventricles are know as________ valves.
What is atrioventricular?
100

The average heart beats about _______ times per minute?

What is 60-100

200

The protective layer (sac) around the heart is known as the __________

What is pericardium

200
Blood leaves the right ventricle through a large artery called the
What is the pulmonary artery?
200
The left atrium receives blood from the lungs via vessels called
What is pulmonary veins?
200
The right AV valve is known as the ___________.
What is the tricuspid valve?
200
The circulation from the heart to the lungs is called ________ circulation.
What is pulmonary?
300
The heart is located within the medial portion of the thoracic cavity, an indentation known as the
What is the mediastinum?
300
When ventricles ________, the AV valves are closed.
What is contract?
300
Arteries are normally depicted as red while veins are colored blue. The exceptions to this rule are the _________ arteries and veins.
What is pulmonary?
300
The hepatic vein drains blood from the liver and returns it through the _________ vena cava.
What is inferior?
300
The first heart sound "lub" is caused by the closing of the _________ valves.
What is atrioventricular (AV)?
400
The structure that divides the left and right ventricles is called the ____________.
What is interventricular septum?
400
The pressure blood exerts against the inner walls of the blood vessel is known as ________.
What is blood pressure?
400
Larger veins have ________ to prevent backflow of blood.
What are valves?
400
When ventricles contract, the bicuspid valve (Left AV valve) prevents blood from flowing from the ____________.
What is the left ventricle to the left atrium?
400
The amount of blood being pumped out of each side of the heart in one minute is called _________.
What is cardiac output?
500
The tiny white cords that anchor the cusps or flaps of endocardium to the walls of the ventricles are called______.
What is chordae tendinae?
500

The EKG wave that results from contraction of the atria is the _________.

What is the P wave?

500
Blood nourishing the myocardium with oxygenated blood comes from vessels that branch off the aorta called______
What is coronary arteries?
500
The tricuspid valve is located between the ____________.
What is the right atrium and right ventricle?
500
The vessel that carries oxygenated and nutrient rich blood to the fetus is the umbilical ________.
What is vein?
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