cardiac cycle and auscultation

Question 1

The heart consists of four chambers, two _____ and two ______. The atria are
completely separated by ___________, whereas the ventricles completely
separated by ____________ septum.

Answer 1

atria, ventricles, interventricular

Question 2

The ________ circuit involves the right
atrium pumping O2 -poor blood (from the body tissues) into the __________
through an _________ valve known as the __________ valve.

Answer 2

pulmonary, right ventricle, atrioventricular, tricuspid

Question 3

The ________
then pumps the blood to the lungs for
oxygenation through a _____________
known as the _____________.

Answer 3

right ventricle, lungs, semilunar valve, pulmonary valve

Question 4

The ________ circuit involves the left
atrium pumping O2 -rich blood (from the
lungs) into the _________ through an
____________ valve known as the
________ valve.

Answer 4

systemic, left atrium, left ventricle, atrioventricular, bicuspid

Question 5

The __________ then
pumps the blood through a _________
valve, known as the ______ valve, and into
the aorta to be distributed to all the body tissues.

Answer 5

left ventricle, semilunar, aortic

Question 6

_______ refers to ventricular
relaxation, whereas ________ refers to ventricular contraction.

Answer 6

diastole, systole

Question 7

The movement of blood through the heart during the cardiac cycle is
controlled by

Answer 7

1. Alternating contraction and relaxation of the atrial and ventricular
   myocardium.
2. Opening and closing of valves (which is entirely dependent on the
   pressure changes within the heart chambers).

Question 8

________________is defined as the pressure the blood exerts against any unit area of the blood vessel walls, and it is generally measured in the ________.

Answer 8

Blood pressure (BP), arteries

Question 9

what are the two BP readings?

Answer 9

1. Systolic pressure (pressure in the arteries at the peak of ventricular
   contraction).
2. Diastolic pressure (pressure during ventricular relaxation).

Question 10

The mathematical difference between systolic pressure and diastolic pressure is called _____________.

Answer 10

pulse pressure