Cardiovascular Anatomy

Question 1

What is the name of the layers of connective tissue that cover
the heart?

Answer 1

the fibrous pericardium (outer layer) and the serous pericardium (inner layer).

Question 2

Which chamber of the heart does the aorta come out from?

Answer 2

left ventricle of the heart.

Question 3

The coronary arteries that feed the heart come from what
part of the circulatory system?

Answer 3

the aorta

Question 4

The vessel exiting toward the lungs from the right ventricle
of the heart is the ______________________.

Answer 4

pulmonary artery.

Question 5

What is the proximal-most branch artery of the abdominal
aorta?

Answer 5

celiac artery.

Question 6

True or false: The aorta extends all the way down through
the tail.

Answer 6

false

Question 7

The smallest vessels of the arteries, just before they enter the
capillaries, are called ____________.

Answer 7

arterioles

Question 8

The major vein that enters the right atrium from the area of
the head and neck is the _____________.

Answer 8

superior vena cava

Question 9

What does the spleen have to do with the circulatory system?

Answer 9

the removal of old or damaged red blood cells.

Question 10

What lymph node of the pelvic limb is readily palpable in
the dog?

Answer 10

popliteal lymph node