Cardiovascular System

Question 1

Name the layers of the heart wall.

Answer 1

Pericardium

pericardial space

epicardium

myocardium

endocardium

Question 2

What is the average heart beat?

Answer 2

60-100 BPM

Question 3

What is the normal total output per min of the heart?

Answer 3

5L/min

Question 4

How big is the normal heart? (size and weight)

Answer 4

size of fist, weighs 200 grams

Question 5

What is the function of the heart?

Answer 5

pump blood to and from body tissues

Question 6

Define and describe the function

Where and what does the pericardium do?

Answer 6

surrounding the heart

protects the heart from infection and trauma

Question 7

Name the 2 layers of Pericardium and their function

Answer 7

Parietal: tough outer layer

Visceral/epicardium: innerlayer that adheres to heart

Question 8

Where is the pericardial space located and what is its function?

Answer 8

between parietal and visceral layers of pericardium

Cushions against trauma

Question 9

Define

Which layer of the heart is the myocardium? Which layer is it?

Answer 9

Middle, muscular layer

Question 10

Define

Where is the epicardium/pericardium located? What is its function?

Answer 10

outer layer,

thin, contains c oronary arteries

Question 11

Define

What is found in the endocardium layer? Where is it located?

Answer 11

Inner layer,

lines surfaces of the heart chambers and valves,

location of Purkinje Fibers

Question 12

Name the Heart Valves

Answer 12

Tricuspid

Mitral/bicuspid

Pulminary semilunar

aortic semilunar

Question 13

Name the chambers of the heart

Answer 13

Right atrium

Right Ventricle

Left atrium

Left ventricle

Question 14

Where is the Tricuspid valve located?

Answer 14

between right and atrium and right ventricle

Question 15

Where is the Mitral/bicuspid Valve located?

Answer 15

between left atrium and left ventricle

Question 16

Where are the Semilunar Valves located?

Answer 16

located in the base of the pulmonary artery,

base of the aorta.

prevents backflow

Question 17

Define

artery

Answer 17

push blood away from heart,
oxygentaed

Question 18

Define

vein

Answer 18

push blood to heart,

carries deoxygenated blood

Question 19

Name the Heart Vessels

Answer 19

Vena Cava

pulmonary artery

pulmonary veins

Aorta

Coronary arteries

Question 20

Define

Superior Vena Cava

Answer 20

returns blood from upper part of body

Question 21

Describe the function

Inferior Vena Cava

Answer 21

returns bld from lower body

Question 22

Describe the function

Pulmonary Vein

Answer 22

carries Oxygenated bld from lungs to left atrium

Question 23

Describe the function

Pulmonary artery

Answer 23

Carries Deoxygenated bld from right ventricle to lungs

Question 24

Describe the funciton

Aorta

Answer 24

carries bld to left ventricle of body

first branches from aorta are the coronary arteries