Cardiovascular System

Question 1

Carries blood away from the heart

Answer 1

Arteries

Question 2

Makes up arteries, prevents blood clots, and promotes blood vessel growth

Answer 2

Endothelium

Question 3

Blood Pressure is usually _______ in arteries because it is directly from the heart

Answer 3

Higher

Question 4

In arteries Oxygen is ____ and Carbon Dioxide is _____

Answer 4

higher ; lower

Question 5

Tiny arteries

Answer 5

Arterioles

Question 6

How big are capillaries

Answer 6

1 cell thick

Question 7

The membrane of capillaries are…

Answer 7

semipermeable

Question 8

A by product of cellular metabolism (CO2)

Answer 8

Catabolism

Question 9

What does the membrane of the capillaries do

Answer 9

Allow CO2 and Oxygen to get in and out

Question 10

Which type of blood vessels have the thinnest walls

Answer 10

Veins

Question 11

Veins have ______ blood pressure

Answer 11

Lower

Question 12

Where do veins take blood

Answer 12

Towards the heart

Question 13

Keeps the blood that is in the veins moving in the right direction

Answer 13

Valves in the veins

Question 14

In veins Oxygen is _____ and CO2 is ____

Answer 14

Lower ; Higher

Question 15

Blood work, IVs, and blood donation can only come from…

Answer 15

veins

Question 16

Combines to make veins

Answer 16

Venules

Question 17

The carotid artery supplies blood to the…

Answer 17

head and neck

Question 18

Blood flow through the heart:

Answer 18

Superior/Inferior Vena Cava ——> Right Atrium ——> Tricuspid Valve ——> Right Ventricle ——> Pulmonary Valve ——> Pulmonary Artery ——> Pulmonary Circulation ——> Pulmonary Veins ——> Left Atrium ——> Mitral Valve ——> Left Ventricle ——> Aortic Valve ——> Aorta ——> Systemic Circulation

Question 19

The innermost layer of the heart ; lines chambers and valves

Answer 19

Endocardium

Question 20

Muscle layer of the heart ; its an involuntary muscle

Answer 20

Miocardium

Question 21

Outermost layer of the heart ; sac like membrane surrounding the heart

Answer 21

Pericardium

Question 22

Adheres to the heart muscle ; inner layer of the pericardium

Answer 22

visceral pericardium

Question 23

Contains fluid to lubricate the heart

Answer 23

Pericardial cavity

Question 24

Lines the heart ; outermost layer of the pericardium

Answer 24

Parietal Pericardium

Question 25

Erythrocyte (carry’s oxygen)

Answer 25

Red Blood Cells

Question 26

Leukocytes (fight infection)

Answer 26

White Blood Cells

Question 27

Thrombocyte (clots the blood)

Answer 27

Platelet

Question 28

The pacemaker of the heart

Answer 28

SA node

Question 29

The wall between the left and right atria

Answer 29

septum

Question 30

The relaxation phase of the heartbeat

Answer 30

Diastole

Question 31

Specialized conductive tissue in the wall between ventricles

Answer 31

Bundle of HIS (the atrioventricular bundle)

Question 32

The contractive phase of the heart beat

Answer 32

Systole

Question 33

A gas released in the process of catabolism

Answer 33

Carbon Dioxide

Question 34

specialized conductive tissue at the base of the wall between the atria

Answer 34

AV node

Question 35

Extra heart sound heard between normal beats

Answer 35

Murmur

Question 36

The beat as felt through the walls of the arteries

Answer 36

pulse

Question 37

When the passageway between the atria does not close after birth

Answer 37

Atrial Septal Defects

Question 38

When the passageway between the aorta and the pulmonary artery does not close after birth

Answer 38

Patent Ductus Arteriosus

Question 39

inability to pump blood properly

Answer 39

Congestive heart failure

Question 40

High blood pressure affecting the heart

Answer 40

Hypertension

Question 41

blood flow through coronary arteries is partially or totally blocked

Answer 41

Coronary Heart Disease

Question 42

irregular beating of the heart

Answer 42

Arrhythmias

Question 43

Improper closure of the mitral valve

Answer 43

Mitral valve prolapse

Question 44

inflammation of the inner lining, valves, or chambers of the heart

Answer 44

Endocarditis

Question 45

Congenital malformation involving four defects

Answer 45

Tetralogy of Fallot

Question 46

Pericarditis

Answer 46

Inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart

Question 47

Normal Blood pressure (adults)

Answer 47

120/80

Question 48

Normal heart rate (adults)

Answer 48

60-100

Question 49

What are the four defects in Tetralogy of Fallot

Answer 49

- ventricular septal defect - overriding aorta - pulmonary stenosis - right ventricular hypertrophy.

Question 50

Where is the common carotid artery located

Answer 50

in the neck

Question 51

where is the brachial artery located

Answer 51

middle of the arm

Question 52

Where is the radial artery located

Answer 52

In the wrist

Question 53

Where is the popliteral artery located

Answer 53

In the thigh

Question 54

Where is the dorsal pedis artery located

Answer 54

In the foot

Question 55

where is the posterior tibial artery located

Answer 55

in the ankle

Question 56

where is the femoral artery located

Answer 56

in the hip

Question 57

Allows the shunting of blood from the shunting of blood from the right atrium to the left

Answer 57

Foremen Ovale

Question 58

Structures that are in unborn babies but not in regular hearts

Answer 58

- ductus arteriosus - foramen ovale - ductus venosus