Chap 1 Anatomy& Physiology

Question 0

What area of the heart lies most directly behind the sternum?

Answer 0

Right ventricle

Question 1

What does the adult heart typically weigh?

Answer 1

Between 250 & 350g

Question 2

What is the hearts innermost layer?

Answer 2

Endocardium

Question 3

What is the location of the tricuspid valve?

Answer 3

Separates right atrium and right ventricle

Question 4

What cond is chest discomfort or other related symptoms of sudden onset that may occur because the increased oxygen demand of the heart temporarily exceeds the blood supply?

Answer 4

Angina pectoris

Question 5

What receptor sites are found in the arterioles of the heart, lungs, and skeletal muscles?

Answer 5

Beta 2

Question 6

This refers to the speed of conduction through the AV junction.

Answer 6

Dromotropic effect

Question 7

In a resting adult, each cardiac cycle lasts approximately:

Answer 7

0.8

Question 8

During this, blood from the superior and inferior vena cava and the coronary sinus enters the right atrium

Answer 8

Atrial diastole

Question 9

This is the force exerted by the circulating blood volume on the walls of the ateries

Answer 9

Blood pressure