Chapter 20 - Vocab

Question 0

a reflexive change in cardiac activity in response to changes in blood pressure

Answer 0

baroreceptor reflec

Question 1

The reflexive increase in heart rate after an increase un venous return

Answer 1

atrial reflex

Question 2

the left atrioventricular valve

Answer 2

bicuspid valve

Question 3

an abnormally slow heart rate

Answer 3

bradycardia

Question 4

one complete heartbeat

Answer 4

cardiac cycle

Question 5

the amount of blood ejected by the left ventricle each minute

Answer 5

cardiac output

Question 6

the potential percentage increase in cardiac output above resting levels

Answer 6

cardiac reserve

Question 7

a graphic record of the electrical activities of the heart, as monitored at specific locations on body surface

Answer 7

electrocardiogram

Question 8

simple squamous epithelium that lines the heart & is continuous with the endothelium of the great vessels

Answer 8

endocardium

Question 9

a serous membrane covering the outside of the heart

Answer 9

epicardium

Question 10

abnormally high blood pressure

Answer 10

hypertension

Question 11

The central mass that divides the thorax cavity into two plural cavities

Answer 11

mediastinum

Question 12

cardiac muscle tissue of heart

Answer 12

myocardium

Question 13

fibrosis sac that surrounds the heart

Answer 13

pericardium

Question 14

right atrioventricular valve

Answer 14

tricuspid valve