Heart

Question 1

Heart

Answer 1

4 chambers (2 upper atrias, 2 lower ventricles)

Question 2

2 upper atrias

Answer 2

receives blood, returning to the heart from rest of the body

Question 3

2 lower ventricles

Answer 3

pump blood out of the heart into arteries

Question 4

Right Ventricle

Answer 4

receives deoxygenated blood from the body and pumps it through the pulmonary artery to the lungs

Question 5

Left Ventricle

Answer 5

Receives oxygenated blood from the lungs through the pulmonary vein and pumps it back into the body

Question 6

Valves

Answer 6

one way blood flow through the heart

Question 7

Valves of the Heart

Answer 7

1) between the atria and the ventricles
2) between the right ventricle and the pulmonary arteries
3) between the left ventricle and aorta

Question 8

Blood Pressure (BP)

Answer 8

exerted on artery walls when heart pumps (avg 70 bpm)

Question 9

High BP (systolic)

Answer 9

heart contracts (ejects blood)

Question 10

Low BP (diastolic)

Answer 10

heart relaxes (refills with blood)

Question 11

Pathways of circulation

Answer 11

pulmonary, systemic, and cardiac circulation

Question 12

pulmonary circulation

Answer 12

between heart and lungs

Question 13

systemic circulation

Answer 13

between the heart and rest of the body

Question 14

cardiac circulation

Answer 14

coronary arteries