heart

Question 1

Pericardium

Answer 1

the membrane that surrounds the heart

Question 2

Epicardium

Answer 2

a visceral portion of the pericardium on the surface of the heart

Question 3

Myocardium

Answer 3

the muscle tissue of the heart

Question 4

Endocardium

Answer 4

the inner lining of heart chambers

Question 5

Tricuspid Valve

Answer 5

regulates blood flow between right atrium and ventricle

Question 6

Pulmonary valve

Answer 6

regulates blood flow between right ventricle and pulmonary artery

Question 7

Bicuspid valve

Answer 7

regulates blood flow between the left atrium and ventricle

Question 8

Coronary Arteries

Answer 8

artery that supplies blood to the walls of the heart

Question 9

Cardiac Veins

Answer 9

returns blood from myocardium to coronary sinus

Question 10

cardiac cycle

Answer 10

series of myocardial contractions and relaxations

Question 11

electrocardiogram

Answer 11

recording of electrical activity associated with the heartbeat

Question 12

capillaries

Answer 12

small blood vessels that connect arterioles and venules

Question 13

systolic pressure

Answer 13

phase of cardiac cycle when a heart chamber wall contracts

Question 14

diastolic pressure

Answer 14

phase of the cardiac cycle when a heart chamber relaxes

Question 15

cardiac output

Answer 15

volume of blood per minute that the heart pumps

Question 16

blood volume

Answer 16

blood in the circulatory system of an individual

Question 17

vena cava

Answer 17

one of two large veins that carry deoxygenated blood to the heart

Question 18

aorta

Answer 18

major systemic artery that receives blood from the left ventricle