heart + cardiovascular system

Question 1

five types of blood vessels

Answer 1

arteries, arterioles, capilaries, venuoles, veins

Question 2

what surrounds the heart

Answer 2

pericardium

Question 3

what is the muscle of the heart called

Answer 3

myocardium

Question 4

chambers of heart in order of bloodflow

Answer 4

right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, left ventricle

Question 5

what artery carries DO2 blood

Answer 5

pulmonary artery/arteries

Question 6

major branches of left coronary artery

Answer 6

circumflex branch, anterior interventricular branch (LAD)

Question 7

major branches of right coronary artery

Answer 7

right marginal artery, posterior interventricular branch

Question 8

2 cardiac veins

Answer 8

great cardiac vein, middle cardiac vein

Question 9

blood is made up of plasma + WHAT

Answer 9

formed elements. red + white blood cells, platelets.

Question 10

through what does blood enter the heart

Answer 10

DO2 blood enters right atrium through the inferior and superior vena cava and the coronary sinus

Question 11

what valve is between the right atrium and ventricle

Answer 11

right atrioventricular valve or tricuspid

Question 12

what valve is between the left atrium and ventricle

Answer 12

left atrioventricular valve or bicuspid or MITRAL

Question 13

what valve must blood pass through to get from the right ventricle to the pulmonary trunk

Answer 13

the pulmonary valve (or pulmonary semilunar)

Question 14

what valve must blood pass through to exit the heart

Answer 14

the aortic valve (or aortic semilunar)

Question 15

what three vessels branch off of aortic arch

Answer 15

brachiocephalic trunk, left carotid artery, left subclavian artery

Question 16

through what vessel(s) does blood exit the heart

Answer 16

the ascending aorta. brachiocephalic trunk, left carotid artery, and subclavian artery branch off of aortic arch (right after ascending aorta)