Heart Chambers

Question 1

The heart has 4 chambers, including 2 ________, and 2 _________.

Answer 1

ATRIA
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VENTRICLES

Question 2

The _________ are the 2 superior chambers of the heart.

Answer 2

ATRIA

Question 3

The atria receive blood from blood vessels (veins) __________ to the heart.

Answer 3

RETURNING

Question 4

The __________ are the 2 inferior chambers of the heart.

Answer 4

VENTRICLES

Question 5

The ventricles receive blood from the atria and eject it out into which form of blood vessel?

Answer 5

ARTERIES

Question 6

What is the name of the wall which divides the 2 atria?

Answer 6

INTERATRIAL SEPTUM

Question 7

What is the name of the wall which divides the 2 ventricles?

Answer 7

INTERVENTRICULAR SEPTUM

Question 8

Veins carry blood __________ the heart.

Answer 8

TOWARD

Question 9

Arteries carry blood __________ the heart

Answer 9

AWAY FROM

Question 10

Name the type of blood vessel which carries blood to the heart?

Answer 10

VEINS

Question 11

Name the type of blood vessel which carries blood away from the heart?

Answer 11

ARTERIES

Question 12

The right atrium receives blood from which 3 veins?

Answer 12

SUPERIOR VENA CAVA
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INFERIOR VENA CAVA
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CORONARY SINUS

Question 13

What is the name of the valve through which blood passes from the right atrium into the right ventricle?

Answer 13

RIGHT ATRIOVENTRICULAR (AV) VALVE
aka
TRICUSPID VALVE

Question 14

The right ventricle receives blood from where?

Answer 14

RIGHT ATRIUM

Question 15

What is the name of the tendon-like cords connected to the cusps of the right A-V valve?

Answer 15

CHORDAE TENDINAE

Question 16

Chordae tendinae are anchored to the ventricular wall by ___________ muscles.

Answer 16

PAPILLARY muscles

Question 17

Blood is ejected from the right ventricle through which valve into the pulmonary trunk?

Answer 17

PULMONARY SEMILUNAR VALVE

Question 18

The pulmonary trunk divides the right and left pulmonary ___________.

Answer 18

ARTERIES

Question 19

The left atrium receives blood from the 4 ___________ veins.

Answer 19

PULMONARY

Question 20

What is the name of the valve through which blood passes from the left atrium into the left ventricle?

Answer 20

LEFT ATRIOVENTRICULAR (AV) VALVE
aka
BICUSPID VALVE
aka
MITRAL VALVE

Question 21

The cusps of the left A-V valve are connected to ___________ ___________ which are anchored to the ventricular wall by papillary muscles.

Answer 21

CHORDAE TENDINAE

Question 22

Blood is ejected from the left ventricle through which valve into the aorta?

Answer 22

AORTIC SEMILUNAR VALVE

Question 23

Some of the blood from the aorta flows into the coronary arteries which supply the _________ with oxygen-rich blood.

Answer 23

HEART

Question 24

The right ventricle sends blood to the ________.

Answer 24

LUNGS

Question 25

The left ventricle sends blood to the ________.

Answer 25

BODY

Question 26

What is the name of the muscles anchoring the right and left A-V valves?

Answer 26

CHORDAE TENDINAE

Question 27

How many pulmonary veins go into the left atrium?

Answer 27

4

Question 28

Superior vena cava, inferior vena cava, and coronary sinus, are the name of the three veins entering which atrium?

Answer 28

RIGHT ATRIUM

Question 29

Oxygen rich blood is found in the ________ atrium and ________ ventricle.

Answer 29

LEFT
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LEFT

Question 30

Name the thickest chamber of the heart, which is so because it needs strength to pump to the head and toes?

Answer 30

LEFT VENTRICLE