LOM Ch. 11

Question 0

arteriole

Answer 0

small artery

Question 1

aorta

Answer 1

largest artery in the body

Question 2

artery

Answer 2

largest type of blood vessel; carries blood away from the heart to the body

Question 3

atrioventricular bundle (bundle of his)

Answer 3

muscle fibers connecting the atria with the ventricles that transmit electrical impulses between them

Question 4

atrioventricular node

Answer 4

specialized tissue in the wall between the atria

Question 5

atrium

Answer 5

one if the two upper chambers of the heart

Question 6

capillary

Answer 6

smallest blood vessel

Question 7

carbon dioxide

Answer 7

gas released by body cells

Question 8

coronary arteries

Answer 8

blood vessels that branch from the aorta and carry oxygen rich blood to the heart muscle

Question 9

deoxygenated blood

Answer 9

blood that is oxygen poor

Question 10

diastole

Answer 10

relaxation phase of the heart beat

Question 11

electrocardiogram

Answer 11

record of the electricity flowing through the heart

Question 12

endocardium

Answer 12

inner lining of the heart

Question 13

endothelium

Answer 13

innermost lining of blood vessels

Question 14

mitral valve

Answer 14

valve between left atrium and left ventricle