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10 Cards in this Set
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Deoxygenated blood enters the heart in the cranial and caudal vena cavae |
False |
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During systole, blood that leaves the left ventricle flows into the aorta |
True |
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The papillary muscles connect the free edges of the valvular flaps to the chordae tendinae |
False |
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The tricuspid valve prevent backflow from the left ventricle to the left atrium |
False |
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The aortic and pulmonic valves are called |
Semilunar valves |
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The sinoatrial node is located in the ________ atrium and is the pacemaker of the heart |
Right |
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While the ventricles are contracting during ventricular systole, the atria are filling with blood |
True |
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The ductus arteriosus and foramen ovale close during the final month of gestation |
False |
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Changing either the stroke volume or heart rate will affect the |
Cardiac output |
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A representation of the electric current passing through the heart |
Electrocardiogram |
