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121 Cards in this Set
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The carotid artery is located in the |
Neck |
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Pulmonary veins |
Transport oxygenated blood to the heart |
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Which one of the following blood vessels in the fetus has the highest concentration of oxygen: |
Ductus venosus |
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Which one of the following is true concerning the pub dub sounds of the heart |
the first sound is longer and louder and is caused by closure to the AV valves; the second sound is shorter and sharper and is caused by closure of the semilunar valves |
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generalized vasoconstriction occurs as a result of |
an increase in sympathetic nervous system firing |
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Which of these arteries is not a branch of the abdominal aorta |
Left common carotid artery |
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The tricuspid valve is looted between the |
Right atrium and the right ventricle |
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The brachial vein |
drains blood from the radial and ulnar veins, then empties that blood into the axillary system |
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Which one is the correct sequence going from the outermost to the innermost layer of a blood vessel wall |
Tunica externa, tunica media, tunica intima |
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Which of the following reduces heart rate |
high blood pressure |
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which one of the following areas is not a pressure point |
renal artery |
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The thick layer of the heart wall that contains contractile cardiac muscle tissue is the |
Myocardium |
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The volume of blood pumped out by each ventricle with each beat of the heart is called the |
Stroke volume |
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The right and left renal veins empty blood from the |
inferior vena cava |
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What structure divides the left from the right ventricle |
interventricular septum |
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substances tend to leave the bloodstream at the arterial end of the capillary because |
Blood pressure is higher at the arterial end of the capillary |
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Veins |
often have valves to prevent the back flow of blood |
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What vessel receives blood during right ventricular systole |
Pulmonary trunk |
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In which blood vessel is blood pressure the highest?
arterioles arteries vena cava Capillaries Veins |
arteries |
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what is the main function of renin and aldosterone |
they are produced whenever blood pressure falls and ultimately cause and increase in blood volume and blood pressure. |
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The sinoatrial node is located in the |
Right atrium |
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A person with a heart rate of 75 beats per min and as stroke volume of 60 ml pre beat has a Cardiac Output of |
4500ml/min |
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The path of blood flow within the systemic vascular system is |
arteries, arterioles, capillary beds, venues, veins |
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When the ventricles contract, the bicuspid (mitral valve) prevents blood from flowing from the |
Left ventricle to the left atrium |
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Does the pulmonary vein carry oxygenated blood |
Yes
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The superior vena cava empties |
deoxygenated blood into the right atrium |
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The heart rate of over 100 bpm is called |
tachycardia |
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an increase in parasympathetic activity( primarily by the vagus nerves) causes |
a decrease in both heart rate and cardiac output |
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The external iliac vein receives blood from |
Fibular vein anterior tibial vein popiteal vein femoral vein |
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the correct path for the transmission fan impulse in the intrinsic condition system of the heart |
sinoatrial node, AV node, atrioventriclar bundle, right and left bundle branches, purkinje fibers |
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name a blood vessels that is a direct branch of the ascending aorta |
Both the right and left coronary arteries |
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Which of these pathways correctly traces blood as it travels from the aortic arch to the left arm |
Aortic arch, left subclavian artery left axillary artery left brachial artery
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The right AV valve is known as the |
Tricuspid valve |
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blood vessels that receive blood from the aortic arch |
Thoracic aorta left subclavian artery Left common carotid artery brochiocephalic artery |
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Which area of the heart receives blood from the systemic veins |
Right atrium |
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What is caused by a decrease in venous return to the heart |
A decrease in stroke volume and cardiac output |
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the layer of the hear wall synonymous with the visceral layer of the serous pericardium is |
the epicardioum |
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What is a direct branches of the left coronary artery |
anterior interventricular and circumflex arteries |
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The umbilical vein carries |
oxygen and nutrients from the placenta to the fetus |
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The mitral valve is normally closed |
when the ventricle is in systole |
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Blood travels to the stomach by way of the branch of the celiac trunk called the |
left gastric artery |
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The aortic semilunar valve is composed of |
three cusps and opens when the left ventricle contracts |
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The friction blood encounters as it flows throughout the vessels is called |
peripheral resistance |
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What is the main functions of renin and angiotensin II |
Blood pressure falls - this causes faso constriction and an increase in blood pressure |
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varicose veins |
incompetent venous valves |
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The complete circle of connecting vessels in the brain is called the |
Circle of willis or cerebral arterial circle |
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The vessel that drains blood from all body regions below the diaphragm muscle before emptying into the right atrium is the |
inferior vena cava |
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The flow of blood through a capillary bed is called |
microcirculation |
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The intrinsic rate of the SA node is |
60-100 |
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The flaplike opening in the interatrial septum of the fetus through which blood is shunted directly from the right atrium to the left atrium is the |
foramen ovale |
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During diastole the pressure in the heart is |
low |
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_________________ are abnormal sounds that are fairly common in young children with health hearts because their heart walls are relatively thin and vibrate with rushing blood. |
heart murmurs |
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Fluid tends to be forced out of capillary bed by ______________ while ________________ tends to draw fluid into the capillary bed |
blood pressure osmotic pressure |
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larger veins have____________ to prevent the back flow of blood |
one way valves |
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The single vessel that drains blood from the digestive tract organs to the liver is the _________________ |
hepatic portal vein |
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The tiny white cords that anchor the cusps or flaps of endocardium to the walls of the ventricles are called the |
chordae tendinae |
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Purkinje |
Fibers |
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The pressure blood exerts against the inner walls of the blood vessels is known as |
blood pressure |
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A systolic blood pressure reading below 100mm HG is called |
hypotension |
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The umbilical cord contains an umbilical ___________ that transports oxygen and nutrient rich blood to the fetus |
vein |
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lack of adequate blood supply to the heart is called |
ischemia |
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between the AV bundle and the purkinje fibers |
bundle branches |
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The circulation from the heart to the lungs and back is known as_____________ circulation |
pulmonary |
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the amount of blood being pumped out of the heart at any time is called |
cardiac couput |
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The hormones epi and thyroxine will cause the heart rate |
to increase |
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The AV node has an intrinsic rate of |
40-60 |
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the coronary veins empty blood from the myocardium into a large vein on the posterior side of the heart known as teh |
Coronary sinus |
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Inflammation of varicose veins can result in a clot in that vessel; this condition is reffered to as |
Throbophlebitis |
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A heart rate over 100 beats per minute is refered to as |
tachycardia |
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The ten that means heart contraction is |
systole |
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The visceral layer of the serous pericardium is actually the same layer as the |
epicardium |
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a decrease in the elasticity of blood vessels causes arterial blood pressure to |
increase |
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the average heart beats about _____ per min |
75 |
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cardiac output is the product of ______ and _______ |
heart rate; stroke volume |
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the chamber blood enters the heart is the |
right atrium |
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The bicuspid valve is also referred o as the |
Mitral valve |
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The layer of the hear wall that receives the stimulus from purkinje fibers is called |
myocardium |
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The pointed tip of the heart that is directed toward the left hip is called the |
apex |
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The blood vessel that is the immediate inferior continuation of the external iliac artery is the |
femoral artery |
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larger blood vessels that carry blood away froth heart are called |
arteries |
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The _______ veins join to form the superior vena cava before emptying into the right atrium |
brachiocephalic |
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The valves located between the atria and ventricles are known as the ________ valves |
Atrioventricular |
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The narrowing of blood vessels is know as |
vasoconstriction |
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the two superior receiving chambers of the heart are known as the _____, while the two inferior discharging chambers of the heart are known as the __________. |
Atria Ventricles |
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The ECG wave that results from depolarization of the atria is the |
P wave |
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The innermost blood vessel wall that lines the lumen and consists of cells that fit closely together to form a slick surface that decreases friction and allows blood to flow smoothly is the |
Tunica intima |
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The amount of friction blood encounters as it flows through the blood vessels is known as |
peripheral resistance |
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When ventricles ________, the AV valves are closed |
contract |
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The partition where the bundle branches are located is called the |
interventricular septum |
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The sinoatrial node, located in the right atrium of the heart, is often called the |
pacemaker |
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Crushing chest pain caused by oxygen deprivation of the myocardium's called |
angina pectoris |
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The smalls blood vessels known as __________ connect arterioles and venules |
capillaries |
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Skip |
93-125 |
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These vessels carry blood away from the heart |
arteries |
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Part of the cardiac cycle when the bicuspid and tricuspid valves are open |
ventricular systole |
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aldosterone causes blood volume to |
increase |
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Heart chamber with the thickest wall |
left ventricle |
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some of these larger vessels have valves to prevent backflow |
veins |
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Venules drain these tiny vessels |
capillaries |
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Blood pressure in these vessels is low |
veins |
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These vessels return blood to the heart |
veins |
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Nutrient and gas exchange occurs in these vessels |
capillaries |
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These vessels have thinner walls and transport oxygen poor blood |
veins |
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Superior and inferior vena cava are classified as these types of vessels |
veins |
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These vessels have thicker walls and a heavier tunic media |
arteries |
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an increase in vagus nerve firing causes the heart rate to |
decrease |
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part of the cardia cycle when both of the semilunar valves are closed |
ventricular diastole |
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part of the cardiac cycle when the coronary system is emptying of blood |
Ventricular systole |
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heart chamber that pumps blood to the pulmonary trunk |
right ventricle |
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a decrease in peripheral resistance causes arterial blood pressure to |
decrease |
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this chamber sends blood into the aorta |
Left ventricle |
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Superior (best not highest level) discharging chamber of the left side of the heart |
Left ventricle |
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Roof of this chamber contains the bicuspid valve |
Left ventricle |
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epinephrine and thyroxine cause both heart rate and cardiac output to |
increase |
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Heart chamber that contains the sino atrial node is the |
Right atrium |
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An increase in sympathetic nervous system firing causes cardiac output to |
increase |
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The aorta is classified as one of these |
arteries |
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Salt causes both blood volume and arterial blood pressure to |
increase |
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an increase in the deposition of saturated fats in the lining of blood vessels causes arterial blood pressure to |
increase |
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The four pulmonary veins return oxygenated blood to the |
Left atrium |
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The coronary sinus empties blood from cardiac circulation into this chamber |
Left atrium |