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Exam 20 Flashcards

1
Q

Blood returning to the heart from the systemic circuit first enters the

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Right atrium

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2
Q

A heart attack could come from the blockage of a/an:

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Coronary artery

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3
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The earlike extension of the atrium is the:

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Auricle

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4
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The right ventricle pumps blood to the

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Right and left lungs

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5
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The left ventricle pumps blood to the

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Aorta

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6
Q

_____________ carry blood away from the heart.

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Arteries

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7
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The _________ covers the outer surface of the heart.

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Epicardium

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8
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________ are the abnormal heart sounds caused by turbulent flow through faulty valves.

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Murmurs

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9
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The bicuspid or mitral valve is located

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Between the left atrium and left ventricle

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10
Q

The tricuspid valve prevents backward flow into the

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Right atrium

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11
Q

The muscle layer of the heart is the ________

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Myocardium

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12
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The _________ valve prevents backward flow into the left atrium

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Bicuspid

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13
Q

The heart is roughly the size of

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A man’s clenched fist

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14
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Depolarization of the ventricles is represented on an electrocardiogram by the

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QRS complex

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15
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The P wave of the electrocardiogram is a signal from

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Depolarization of the atria

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16
Q

The electric impulses of the heart is distributed into the heart muscle by the

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Purkinje fibers

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17
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As a result of the long refractory period in the cardiac action potential, cardiac muscle cannot exhibit

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Tetany

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18
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The semilunar valve that passes deoxygenated blood:

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Pulmonary valve

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19
Q

Attach directly to the heart valves to prevent them from prolapsing during systole

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Chordae tendonae

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20
Q

Intercalated discs serve to transfer ________ from cell to cell.

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Ionic currents, action potentials, the force of contraction, and electrical signals

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21
Q

In the conduction pathway of the heart, what connects the SA and AV nodes?

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Internodal pathway

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22
Q

Blood flowing through the aortic valve has just left the:

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Left ventricle

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23
Q

The lungs receive blood vessels that just left the:

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Right ventricle

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24
Q

Thickest myocardium is:

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In the left ventricle

25
Q

Arteri-

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An artery

26
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Athero-

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Fatty degeneration

27
Q

Aur-

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Ear

28
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Brachi-

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Arm

29
Q

Brandy-

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Slow

30
Q

Cardi-, Cardio-

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Heart

31
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Diastol-

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Relax

32
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Hemi-

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Half

33
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Semi-

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Half

34
Q

Systol-

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Contract

35
Q

Tachy-

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Swift

36
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-ac

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Pertaining to

37
Q

-form

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Shape

38
Q

-gram

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Record

39
Q

Ejection fraction is typically a measurement of blood leaving the:

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Left ventricle

40
Q

Visualizing the cardiac valves at work is BEST done by:

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Echocardiogram

41
Q

At the end of a ventricular relaxation, the ventricles will contain the greatest amount of blood. This volume is known as

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End systolic volume

42
Q

The force the heart must overcome to eject blood is the

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Afterload

43
Q

The difference between the end diastolic volume and the end systolic volume is the

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Stroke volume

44
Q

When you multiply stroke volume by the number of times the heart beats per minute, you can find the

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Cardiac output

45
Q

Meghan had a heart murmur when she was a newborn infant, and an ultrasound had shown she had blood leaking from her right atrium to her left atrium, caused by a persistent

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Foramen ovale

46
Q

The innermost layer of the heart is the

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Endocardium

47
Q

If your girlfriend says that your singing her favorite song “tugs on her heartstrings”, she probably is not really thinking about her _____________ ______________.

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Chordae tendineae

48
Q

Oxygenated blood passes through a semilunar valve known as the

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Aortic valve

49
Q

Aravind was diagnosed with aortic stenosis. Without surgical repair, it would put grave strain on the ________ restricting outflow and requiring increased muscular force to push blood into systemic circulation.

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Left ventricle

50
Q

The end systolic volume is the

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Amount of blood remaining in each ventricle following contraction

51
Q

Cardiac output is

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The amount of blood pumped by each ventricle during one minute

52
Q

In the developing fetus, blood is shunted away from the lungs through the __________________, which connects the pulmonary trunk (artery) to the aorta.

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Ductus arteriosus

53
Q

An EKG best gives a depiction of:

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Electric activity of the heart

54
Q

A reversible lack of blood flow to tissues is best referred to as a/an

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Ischemia

55
Q

In the event of an ectopic pacemaker, the electrical activity is being generated somewhere other than the:

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SA node

56
Q

The visceral pericardium is also known as the _______________.

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Epicardium

57
Q

The muscular ridges inside the ventricles are called:

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Trabeculae carnae

58
Q

Treppe formation of muscle contraction happens in the heart because

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Calcium stays in the cytoplasm after contraction

59
Q

KNOW HOW TO LABEL THE HEART

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Bio 142 - Summer (11 decks)

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