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1
Q

What is the sac that covers the heart called?

A

pericardium

2
Q

What are the three layers of the pericardium, starting with the outermost layer first?

A

fibrous, serous, visceral

3
Q

What is the outermost layer of the heart called?

A

epicardium

4
Q

What is the tissue of the heart that contracts the blood called?

A

myocardium

5
Q

What is the protective inner lining of the heart chambers and valves called?

A

endocardium

6
Q

Which side of the heart pumps oxygenated blood to the body?

A

left side

7
Q

Which side of the heart pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs?

A

right side

8
Q

What is meant by functional syncytium?

A

bands of muscle wind around the heart and work as a unit

9
Q

ather-

A

porridge

10
Q

scler-

A

hard

11
Q

brady-

A

slow

12
Q

diastol-

A

dilation

13
Q

systol-

A

contraction

14
Q

edem-

A

swelling

15
Q

tachy-

A

fast

16
Q

-gram

A

something written

17
Q

lun-

A

moon

18
Q

myo-

A

muscle

19
Q

papil-

A

nipple

20
Q

phleb-

A

vein

21
Q

syn-

A

together

22
Q

angio-

A

vessel