The Cardiovascular System - Cardiovascular Anatomy

Question 1

Heart tissue is composed of ____

Answer 1

Layers

Question 2

Endocardium

Answer 2

The smooth, delicate inner lining of the atria and ventricles

Question 3

ENDO-

Answer 3

Means inside

Question 4

Myocardium

Answer 4

The muscular wall that makes up the bulk of the heart

Question 5

MYO-

Answer 5

Means muscle

Question 6

The myocardium of the left ventricle is especially thick because?

Answer 6

It has to be very strong to force blood through the arteries leading to every part of the body

Question 7

Pericardium

Answer 7

The thin but sturdy outer membrane

Question 8

Name the three layers of the heart

Answer 8

• Endocardium
• Myocardium
• Pericardium

Question 9

The pericardium has two layers of its it’s own.

What are they called?

Answer 9

• Visceral Pericardium

* Parietal Pericardium

Question 10

Visceral Pericardium

Answer 10

The layer that adheres to the myocardium

Question 11

Parietal Pericardium

Answer 11

Contains the whole heart like a sac

Question 12

Between the visceral and parietal layers is the ____

Answer 12

Pericardial Cavity

Question 13

Pericardial Cavity

Answer 13

A fluid-filled space

Question 14

Atrium

Answer 14

An entryway of a building

Can be seen as where the blood goes to the heart

Question 15

Ventricle

Answer 15

Meaning stomach or body

Can be seen as blood going through the entry, and then pumped down the “belly” of the heart to go back to circulation

Question 16

The atria ____, and the ventricles ____

Answer 16

• Receives blood into the heart

* Pump blood out of the heart