CARDIOVASCULAR ANATOMY PHYSIOLOGY
DISEASE AND DISORDERS STUDY GUIDE
ACTUAL CARDIOVASCULAR QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED ANSWERS
◉arteriole . Answer: small artery
◉artery . Answer: largest type of blood vessel; carries blood away from
teh heart to all parts of the body.
◉artrioventricular bundle (bundle of His) . Answer: specialized tissue at
the base of the wall b/w the ventricles that carry the electric impulses to
the ventricles
◉atrioventricular node (AV node) . Answer: specialized tissue at the
base of the wall b/w the 2 upper heart chambers
◉atrium . Answer: upper chamber of heart
◉capillary . Answer: smallest blood vessel
, ◉CO2 . Answer: gas waste
◉coronary arteries . Answer: blood vessels branch from the aorta and
carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle
◉deoxygenated blood . Answer: blood that is oxygen-poor
◉diastole . Answer: relaxation phase of the heartbeat
◉endocardium . Answer: inner lining of the heart
◉mitral (bicuspid) valve . Answer: valve between the left atrium and left
ventricle
◉myocardium . Answer: muscle layer of heart
◉pacemaker (sinoatial node) . Answer: specialized nervous tissue in the
right atrium that begins the heart beat
◉pericardium . Answer: sac-like membrane surrounding the heart
◉pulmonary artery . Answer: carry oxygenated-poor blood from the
heart to the lungs
DISEASE AND DISORDERS STUDY GUIDE
ACTUAL CARDIOVASCULAR QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED ANSWERS
◉arteriole . Answer: small artery
◉artery . Answer: largest type of blood vessel; carries blood away from
teh heart to all parts of the body.
◉artrioventricular bundle (bundle of His) . Answer: specialized tissue at
the base of the wall b/w the ventricles that carry the electric impulses to
the ventricles
◉atrioventricular node (AV node) . Answer: specialized tissue at the
base of the wall b/w the 2 upper heart chambers
◉atrium . Answer: upper chamber of heart
◉capillary . Answer: smallest blood vessel
, ◉CO2 . Answer: gas waste
◉coronary arteries . Answer: blood vessels branch from the aorta and
carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle
◉deoxygenated blood . Answer: blood that is oxygen-poor
◉diastole . Answer: relaxation phase of the heartbeat
◉endocardium . Answer: inner lining of the heart
◉mitral (bicuspid) valve . Answer: valve between the left atrium and left
ventricle
◉myocardium . Answer: muscle layer of heart
◉pacemaker (sinoatial node) . Answer: specialized nervous tissue in the
right atrium that begins the heart beat
◉pericardium . Answer: sac-like membrane surrounding the heart
◉pulmonary artery . Answer: carry oxygenated-poor blood from the
heart to the lungs