ANATOMY FINAL EXAM: CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | GUARANTEED PASS | NEW

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ANATOMY FINAL EXAM:
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
GUARANTEED PASS | NEW

What is blood? - Correct Answer-Specialized connective tissue

What is the definition of the heart? - Correct Answer-Hollow organ in
the thoracic cavity to pump blood

What are blood vessels? - Correct Answer-Tubular pathways that
distribute blood to all areas of the body and return it to the heart

Heart: - Correct Answer--4 chamber, 2 cycle pump
-2 separate circulatory systems (pulmonary and systemic)

Arteries: - Correct Answer--Transport oxygenated blood to body,
deoxygenated blood to lungs

-AWAY FROM HEART

-Have muscular wall in 3 layers
1) Tunica intima
2) Tunica media
3) Tunica externa

Veins: - Correct Answer--Transport deoxygenated blood to heart from
body and oxygenated blood to heart from lungs

Capillaries: - Correct Answer--Exchange of oxygen & nutrients for
CO2 and wastes at tissues

-TOWARDS HEART



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Pericardium: - Correct Answer--Double layer of membrane
surrounding the heart
-Fluid filled (keeps safe temp. around heart, reduces friction)

Two types
1) Parietal pericardium
-Fibrous pericardium
-Serous pericardium

2) Visceral pericardium (right on the heart)

Fibrous pericardium (photo) - Correct Answer-

Parietal layer (photo) - Correct Answer-

Pericardial cavity (photo) - Correct Answer-

Visceral layer (photo) - Correct Answer-

Parietal layer of serous pericardium (photo) - Correct Answer-

Visceral layer of serous pericardium (photo) - Correct Answer-

Superior vena cava (photo) - Correct Answer-

Right atrium (photo) - Correct Answer-

Right ventricle (photo) - Correct Answer--Smaller of 2

Arch of aorta (photo) - Correct Answer-

Pulmonary trunk (photo) - Correct Answer-

Left ventricle (photo) - Correct Answer-

Left atrium (photo) - Correct Answer-


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