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Anatomy and Physiology Chapter 15 –
Cardiovascular System — Exam Notes,
Summary, and Practice Material
what is the role of a functional cardiovascular system - Correct
answer- supplying oxygen and nutrients to tissues and removing
wastes from them
The ____ is the strongest muscle in the body - Correct answer-
heart
What is the right side of the heart responsible for? - Correct
answer- pumping blood into your lungs and oxygenating it
What is the left side of the heart responsible for? - Correct
answer- distributing oxygenated blood throughout the body
The heart is actually a ___-barreled, __-chambered pumper -
Correct answer- 2 ; 4
The two sides of the heart (do/do not) work independently -
Correct answer- do not
What causes the lubb dubb sounds of the heart - Correct answer-
the closing of the tricuspid and mitral valves and semilunar
valves
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Where is the heart located? - Correct answer- underneath the
mediastinum
a hollow, cone-shaped, muscular pump located within the
mediastinum of the thorax and resting upon the diaphragm -
Correct answer- heart
the outer most layer of the covering of the heart - Correct answer-
fibrous pericardium
a double layer that covers the heart and turns back upon itself to
form another layer of the heart's covering - Correct answer-
visceral pericardium
covering of the heart that is formed by the folding of the visceral
pericardium - Correct answer- parietal pericardium
covering of the heart made of tough, white fibrous connective
tissue - Correct answer- pericardium
space between the parietal and visceral layers - Correct answer-
pericardial cavity
serous fluid secreted by the pericardial membranes that reduces
friction between the pericardial membranes as the heart moves
inside - Correct answer- pericardial fluid
outer covering of the walls of the heart; protective layer; consists
of connective tissue covered by epithelium, blood, and lymph
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Anatomy and Physiology Chapter 15 –
Cardiovascular System — Exam Notes,
Summary, and Practice Material
what is the role of a functional cardiovascular system - Correct
answer- supplying oxygen and nutrients to tissues and removing
wastes from them
The ____ is the strongest muscle in the body - Correct answer-
heart
What is the right side of the heart responsible for? - Correct
answer- pumping blood into your lungs and oxygenating it
What is the left side of the heart responsible for? - Correct
answer- distributing oxygenated blood throughout the body
The heart is actually a ___-barreled, __-chambered pumper -
Correct answer- 2 ; 4
The two sides of the heart (do/do not) work independently -
Correct answer- do not
What causes the lubb dubb sounds of the heart - Correct answer-
the closing of the tricuspid and mitral valves and semilunar
valves
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Where is the heart located? - Correct answer- underneath the
mediastinum
a hollow, cone-shaped, muscular pump located within the
mediastinum of the thorax and resting upon the diaphragm -
Correct answer- heart
the outer most layer of the covering of the heart - Correct answer-
fibrous pericardium
a double layer that covers the heart and turns back upon itself to
form another layer of the heart's covering - Correct answer-
visceral pericardium
covering of the heart that is formed by the folding of the visceral
pericardium - Correct answer- parietal pericardium
covering of the heart made of tough, white fibrous connective
tissue - Correct answer- pericardium
space between the parietal and visceral layers - Correct answer-
pericardial cavity
serous fluid secreted by the pericardial membranes that reduces
friction between the pericardial membranes as the heart moves
inside - Correct answer- pericardial fluid
outer covering of the walls of the heart; protective layer; consists
of connective tissue covered by epithelium, blood, and lymph
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