NURS 308 - The Cardiovascular System Questions with Complete Solutions

arteries Correct Answer-carries oxygenated blood from the heart veins Correct Answer-returns deoxygenated blood to the heart superior & inferior vena cava → right atrium → tricuspid valve → right ventricle → pulmonary semilunar valve → pulmonary trunk → left & right pulmonary arteries → lungs → left & right pulmonary veins → left atrium → bicuspid valve → left ventricle → aortic semilunar valve → aorta → systemic tissues Correct Answer-path of blood flow through the heart: systole Correct Answer-contraction of the heart muscle, results in ejection of blood from the ventricles diastole Correct Answer-relaxation of the heart muscle, allows for filling of the ventricles stroke volume Correct Answer-the amount of blood ejected from the ventricle with each heartbeat cardiac output Correct Answer-the amount of blood pumped by each ventricle in one minute cardiac output = stroke volu