Medical Language, Immerse Yourself -chapter 5
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cardiovascular system
Ans: is a continuous, circular body system that includes the heart and blood
vessels connected in a common pathway that carries blood to and from all
parts of the body. Also, known as the circulatory system.
capillaries
Ans: the tiniest blood vessels in the farthest parts of the body.
heart
Ans: the best known organ in the body and one of the most important. It is a
muscular organ that contracts at least once every second to pump blood
throughout the body.
vascul/o-
Ans: blood vessel
The heart contains 4 chambers, 2 on the top and 2 on the bottom. Each small
upper chambers an ____. Each large lower chamber is a ______.
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Ans: atrium; ventricle
The______, is a central wall that divides the heart into right and left sides.
Ans: septum
The inferior tip of the heart is the ____.
Ans: apex.
The ________ _____is between the right atrium and right ventricle. It has 3
triangular cusps.
Ans: tricuspid valve
The tricuspid valve opens to allow blood flow back into the right _______.
Then it closes to prevent blood from flowing back into into the _____ atrium.
Ans: atrium; right
The _________ _____is between the right ventricle and the pulmonary
truck. As the right ventricle contracts, the pulmonary valve opens to allow
blood to flow into pulmonary truck and pulmonary arteries. Then it closes to
prevent blood from flowing back into the right _________.
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Ans: pulmonary valve; ventricle
The ______ _____ is between the left atrium and the left ventricle. It has 2
cusps and is also known as the bicuspid valve. As the left atrium contracts, the
______ _____ opens to allow blood to flow into the left ventricle. Then it
closes to prevent blood from flowing back into the left atrium.
Ans: mitral valve; mitral valve
The ______ _____ is between the left ventricle and the aorta. As the left
ventricle contracts, the _____ _____ opens to allow blood to flow into the
aorta. Then it closes to prevent blood from flowing back into the left ventricle.
Ans: aortic valve; aortic valve
List the 4 chambers of the heart:
Ans: right atrium
right ventricle
left atrium
left ventricle
List the 4 valves of the heart:
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