Seeley's Anatomy Chapter 20 2025/2026 Exam Questions and Answers | 100% Pass

Seeley's Anatomy Chapter 20 2025/2026
Exam Questions and Answers | 100%
Pass



List and describe the 4 functions of the heart - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1. generating blood

pressure: contractions of the heart generate blood pressure, which is responsible for

moving blood through the blood vessels




2. Routing blood: the separates the pulmonary and systemic circulating and ensures

that the blood flowing to the tissues has adequate levels of O2




3. ensuring one way blood flow: the valves of the heart ensure a one-way flow of

blood through the heart and vessels




4. regulating blood supply: the rate and force of heart contractions change to meet

the metabolic need of the tissues, which vary depending on certain conditions



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, the adult heart is shaped like a - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔blunt cone


The adult heart is approximately the size of - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a closed fist


What is the apex? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔the blunt, rounded point of the heart


What is the base? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔the larger flat part of the heart, opposite of the

apex

the heart is located in the _____________ cavity between _____ - 🧠ANSWER

✔✔thoracic cavity




the lungs

the midline partition containing the heart is called the ___________________ -

🧠ANSWER ✔✔mediastinum


The heart lies ____________________ in the ____________________ -

🧠ANSWER ✔✔obliquely




mediastinum




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