GRCC BI 122 Exam #1 Questions and Answers Already Passed
Apex - Answers bottom of the heart
pericardial sac - Answers surrounds the heart
epicardium - Answers outer layer of the heart
parietal pericardium - Answers lines the pericardial cavity
myocardium - Answers Thick middle muscle layer of the heart
endocardium - Answers innermost layer of muscle of the heart
right atrium - Answers blood is dumped into it back the vena cavas
pumps blood into the right ventricle
left atrium - Answers blood is dumped into it by the pulmonary veins
pumps blood into the left ventricle
auricle - Answers ear like flap over the atria to increase area
right ventricle - Answers takes in blood from the right atrium
pumps blood to lungs via the pulmonary arteries
left ventricle - Answers takes in blood from the left atrium
pumps blood to the body via the aorta
interatrial septum - Answers muscular wall that separates the left and right atrium
interventricular septum - Answers muscular wall that separates the left and right ventricles
superior vena cava - Answers dumps blood from the upper parts of the body into the right atrium
inferior vena cava - Answers dumps blood from the lower parts of the body into the right atrium
pulmonary veins - Answers takes blood from the lungs and dumps it into the left atrium
pulmonary arteries - Answers takes blood from the right ventricle and takes it to the lungs
pulmonary trunk - Answers carries blood from right ventricle to pulmonary arteries
aorta - Answers Largest artery in the body
aortic arch - Answers curve of the aorta
, ductus arteriosus - Answers a blood vessel in a fetus that bypasses pulmonary circulation by connecting
the pulmonary artery directly to the ascending aorta
ligamentum arteriosum - Answers remnant of ductus arteriosus
brachiocephalic trunk - Answers Name this artery.
left common carotid artery - Answers Name this artery.
left subclavian artery - Answers name this artery
right coronary artery - Answers name this artery
artery vascularizing the right side of the heart
left coronary artery - Answers name this artery
supplies blood to the left ventricle, left atrium, and interventricular septum
anterior interventricular artery - Answers name this artery
posterior interventricular artery - Answers name this artery
marginal artery - Answers Name this artery.
located on the anterior side of the heart by the right ventricle
circumflex artery - Answers Name this artery.
coronary sinus - Answers on the posterior side of the heart
dumps
vein that dumps blood into the right atrium
tricuspid valve ( right atrioventricular valve) - Answers AV valve that separates the right atrium and right
ventricle
pulmonary semilunar valve - Answers heart valve opening from the right ventricle to the pulmonary
artery
bicuspid valve ( mitral valve or left atrioventricular valve) - Answers AV valve that separates the left
atrium and left ventricle
aortic semilunar valve - Answers located between the left ventricle and the aorta
chordae tendineae - Answers thin bands of fibrous tissue that attach to the valves in the heart and
prevent them from inverting
Apex - Answers bottom of the heart
pericardial sac - Answers surrounds the heart
epicardium - Answers outer layer of the heart
parietal pericardium - Answers lines the pericardial cavity
myocardium - Answers Thick middle muscle layer of the heart
endocardium - Answers innermost layer of muscle of the heart
right atrium - Answers blood is dumped into it back the vena cavas
pumps blood into the right ventricle
left atrium - Answers blood is dumped into it by the pulmonary veins
pumps blood into the left ventricle
auricle - Answers ear like flap over the atria to increase area
right ventricle - Answers takes in blood from the right atrium
pumps blood to lungs via the pulmonary arteries
left ventricle - Answers takes in blood from the left atrium
pumps blood to the body via the aorta
interatrial septum - Answers muscular wall that separates the left and right atrium
interventricular septum - Answers muscular wall that separates the left and right ventricles
superior vena cava - Answers dumps blood from the upper parts of the body into the right atrium
inferior vena cava - Answers dumps blood from the lower parts of the body into the right atrium
pulmonary veins - Answers takes blood from the lungs and dumps it into the left atrium
pulmonary arteries - Answers takes blood from the right ventricle and takes it to the lungs
pulmonary trunk - Answers carries blood from right ventricle to pulmonary arteries
aorta - Answers Largest artery in the body
aortic arch - Answers curve of the aorta
, ductus arteriosus - Answers a blood vessel in a fetus that bypasses pulmonary circulation by connecting
the pulmonary artery directly to the ascending aorta
ligamentum arteriosum - Answers remnant of ductus arteriosus
brachiocephalic trunk - Answers Name this artery.
left common carotid artery - Answers Name this artery.
left subclavian artery - Answers name this artery
right coronary artery - Answers name this artery
artery vascularizing the right side of the heart
left coronary artery - Answers name this artery
supplies blood to the left ventricle, left atrium, and interventricular septum
anterior interventricular artery - Answers name this artery
posterior interventricular artery - Answers name this artery
marginal artery - Answers Name this artery.
located on the anterior side of the heart by the right ventricle
circumflex artery - Answers Name this artery.
coronary sinus - Answers on the posterior side of the heart
dumps
vein that dumps blood into the right atrium
tricuspid valve ( right atrioventricular valve) - Answers AV valve that separates the right atrium and right
ventricle
pulmonary semilunar valve - Answers heart valve opening from the right ventricle to the pulmonary
artery
bicuspid valve ( mitral valve or left atrioventricular valve) - Answers AV valve that separates the left
atrium and left ventricle
aortic semilunar valve - Answers located between the left ventricle and the aorta
chordae tendineae - Answers thin bands of fibrous tissue that attach to the valves in the heart and
prevent them from inverting
