HONDROS BIO 117 ANATOMY AND FUNCTION OF THE HEART QUESTIONS & DETAILED ANSWERS

HONDROS BIO 117 ANATOMY AND
FUNCTION OF THE HEART
QUESTIONS & DETAILED ANSWERS

Layers of the Heart - correct answer ✔✔1. Endocardium

2. Myocardium

3. Epicardium

4. Pericardium



Heart Location - correct answer ✔✔Within the Mediastinum

Superior base-2nd rib

Apex- 5th intercostal space

Precordium



Organ of Corti - correct answer ✔✔Receptor for Hearing



Endocardium - correct answer ✔✔Innermost layer of the heart



Myocardium - correct answer ✔✔Composed of cardiac muscle



Epicardium - correct answer ✔✔Outermost layer of the heart and base layer of the pericardium



Pericardium - correct answer ✔✔Pericardial Sac and forms the fibrous pericardium

, Pericardial fluid - correct answer ✔✔Serous fluid of the pericardial cavity, lubricates the
pericardial cavity to decrease friction during heart beat



Pericarditis - correct answer ✔✔inflammation of the pericardium



Pericardial effusion - correct answer ✔✔increased volume of the pericardial fluid caused by
pericarditis, and can lead to Pericardiac Tamponade



Pericardiac Tamponade - correct answer ✔✔a condition where the fluid volume of the
pericardial fluid is so great that it impedes the hearts ability to pump blood.



Pulmonary Circulation - correct answer ✔✔1. Right Ventricle

2. Pulmonary Artery

3. Lungs

4. Pulmonary Vein

5. Left atrium



Systemic Circulation - correct answer ✔✔1. Left Ventricle

2. Aorta

3. Arteries of the body

4. capillaries of the body

5. Veins of the body

6. Venae Cavae

7. Right Atrium



Venae Cavae - correct answer ✔✔collect blood from the bodies tissues