CARDIOVASCULAR ANATOMY PHYSIOLOGY
DISEASE AND DISORDERS TEST BANK ELITE
REVIEW WITH 100% CORRECT VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
◉function of the cardiovascular system . Answer: - delivers
oxygen/nutrients to cells and tissues
- removes carbon dioxide and waste products from cells and tissues
◉a hollow cone organ which weighs less than a pound and is about the
size of your fist;
located in the inferior mediastinum . Answer: heart
◉directed towards the left hip and rests on the diaphragm . Answer:
apex
◉points toward the right shoulder and lies beneath the 2nd rib . Answer:
base
◉double-walled sac which encloses the heart . Answer: pericardium
, ◉loose, superficial part of the sac;
helps to protect the heart and anchors it to the diaphragm and sternum .
Answer: fibrous pericardium
◉deep to the fibrous pericardium;
includes parietal and visceral pericardium . Answer: serous pericardium
◉outside layer that lines the inner surface of the fibrous pericardium .
Answer: parietal pericardium
◉next to heart;
also known as the epicardium;
connective tissue layer . Answer: visceral pericardium
◉a slippery lubricating fluid that fills space between layers of
pericardium . Answer: serous/pericardial fluid
◉middle layer that contracts;
consists of thick bundles of cardiac muscle twisted in ring-like
arrangement;
reinforced by fibrous connective tissue "heart's skeleton" . Answer:
myocardium
DISEASE AND DISORDERS TEST BANK ELITE
REVIEW WITH 100% CORRECT VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
◉function of the cardiovascular system . Answer: - delivers
oxygen/nutrients to cells and tissues
- removes carbon dioxide and waste products from cells and tissues
◉a hollow cone organ which weighs less than a pound and is about the
size of your fist;
located in the inferior mediastinum . Answer: heart
◉directed towards the left hip and rests on the diaphragm . Answer:
apex
◉points toward the right shoulder and lies beneath the 2nd rib . Answer:
base
◉double-walled sac which encloses the heart . Answer: pericardium
, ◉loose, superficial part of the sac;
helps to protect the heart and anchors it to the diaphragm and sternum .
Answer: fibrous pericardium
◉deep to the fibrous pericardium;
includes parietal and visceral pericardium . Answer: serous pericardium
◉outside layer that lines the inner surface of the fibrous pericardium .
Answer: parietal pericardium
◉next to heart;
also known as the epicardium;
connective tissue layer . Answer: visceral pericardium
◉a slippery lubricating fluid that fills space between layers of
pericardium . Answer: serous/pericardial fluid
◉middle layer that contracts;
consists of thick bundles of cardiac muscle twisted in ring-like
arrangement;
reinforced by fibrous connective tissue "heart's skeleton" . Answer:
myocardium
