What is the function of the heart in relationship to the circulatory system? - Answers it controls the
circulation of blood throughout the body
an adult heart is about the size of a - Answers fist
what are the names of the 2 chambers found on each side of the heart? - Answers atrium and ventricle
Why is the heart called a "double pump"? - Answers the right and left sides of the heart work in
coordination to pump oxygenated blood to the body and deoxygenated blood to the lungs
Blue blood designates____ blood, which is only seen in the chambers of the ____ side of the heart -
Answers deoxygentated
right
red blood designates ______ blood, which is only seen in the chambers on the _____ side of the heart -
Answers oxygenated
left
The thin sac that surrounds the heart is called the ____ and its function is _______ - Answers
pericardium
enclosing and protecting the heart
List the layers of the heart wall,from interior to exterior - Answers endocardium, myocardium,
epicardium
What separates the right and left ventricles? - Answers the interventricular septum
what is the purpose of the heart valves? - Answers to control the flow of blood through the heart and
prevent blood backflow
compare the right and left atrioventricular valves - Answers the right atrioventricular valve has 3 cusps
and the left AV valve has 2 cusps
compare the functions of the right and left ventricles - Answers the right ventricle pumps deoxygneated
blood into the pulmonary trunk, wheras the left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood into the ascending
aorta
, the right atrium receives ____ blood from the vena cava and the coronary sinus, and the left atrium
recieves ___ blood from the pulmonary veins - Answers deoxygenated
oxygenated
which of the following statements accurately compares the right and left atria - Answers the right atrium
is larger than the left atrium
the endocardium lines the interior walls of the all of the following - Answers the visceral pericardium
what is the function of the myocardium? - Answers it produces the heart's strong and continuous
pumping action
the right and left ventricles contain _______ muscles, which contract to pull on the chorae tendineae.
The purpose of the Chordae tendineae is to - Answers papillary
prevent inversion of the heart valves
mediastinum - Answers contains the pericardial cavity (encloses the heart) and surrounds the remaining
thoracic organs
apex - Answers points inferior toward the left hip
base of the heart - Answers posterior surface, of the heart is directed toward the right shoulder
pericardium - Answers a double walled sac that encloses the heart
fibrous pericardium - Answers loosely fitting superficial part of the pericardium
tough and dense connective tissue
1)protects heart
2) anchors is to surrounding structures
3) prevents overfilling of the heart with blood
serious pericardium - Answers thin, slippery,2 layer serous membrane that forms a closed sac around
the heart
parietal layer - Answers lines the internal surface of the fibrous pericardium