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1. Pericardium Tough, fibrous, dou-
ble-walled sac that
sur- rounds and
protects the heart.
2. Myocardium Muscular wall of the
heart
that does the pumping.
3. Endocardium The thin layer of
endothe-
lial tissue that lines the
in- ner surface of the
heart chambers and
valves.
4. Diastole The filling phase of the
heart's cycle.
5. Systole The
squeezing/pumping
phase of the heart's cycle.
6. Which of these statements describes the closure of the The tricuspid
valve closes
valves in a normal cardiac cycle? slightly later than the mi-
tral valve.
7. The nurse is reviewing the anatomy and The atria contract toward
physiologic functioning of the heart. Which the end of diastole
statement best de- scribes what is meant by and push the remaining
atrial kick? blood into the
ventricles.
8. Mediastinum The middle third of the
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thoracic cage
9. The great vessels
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