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Cardiac Exam 1 Practice Questions —
Anatomy & Physiology — Cardiovascular
System Exam 1 Practice Test with Answers
return deoxygenated blood to the right side of the heart - Correct
answer- superior and inferior vena cavae
sequence going from outermost to the innermost layer of a blood
vessel wall - Correct answer- tunica externa, tunica media, tunica
intima
path for the transmission of an impulse in the intrinsic
conduction system of the heart - Correct answer- (sinoatrial) SA
node, (atrioventricular) AV node, (atrioventricular) AV bundle,
right and left bundle branches, purkinje finbers
path of blood flow within the systemic vascular system - Correct
answer- arteries,arterioles,capillary beds,venules,veins
valve that guards the base of the aorta and opens when the
ventricles are contracting - Correct answer- aortic semilunar valve
the sinoatrial node is located in the - Correct answer- right atrium
layer of heart wall synonymous with the visceral layer of the
serous pericardium - Correct answer- epicardium
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pointed apex of the heart is oriented toward - Correct answer- left
hip
often have valves to prevent back flow of blood - Correct answer-
veins
increases heart rate - Correct answer- epinephrine
right and left renal veins empty blood from the - Correct answer-
kidneys
volume of blood pumped out by each ventricle with each beat of
the heart is called the - Correct answer- stoke volume
not a pressure point - Correct answer- renal artery
transport oxygenated blood to the heart - Correct answer-
pulmonary veins
a person with a heart rate of 75 beats per minute and a stoke
volume of 60 mL per beat had a cardiac output of - Correct
answer- 4500 mL/minute
pulmonary circulation involves blood flow to and from the heart
and the - Correct answer- lungs
vessel that has the lowest blood pressure - Correct answer- venae
cavae
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Cardiac Exam 1 Practice Questions —
Anatomy & Physiology — Cardiovascular
System Exam 1 Practice Test with Answers
return deoxygenated blood to the right side of the heart - Correct
answer- superior and inferior vena cavae
sequence going from outermost to the innermost layer of a blood
vessel wall - Correct answer- tunica externa, tunica media, tunica
intima
path for the transmission of an impulse in the intrinsic
conduction system of the heart - Correct answer- (sinoatrial) SA
node, (atrioventricular) AV node, (atrioventricular) AV bundle,
right and left bundle branches, purkinje finbers
path of blood flow within the systemic vascular system - Correct
answer- arteries,arterioles,capillary beds,venules,veins
valve that guards the base of the aorta and opens when the
ventricles are contracting - Correct answer- aortic semilunar valve
the sinoatrial node is located in the - Correct answer- right atrium
layer of heart wall synonymous with the visceral layer of the
serous pericardium - Correct answer- epicardium
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pointed apex of the heart is oriented toward - Correct answer- left
hip
often have valves to prevent back flow of blood - Correct answer-
veins
increases heart rate - Correct answer- epinephrine
right and left renal veins empty blood from the - Correct answer-
kidneys
volume of blood pumped out by each ventricle with each beat of
the heart is called the - Correct answer- stoke volume
not a pressure point - Correct answer- renal artery
transport oxygenated blood to the heart - Correct answer-
pulmonary veins
a person with a heart rate of 75 beats per minute and a stoke
volume of 60 mL per beat had a cardiac output of - Correct
answer- 4500 mL/minute
pulmonary circulation involves blood flow to and from the heart
and the - Correct answer- lungs
vessel that has the lowest blood pressure - Correct answer- venae
cavae
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