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ADVANCED EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY EXAM #2 ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (GRADED A+) LATEST UPDATE
Terms in this set (80) Q & A
>> cardiovascular system
-answer- consists of the heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries.
>> major functions of cardiovascular system
-answer- Delivers O2, nutrients
Removes CO2, other waste
Transports hormones, other molecules
Temperature balance and fluid regulation
Acid-base balance
Immune function
>> 3 Major Circulatory Elements of the Cardiovascular System
-answer- -pump (the heart)
-chambers or tubes (blood vessels)
-fluid medium (blood)
-heart generates pressure to drive the blood through vessels
-must meet metabolic demands
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>> blood consists of what type of tissue?
-answer- connective tissue
>> the heart anatomy
-answer-
>> during systole
-answer- -ventricles contract
-AV valves close
-blood out
>> During diastole
-answer- -relaxed
-semilunar closed
-blood from atria to ventricles
>> more anatomy of the heart
-answer- -divided into right and left halves with 4 chambers
-2 atria that receive the blood
-2 ventricles that pump blood out of the heart
-base is the top and apex is the bottom (opposite terminology from most other structures)
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>> skeletal muscle cells of heart
-answer- -large and long; unbranched; multiple nuclei
-non-regular voluntary contractions
-calcium ca2+ released
>> myocardial cells
-answer- -muscle cells of the heart
-small and short branched with one nucleus
-continuous and involuntary rhythmic contractions
-calcium-induced calcium release
>> blood vessels consist of
-answer- arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, veins
>> arteries vs veins
-answer- Arteries carry blood away from the heart; veins carry blood to the heart.
>> arterioles
-answer- control blood flow, feed capillaries
>> Capillaries
-answer- provide site for nutrient and waste exchange
ADVANCED EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY EXAM #2 ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (GRADED A+) LATEST UPDATE
Terms in this set (80) Q & A
>> cardiovascular system
-answer- consists of the heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries.
>> major functions of cardiovascular system
-answer- Delivers O2, nutrients
Removes CO2, other waste
Transports hormones, other molecules
Temperature balance and fluid regulation
Acid-base balance
Immune function
>> 3 Major Circulatory Elements of the Cardiovascular System
-answer- -pump (the heart)
-chambers or tubes (blood vessels)
-fluid medium (blood)
-heart generates pressure to drive the blood through vessels
-must meet metabolic demands
, Page 2 of 20
>> blood consists of what type of tissue?
-answer- connective tissue
>> the heart anatomy
-answer-
>> during systole
-answer- -ventricles contract
-AV valves close
-blood out
>> During diastole
-answer- -relaxed
-semilunar closed
-blood from atria to ventricles
>> more anatomy of the heart
-answer- -divided into right and left halves with 4 chambers
-2 atria that receive the blood
-2 ventricles that pump blood out of the heart
-base is the top and apex is the bottom (opposite terminology from most other structures)
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>> skeletal muscle cells of heart
-answer- -large and long; unbranched; multiple nuclei
-non-regular voluntary contractions
-calcium ca2+ released
>> myocardial cells
-answer- -muscle cells of the heart
-small and short branched with one nucleus
-continuous and involuntary rhythmic contractions
-calcium-induced calcium release
>> blood vessels consist of
-answer- arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, veins
>> arteries vs veins
-answer- Arteries carry blood away from the heart; veins carry blood to the heart.
>> arterioles
-answer- control blood flow, feed capillaries
>> Capillaries
-answer- provide site for nutrient and waste exchange
