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Anatomy and Physiology of the Cardiovascular Sys ...

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    Anatomy and Physiology II
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  • What layer of the heart wall is composed of cardiac muscle?
    Myocardium
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  • Which chamber of the heart receives blood from the coronary sinus?
    The right atrium
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  • True or false: Semilunar valves have chordae tendineae
    FALSE!
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  • What do papillary muscles do?
    They anchor down the chordae tendineae.
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  • The sternum protects the anterior side of the heart, what protects the posterior side?
    The vertebrae.
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  • What is blood perfusion?
    The delivery of blood per time, per gram of tissue.
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  • Where do arteries carry blood?
    Away from the heart.
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  • Which layer of the heart wall contains coronary vessels?
    The epicardium
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  • What is the coronary sinus?
    The location in which coronary veins drain into the right atrium.
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  • What is the fossa ovalis?
    A remnant of the foramen ovale, which was used to bypass pulmonary circulation in fetal development.
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  • Which veins drain into the coronary sinus?
    Great, Middle, Small and Anterior Cardiac Veins
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  • What is indicated here by the number 12?
    The aortic arch
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  • What is indicated here by the number 6?
    The right ventricle
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  • What is indicated here by the number 41?
    The mitral (aka bicuspid) valve.
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  • What is indicated here by the number 37?
    The pulmonary semilunar valve.
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  • What does the "lubb-dupp" sound of the heart actually involve?
    The closing of the AV and semilunar valves.
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