Cardiovascular System Review

Front

What chamber of the heart receives deoxygenated blood from the body?

Back

Right Atrium

Front

List the layers of the heart from the outermost to the innermost.

Back

Epicardium, Myocardium, Endocardium

Front

What is the normal range for diastolic blood pressure?

Back

60-80 mmHg

Front

What is the term for the contraction of the heart?

Back

Systole

Front

True or False: Blood flows in the following sequence: Superior vena cava/Inferior vena cava, right atrium, tricuspid valve, right ventricle, pulmonic valve, pulmonary artery, lungs, pulmonary veins, left atrium, bicuspid valve, left ventricle, aortic valve, aorta.

Back

True

Front

What is the function of the right atrium?

Back

To receive deoxygenated blood from the body via the superior and inferior vena cava.

Front

What is the function of the left ventricle?

Back

To pump oxygenated blood to the body through the aorta.

Front

What is the role of the myocardium?

Back

It is the muscular layer of the heart responsible for contraction.

Front

What is diastole?

Back

The phase of the cardiac cycle when the heart muscle relaxes and chambers fill with blood.

Front

What is stroke volume?

Back

The amount of blood pumped by the left ventricle in one contraction.