Heart lecture

Multiple Choice

Which layer of the heart is directly responsible for the contraction of the heart muscle?

• Epicardium

• Endocardium

• Myocardium

• Pericardial sac

Labeling

Drag the correct labels to their location on the heart. Place the terms on the numbers.

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Inferior vena cava

Superior vena cava

Right atrium

Left atrium

Pulmonary artery

Left ventricle

Right ventricle

Aorta

Pulmonary veins

Labeling

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Aortic semilunar valve

Tricuspid valve

Pulmonary semilunar valve

Bicuspid valve

Fill in the Blanks

The superior filling/receiving chambers of the heart are called the

.

Match

Match the following.

• cone shaped muscles that anchor chordae tendineae

• ridges of myocardium in the ventricular walls​

• fibrous cords that anchor valves between the atria and ventricles ​

• ridges of myocardium in the atrial walls​

Papillary Muscles

Trabeculae Carneae

Chordae Tendineae

Pectinate Muscles

• Papillary Muscles

• Trabeculae Carneae

• Chordae Tendineae

• Pectinate Muscles

Multiple Choice

Which of the following valves is also known as the bicuspid valve?

• Mitral valve

• Tricuspid valve

• Aortic valve

• Pulmonary valve

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about heart sounds is correct?

• The first heart sound occurs when AV valves close.

• The second heart sound occurs when AV valves open.

• Murmurs are normal heart sounds.

• Stenosis is due to leaky valves.

Match

Match the following

• takes oxygen poor blood away from the heart to the lungs

• takes oxygen rich blood away from the heart to the whole body

• brings oxygen poor blood from the body back to the heart and empties into the right atrium

• brings oxygen rich blood back to the heart from the lungs and empties into the left atrium

Pulmonary Artery

Aorta

Superior and Inferior Vena Cavas

Pulmonary Veins

• Pulmonary Artery

• Aorta

• Superior and Inferior Vena Cavas

• Pulmonary Veins

Reorder

List the pathway of blood through the right side of the heart.

• right atrium

• tricuspid valve

• right ventricle

• pulmonary semilunar valve

• pulmonary artery

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

List the pathway of blood through the left side of the heart.

• left atrium

• bicuspid valve

• left ventricle

• aortic semilunar valve

• aorta

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blank: The only place in the body where arteries are deoxygenated and veins are oxygenated is the

circulation.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of cardiac muscle contraction?

• It is self-excitable (automaticity).

• It contracts as a unit due to intercalated discs and gap junctions.

• It has a long absolute refractory period.

• It is prone to fatigue.

Multiple Choice

Which ion movement is primarily responsible for the plateau phase of the myocardial action potential?

• Na+

• K+

• Ca2+

• Cl-

Reorder

Put the heart conduction sequence in order.

• SA node

• AV node

• AV bundle (bundle of His)

• AV bundle branches

• Purkinje fibers

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Match

Match the following.

• atrial depolarization (atria contract)

• ventricular depolarization and atrial repolarization (atria relax, ventricles contract)

• ventricular repolarization (ventricles relax)

P wave

QRS complex

T wave

• P wave

• QRS complex

• T wave

Match

Match the following

• missing P wave

• fast irregular atrial contractions

• fast irregular ventricle contractions

• no electrical activity

SA node block (nodal rhythm)

Atrial fibrillation (A-fib)

Ventricular fibrillation

Asystole

• SA node block (nodal rhythm)

• Atrial fibrillation (A-fib)

• Ventricular fibrillation

• Asystole

Open Ended

How could an athlete have a lower resting heart rate, but still have a larger cardiac output than an inactive person?

Multiple Choice

Resting heart rate under parasympathetic nerve control is called

• tachycardia
• arrhythmia
• cardiac output

• vagal tone

Multiple Choice

Which of the following does NOT increase heart rate?

• increased blood carbon dioxide levels causing the blood to become acidic (acidosis)

• release of epi/norepinephrine or thyroid hormones

• high blood pressure

• caffeine and nicotine

Open Ended

Why does tachycardia (fast heart rate) reduce stroke volume?