CH13 Cardiovascular System

Which two prefixes have to do with heart rate?

• diastol

• pulmo

• brady

• tachy

• systol

Which two prefixes have to do with blood pressure?

• diastol

• pulmo

• brady

• tachy

• systol

What does the prefix pulmo mean?

• heart

• lung

• brain

• weenis

What is rare for the heart since it radically slows down creating new cells once you become an adult?

• cancer

• heart attacks

• pulmonary embolisms

• coronary blockage

In which order does blood enter the heart chambers, starting with deoxygenated blood?

• right atrium

• left ventricle

• left atrium

• right ventricle

Why does the left ventricle have the thickest muscle tissue?

• Because it takes a great amount of pressure to open the aortic valve

• Because it has to fill both of the atria with blood at one time

• Because it must pump the blood through the entire body

• Because it must pump blood directly into the right ventricle

Which is the right atrium?

Which is the left atrium?

Which is the left ventricle?

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Which is the right ventricle?