Anatomy and Physiology of Heart

The right ventricle is the chamber of the heart that pumps blood for the pulmonary circulation. Based on this information, blood from the right ventricle is on its way to the __________.

• Aorta

• Lungs

• Liver

• Kidney

Which of the following is correct regarding the flow of blood in reference to the left side of the heart?

• Blood flows from the left atrium, through the bicuspid valve, into the left ventricle

• Blood flows from the left ventricle, through the aorta valve, into the left atrium

• Blood flows from the left atrium, through the tricuspid valve, into the left ventricle

• Blood flows from the left ventricle, through the bicuspid valve, into the left atrium

Which of the following is also known as the mitral valve?

• Bicuspid

• Tricuspid

• Pulmonic

• Aorta

Blood flows from the right atrium through the tricuspid valve, into the right ventricle, through the pulmonary valve, and then into the pulmonary arteries.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which part of the heart's conduction system has the fastest impulses?

• AV Node

• Bundle His

• SA Node

• Purkinje fiber