Anatomy and Physiology Quiz

Transportation of various substances throughout the body through the blood such as Oxygen, CO2, Nutrients, Wastes, Hormones, etc.

• The muscular system

• The endocrine system

• The circulatory system

• The respiratory system

(superior end) of the heart that points toward the right shoulder

• Base

• Apex

(inferior end) of the heart that points toward the left hip and rests on the diaphragm

• Base

• Apex

The heart is surrounded by a serous membrane that secretes serous fluid to reduce friction. This is called the -

• Vena Cava

• Aorta

• Pericardium

• Myocardium

The heart wall is composed of 3 layers: Check all that apply.

• Epicardium

• Myocardium

• Endocardium

• Aorta

Thick bundles of cardiac muscle that are twisted into ring-like arrangements. This is the layer of the heart wall that actually contracts.

• Epicardium

• Myocardium

• Endocardium

• Aorta

The main (right and left) coronary arteries branch from the aorta. Blood supply to the myocardium itself is provided by coronary arteries in a process called -

• muscle circulation

• venal circulation

• epicardial circulation

• coronary circulation

upper chambers of the heart that receive blood.

• atria

• ventricles

lower chambers that discharge blood.

• atria

• ventricles

Septum that divides the heart longitudinally between the ventricles.

• interventricular septum

• interatrial septum