Chapter 7 Vocabulary: Cardiology and Blood

Fill in the blank: In cardiology, the wall dividing the right and left sides of the heart is called the _______.

• septum

• atrium

• valve

• ventricle

Fill in the blank: One of the two upper chambers of the heart is called the _______.

• atrium

• ventricle

• aorta

• valve

Fill in the blank: The two lower chambers of the heart are called the _______.

• ventricles

• atria

• valves

• septum

Fill in the blank: The heart valve located between the right atrium and the right ventricle is called the _______.

• tricuspid valve

• mitral valve

• pulmonary valve

• aortic valve

Fill in the blank: The heart valve located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery is called the _______.

• pulmonary valve

• mitral valve

• aortic valve

• tricuspid valve

Fill in the blank: The heart valve located between the left ventricle and the pulmonary artery is called the _______.

• bicuspid valve

• tricuspid valve

• pulmonary valve

• aortic valve

Fill in the blank: The heart valve located between the left ventricle and the aorta is called the _______.

• aortic valve

• mitral valve

• pulmonary valve

• tricuspid valve

Fill in the blank: The pathway of electrical impulses that controls the heart’s pumping action is called the _______.

• cardiac conduction system

• pulmonary circuit

• systemic circuit

• respiratory tract

Fill in the blank: The part of the electrical conduction system of the heart that acts as the primary pacemaker is called the _______.

• sinoatrial node

• atrioventricular node

• bundle of His

• Purkinje fibers

Fill in the blank: The part of the electrical conduction system of the heart located at the bottom of the right atrium is called the _______.

• atrioventricular node

• sinoatrial node

• bundle of His

• Purkinje fibers