Anatomy Final Exam

The heart sounds "lub" and "dub" result from _____________.

closure of the heart valves

Pulmonary arteries transport _____________.

blood rich in carbon dioxide to the lungs

Crushing chest pain caused by situations in which the myocardium is deprived of oxygen

Angina pectoris

Slow heart beat, usually defined as a rate under 60 beats per minute

Bradycardia

Systole or Diastole: Blood fills the ventricles.

Diastole

Abnormal or unusual heart sounds

Heart murmurs

Abnormally high blood pressure

Hypertension

Heart attack, condition characterized by dead tissue areas in the myocardium caused by interruption of blood supply to the area

Myocardial infarction

Blood leaves the left ventricle through an artery known as the _______________.

aorta

What is largest artery in the body?

aorta

An incompetent aortic valve would allow blood to backflow from the _______________.

aorta to the left ventricle

Which valve is closed during heart relaxation to prevent blood from back flowing from the aorta into the heart?

aortic valve

What large blood vessels carry blood away from the heart?

arteries

The two superior receiving chambers of the heart are known as the _______________, while the two inferior discharging chambers of the heart are known as the _______________.

atria; ventricles

Systole or Diastole: Blood is pumped to the lungs and body.

Systole

Systole or Diastole: The aortic valve opens

Systole

Abnormally rapid heart rate

Tachycardia

Which one of the following blood vessels carries oxygenated blood?

pulmonary vein

Which vessels return oxygenated blood to the left atrium of the heart?

pulmonary veins

The tricuspid valve is locate between the _______________.

right atrium and right ventricle

Which valve is located between the right atrium and right ventricle?

tricuspid valve

Large veins have _____________ to prevent the backflow of blood.

valves

Which of the following vessels has the lowest blood pressure?

venae cavae

Pulmonary circulation involves blood flow to and from the heart and the ______________.

lungs

The first heart sound, "lub", is cause by the closure of the ______________ valves

mitral and tricuspid

The normal resting heart rate is about ____________ times per minute.

75

Common in people who stand for too long, pooling of blood in feet and legs

Varicose veins

The walls of the _____________ are substantially thicker because that chamber acts as the more powerful systemic group of the heart to the body.

left ventricle

Which term from a blood pressure reading measures the heart contraction?

systole

Coronary artery disease results from _____________.

the accumulation of fatty, calcified deposits within blood vessels