Chapter 18 Heart Flashcards

Here is the list of flashcards that consists of everything related to heart and blood flow rate in the form of a quiz. Try to attempt these quiz based flashcards and check your knowledge of how well you know about the Heart and its function.

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The Visceral pericardium is found:
Adhering to the surface of the heart.
The correct layers of the heart, from superficial to deep, are:
Epicardium, myocardium, endocardium
The Atrioventricular valves are also called:
-cuspid valves-AV valves
The right and left atrioventricular valves are also referred to as:
Tricuspid(Rt AV Valve), mitral(bicuspid)(Lt AV valve)
Semilunar valves prevent back flow of blood into the:
Ventricles
The most abundant blood supply goes to the:
Left Ventricle
Branching of an artery as it progresses from proximal to distal is called:
Anastomosis
The cavity of the heart the normally has the thickest wall is the:
Left Ventricle
What are the 2 semilunar valves
Aortic semilunar, and pulmonary semilunar
The pacemaker of the heart is the
SA node
Smooth muscle cells that guard the entrance to capillaries
Precapillary sphincters
Carry blood to the heart
Veins
Carry blood into the venules
Capillaries
Carry blood away from the heart
Arteries
Outermost layers of arteries and veins
Tunica adventitia