CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM |MIDTERM
REVISION
What are the 4 chambers of the heart? - ANSWER-right atrium, right ventricle, left
atrium, left ventricle
What blood vessel does the right ventricle pump blood through? - ANSWER-pulmonary
trunk to pulmonary arteries
Is blood in the right side of the heart oxygenated or deoxygenated? - ANSWER-
deoxygenated
What blood vessels bring oxygenated blood into the left atrium? - ANSWER-the
pulmonary veins
What is the largest artery in the body? - ANSWER-aorta
Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood ________________. - ANSWER-AWAY from
the heart
Veins are blood vessels that carry blood ____________________. - ANSWER-BACK
TO THE HEART.
What are the only deoxygenated arteries in the adult body? - ANSWER-the pulmonary
arteries.
what are the only oxygenated veins in the body? - ANSWER-pulmonary veins
Where does gas exchange occur to oxygenate blood? - ANSWER-pulmonary capillaries
What are other names for the left AV valve? - ANSWER-bicuspid valve or mitral valve
What is another name for the Right AV valve? - ANSWER-tricuspid valve
What is the purpose of valves in the heart and in the veins? - ANSWER-prevent
backflow of blood
What is the purpose of the semilunar valves? - ANSWER-prevent backflow of blood into
the ventricles
