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ATI MED SURG CARDIOVASULAR SYSTEM EXAM
COMPLETE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS (FULL REVISED EXAM) LATEST
UPDATES |GUARANTEED SUCCESS A+

what are the 3 components of the cardiovascular system - ANSWER: 1. blood
2. blood vessels
3. heart

what are the 3 functions of the cardiovascular system - ANSWER: 1. transports
2. protection
3. regulation

what does the blood transport - ANSWER: gases, nutrients, waste, regulatory
molecules (hormones, enzymes) and processed molecules (proteins, lipids, carbs,
etc.)

how many beats/min does the heart pump on average - ANSWER: 75 beats/min

what are the 4 functions of the heart - ANSWER: 1. pump blood
2. route blood
3. regulate blood supply
4. has one way flow

what is the heart protected by - ANSWER: 1. rib cage
2. protective membranes
3. fluids

where in the body is the heart located - ANSWER: in the mediastinum of the thoracic
cavity

sits towards the left lung, the gap in the left lung is called the cardiac notch

how can the heart be described - ANSWER: like a blunt cone

the pointed end of the heart is called the apex and the rounded part of the heart is
called the base

what is the double-layered sac that surrounds the heart called - ANSWER: the
pericardial sac

what are the layers of the pericardial sac - ANSWER: 1. fibrous pericardium
a tough fibrous CT that surrounds the outer layer of the heart and prevents
overfilling of blood and acts as an anchor to ajoining tissue

, 2. serous pericardium
a thin transparent inner layer and is subdivided into 2 parts 1. parietal pericardium
that lines the fibrous outer layer and 2. visceral pericardium covers the hearts.
surface

what does the heart look like when looking at the anterior side - ANSWER: see large
vessels (aorta & pulmonary trunk) and a depression in the heart called the sulcus

what does the heart look like when looking at the posterior side - ANSWER: lots of
little vessels and the atrial wall

where are the Sulci (the depression) located - ANSWER: 1. between the atria and
ventricles called coronary sulcus (separates the atrium from the ventricles)

2. anterior interventricular sulcus seperates ventricles on the anterior side

3. posterior interventricular sulcus seperates ventricles on posterior side

where is the pericardial fat located - ANSWER: between visceral and parietal
pericardium

where is epicardial fat located - ANSWER: between epicardium and myocardium

what are the 3 layers of tissue on the heart wall - ANSWER: 1. epicardium (outer
layer)

2. myocardium

3. endocardium (inner layer)

describe the myocardium - ANSWER: - thickest later

- cardiac muscle cells that allows contraction

describe epicardium - ANSWER: - a serous membrane

- smooth outer surface

- contains epicardial fat

- simple squamous epithelium

describe endocardium - ANSWER: - smooth inner surface

- simple squamous

- covers valve surface

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