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Anatomy and Physiology Cardiovascular System with 100- correct answers 2025.
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Anatomy and Physiology: CardiovascularSystem with 100% correct answers 2025
major function of the cardiovascular system - answer
transportation
function of the cardiovascular system - answer - delivers
oxygen/nutrients to cells and tissues
- removes carbon dioxide and waste products from cells
and tissues
a hollow cone organ which weighs less than a pound and
is about the size of your fist;
located in the inferior mediastinum - answer heart
directed towards the left hip and rests on the diaphragm -
answer apex
points toward the right shoulder and lies beneath the 2nd
rib - answer base
double-walled sac which encloses the heart - answer
pericardium
loose, superficial part of the sac;
helps to protect the heart and anchors it to the diaphragm
and sternum - answer fibrous pericardium
, deep to the fibrous pericardium;
includes parietal and visceral pericardium - answer serous
pericardium
outside layer that lines the inner surface of the fibrous
pericardium - answer parietal pericardium
next to heart;
also known as the epicardium;
connective tissue layer - answer visceral pericardium
a slippery lubricating fluid that fills space between layers
of pericardium - answer serous/pericardial fluid
middle layer that contracts;
consists of thick bundles of cardiac muscle twisted in ring-
like arrangement;
reinforced by fibrous connective tissue "heart's skeleton" -
answer myocardium
what junctions does myocardium contain? - answer 1.)
tight junctions: bind the cells together
2.) gap junctions: allows ions to between cells
inner layer;
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