CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM FINAL EXAM 80+ QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS MODULE1 A+ GRADED
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Cardiovascular Ultrasound
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Cardiovascular Ultrasound
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM FINAL
EXAM
80+ QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
MODULE1
A+ GRADED
Myocardium - ANSWER muscle tissue of the heart.
Epicardium - ANSWER visceral part of the pericardium on the
surface of the heart.
Endocardium - ANSWER inner lining of the heart chambers.
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CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM FINAL
EXAM
80+ QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
MODULE1
A+ GRADED
Myocardium - ANSWER ✔ muscle tissue of the heart.
Epicardium - ANSWER ✔ visceral part of the pericardium on the
surface of the heart.
Endocardium - ANSWER ✔ inner lining of the heart chambers.
systolic blood pressure - ANSWER ✔ Pressure within the arteries when
the ventricles of the heart contract
diastolic blood pressure - ANSWER ✔ pressure within the arteries
when the ventricles of the heart relax
Sinoatrial (SA) node - ANSWER ✔ specialized tissue in the wall of the
right atrium that initiates cardiac cycle; pacemaker. (B)
atrioventricular (AV) node - ANSWER ✔ specialized mass of cardiac
muscle fibers in the interatrial septum of the heart that transmits cardiac
impulses from the sinoatrial node to the AV bundle. (D)
Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) - ANSWER ✔ recording of the
electrical activity associated with the cardiac cycle.
, P - wave - ANSWER ✔ The first pen movement in an ECG.
Corresponds to the depolarization of the atrial fibers that are found in the
SA Node (A)
QRS complex - ANSWER ✔ Consists of a Q wave, and R wave, and
an S wave. Corresponds to depolarization of ventricular fibers just prior
to the contraction of the ventricular walls. (B)
T - wave - ANSWER ✔ The end of the ECG patterm. Corresponds to
the ventricular muscle fibers repolarizing slowly. (C)
Pulmonary circulation - ANSWER ✔ system of blood vessels that
carries blood between the heart and the lungs.
Systemic circulation - ANSWER ✔ vessels that conduct blood between
the heart and all body tissues except the lungs.
Pericardium - ANSWER ✔ serous membrane that surrounds the heart;
consists of visceral and parietal pericardium
Sphygmomanometer - ANSWER ✔ A device that measures blood
pressure.
Artery - ANSWER ✔ vessel that transport blood FROM the heart;
generally carries oxygenated blood
Vein - ANSWER ✔ vessel that carries blood TO the heart; generally
carries deoxygenated blood
Capillary - ANSWER ✔ small blood vessel that connects an arteriole
and a venules
Vasodilation - ANSWER ✔ increase in the diameter of a blood vessel.
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