Exam 25: The Cardiovascular System

Which of the following does not decrease the blood pressure?

Which of the following is the innermost layer of the heart, which is thin and smooth?

Which of the following causes of chest pain is heart-related?

Body cells surrounding capillaries usually have a ____.

The pulmonary trunk branches into the left and right ________ (letter J), which carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs.

Which component of the cardiac conduction system is located between the ventricles and splits into left and right branches?

-The T wave, which indicates relaxation of the ventricles, is designated by the letter ________.

A hardening of the fatty plaque deposits within the arteries is ________.

Which part of the cardiac conduction system is known as the pacemaker of the heart?

The ________ valve (letter L) has three cusps, is situated between the right atrium and the right ventricle, and prevents blood from flowing back into the right atrium when the right ventricle contracts.

Which arteries supply blood to the rib area?

If chest pain follows a meal and increases when the patient bends over, it is generally due to ____.

The ________ valve (letter E) has two cusps and is located between the left atrium and the left ventricle.

After the impulse flows through the ________, the ventricles contract and the SA node starts the flow of a new impulse.

Chest pain caused by ____ generally occurs only during body movements.

The ____ are small vessels that carry oxygenated blood.

Mr. Jackson is being seen in the urgent care center where you work because of severe chest pain. He says the pain is sharp and severe and gets worse when he coughs or breathes in. He is afraid he is having a heart attack. Based on these symptoms, you might suspect that he has

The blood supply for the teeth comes from the ____ artery.

The blood pressure is regulated partly by ________, which measure blood pressure and are located in the aorta and carotid arteries.

The cusps of the AV valve are anchored to cardiac muscle by cord-like structures called ________ _________.