Exam 11: The Cardiovascular System

The tiny white cords that anchor the cusps or flaps of endocardium to the walls of the ventricles are called the ________.

What organ receives blood from the hepatic portal vein?

Tunica ________, the middle layer of a typical blood vessel, contains smooth muscle and elastic fibers.

What lymphoid organ stores platelets and acts as a blood reservoir?

The valves located between the atria and ventricles are known as the ________ valves.

The fibrous pericardium is superficial to the serous pericardium surrounding the heart.

Peyer's patches and the tonsils are part of the collection of small lymphoid tissues that protect the upper respiratory and digestive tracts from infection and are referred to as ________.

Describe the two types of pressures controlling fluid movement in a capillary bed. Explain the role of each pressure in fluid movement.

Match the following descriptions with the appropriate lymphoid organ or tissue: -Located overlying the heart

Which fetal shunt bypasses the lungs by directly connecting the right atrium and the left atrium?

Chemicals secreted by white blood cells and macrophages exposed to foreign substances that can increase body temperature are called pyrogens.

The part of the intrinsic conduction system of the heart that directly supplies the walls of the ventricles is the Purkinje fibers.

Match the following: -Blood is ejected from the ventricles through the pulmonary trunk and aorta

Which of the following is NOT one of the four most common indicators of the inflammatory response?

The narrowing of blood vessels is known as ________.