Exam 11: The Cardiovascular System

Match the following: -Heart chamber that pumps blood to the pulmonary trunk

The three branches of the aortic arch are the brachiocephalic trunk, left common carotid artery, and the left subclavian artery.

The ________ duct drains lymph from the right arm and the right side of the head and thorax.

The largest artery in the body is the ________.

When ventricles ________, the AV valves are closed.

The lymph nodes filter bacteria, viruses, and tumor cells from blood on its way back to the heart.

Match the following: -Some of these larger vessels have valves to prevent backflow

The friction blood encounters as it flows through the vessels is called ________.

The hepatic veins drain the blood from the liver and return it to the inferior vena cava.

Which one of the following is NOT a mechanism that aids lymph return to the heart?

Veins ________.

Amanda is exercising and noticed her heart rate has nearly doubled from her resting heart rate of 68 beats per minute. Explain what effects her increased heart rate will have on cardiac output and stroke volume, if any.

Blood cells and proteins typically cannot pass across the walls of capillaries and are thus prevented from leaving or entering the capillaries.

The internal iliac vein empties blood directly into the ________.

The renal veins carry oxygen-rich blood to the kidneys.

Using Figure 12.1, identify the following: -The lymph duct is indicated by ________.

The layer of the heart wall that receives the stimulus from letter E is called the ________.

Match the following terms with the correct description: -Chemical released by natural killer cells to cause cell lysis

The organs served by the renal arteries and veins are the ________.

Match the following: -Wave visible on the electrocardiogram (ECG) representing atrial depolarization