Ignatavicius Chapter 33: Assessment Of The Cardiovascular System Evolve Practice Questions With Correct Answers

Cardiovascular (CV) system {Ans: } Made up of the heart and blood vessels (both arteries and veins).Perfusion {Ans: } Responsible for supplying oxygen to body organs and other tissues.Myocardium {Ans: } Heart muscle that must receive sufficient oxygen to pump blood to other parts of the body.What does CVD stand for? {Ans: } Cardiovascular disease.The heart {Ans: } A fist-sized, muscular organ located in the mediastinum between the lungs that pumps about 60mL (5L) per minute.Pericardium {Ans: } A covering that protects the heart.Septum {Ans: } A muscular wall separating the heart into 2 halves (right and left) that each have an atrium and a ventricle.Right atrium (AV) {Ans: } Receives deoxygenated venous blood from the superior and inferior venae cavae which flows through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle.Right ventricle (RV) {Ans: } A muscular pump located behind the sternum in which blood flows through the pulmonic valve into the pulmonary artery and the lungs where it is reoxygenated.Left atrium (LA) {Ans: } Receives blood from the 4 pulmonary veins which flows through the mitral/bicuspid valve into the left ventricle.Left ventricle (LV) {Ans: } Blood flows through the aortic valve into the aorta and into the systemic arterial