Exam 18: The Heart

The___________ lines the chambers of the heart, covers the heart valves, and is continuous with the endothelium.

Compared to the right ventricle, the left ventricle has all the following characteristics, except that it

As the left ventricle contracts, it bulges into the____________

The __________circuit carries blood from the aorta to the right ventricle

The amount of blood remaining in the ventricle when the semilunar valve closes is the________.

During the isovolumetric phase of ventricular systole, the

The two types of cardiac muscle cells involved in a normal heartbeat include specialized cells of the _______ system and _______ cells.

An equivalent term for epicardium is____________

During the cardiac cycle, the

The volume of blood ejected from each ventricle during a contraction is called the

The _________circuit carries blood to and from the lungs

A faster- than- normal heart rate is called _________

The contraction phase of the cardiac cycle is called _________

Blood leaves the right ventricle by passing through the

The right ventricle pumps blood to the

Depolarization of the atria corresponds to the EKG's

Figure 18- 2 Cardiac Cycle Use Figure 18- 2 to answer the following questions: -The earlike extension of the atrium is the

Which of the following descriptions matches the term near the left fifth intercostal space?

Cells that spontaneously make action potentials make up________ tissue.

The superior portion of the heart where major blood vessels enter and exit is the_______________