Study Guide for Circulatory System

Study Guide For Circulatory System

Name ______Date ______

1.  What is the muscular layer of the heart called?______

2.  The bicuspid valve is located:______

3.  The blood vessels that are located on the outer surface of the heart to provide its oxygen supply are the:______

4.  The structures inside the heart that prevent back flow of the blood are the:______

5.  The tip of the heart that lies on the diaphragm and points to the left of the body is the:

6.  The partition between the right and left sides of the heart is the:______

7.  Heart failure can cause poor circulation resulting in venous congestion. What occurs when fluid accumulates in the tissues?______

8.  Describe an aneurysm.

9.  What is another name for hypertension ______killer.

10.  What is hypotension and who could suffer from this?

11.  Describe varicose veins.

12.  Mary is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of R/O MI. Her doctor thinks Mary may have had a/an:______

13.  What special conducting cells originate an electrical impulse that begins and regulates the heartbeat?

14.  Describe the function of the heart.

15.  What is atherosclerosis?

16.  What if the function of veins?

17.  Where can the popliteal pulse be felt?

18.  Blood that leaves the legs will pass through what vein before reaching the heart.______

19.  After the superior vena cava the blood travels into the______with ______blood.

20.  What chamber of the heart does the blood enter after it passes through the mitral valve?______

21.  An EKG or _____ is a recording of______

22.  Amber has a clot in her leg. If the clot were to become dislodged, it would become a/an:______

23.  What term is used to describe the pain felt when the heart does not receive enough oxygen?______

24.  What type of blood vessels are the most muscular and elastic?______

25.  The artery in the arm usually used to measure blood pressure is the______

26.  The upper chambers of the heart are called______the lower chambers of the heart are called:______

27.  What vessel contains the highest level of oxygen?______

28.  Blood that travels from the heart to the tissues and cells is part of:______

29.  The major artery that carries blood to the brain is the:______

30.  How many chambers does the heart have?______

31.  What valve prevents the backflow of blood as it leaves the heart and enters the aorta?______

32.  The chamber of the heart pumping blood to the body is the:

33.  What large artery does blood enter as it leaves the left ventricle of the heart

34.  The smooth membrane that lines the inside of the heart and heart valves is the:

35.  What cells stimulate both atria to contract?

36.  What is the average person’s heart rate at rest?

37.  Capillaries are on cell thick and are made of:

38.  The contraction phase of the heart beat is called:

39.  What symptom would be most common in patients with heart disease?