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Which layer of the heart wall is the outermost layer?
Which layer of the heart wall is the outermost layer?
- Endocardium
- Epicardium (correct)
- Myocardium
- Pericardium
What are baroreceptors?
What are baroreceptors?
- Receptors sensitive to changes in heart rate
- Receptors sensitive to changes in pressure (correct)
- Receptors sensitive to changes in temperature
- Receptors sensitive to changes in blood flow
What is systole?
What is systole?
- Force of blood to get through arteries
- Contraction of the heart (correct)
- Relaxation of the heart
- Pressure of blood pushing against the walls of arteries
Which blood vessels are baroreceptors located near?
Which blood vessels are baroreceptors located near?
What is the function of baroreceptors?
What is the function of baroreceptors?
What is the outermost layer of the heart wall called?
What is the outermost layer of the heart wall called?
What is the middle layer of the heart wall called?
What is the middle layer of the heart wall called?
What is the innermost lining of the heart wall called?
What is the innermost lining of the heart wall called?
What structures help add force to the contraction of the heart wall?
What structures help add force to the contraction of the heart wall?
What is the function of the pericardium?
What is the function of the pericardium?
What are systole and diastole?
What are systole and diastole?
What is the function of pressorreflexes?
What is the function of pressorreflexes?
Where are the cardiac control centers located?
Where are the cardiac control centers located?
Which of the following best describes blood pressure?
Which of the following best describes blood pressure?
Where are baroreceptors located in the body?
Where are baroreceptors located in the body?
What is the function of baroreceptors in the body?
What is the function of baroreceptors in the body?
Which layer of the heart wall is the outermost layer?
Which layer of the heart wall is the outermost layer?
What is the middle layer of the heart wall called?
What is the middle layer of the heart wall called?
What is the innermost lining of the heart wall called?
What is the innermost lining of the heart wall called?
What is the function of the trabeculae carnae in the heart?
What is the function of the trabeculae carnae in the heart?
What is the term for the contraction phase of the heart?
What is the term for the contraction phase of the heart?
What is the term for the relaxation phase of the heart?
What is the term for the relaxation phase of the heart?
What is the name of the negative feedback loops that oppose changes in blood pressure by adjusting heart rate?
What is the name of the negative feedback loops that oppose changes in blood pressure by adjusting heart rate?
