10 Questions
What is the primary function of the cardiovascular system?
Supplying oxygen to body organs and tissues
What is the projected percentage of the U.S. population to have some form of CVD by the year 2035?
45%
Which system does the cardiovascular system work with to meet the human need for gas exchange and tissue perfusion?
Respiratory and hematologic systems
What happens when diseases or problems of the CV systems occur?
Decreased gas exchange and tissue perfusion
Which country has 1 in 12 adults over the age of 20 diagnosed with heart disease?
Canada
What happens during ventricular diastole?
Blood flows passively from the right atrium to the right ventricle through the opened tricuspid valve
What is the function of the right atrium?
Receives deoxygenated venous blood from the body and heart muscle
What is the role of the left ventricle?
Generates enough pressure to close the mitral valve and open the aortic valve
What is the function of the pericardium?
Protects the heart
What is the role of the pulmonary veins?
Return reoxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium
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