Cardiovascular System and Heart Anatomy

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Where is the heart situated in the body?

  • To the left of the lungs
  • Between the lungs in the mediastinum (correct)
  • Above the lungs
  • Below the lungs

What is the function of the right atrium in the heart?

  • Receives deoxygenated blood from the body (correct)
  • Contains cardiac impulses
  • Pumps oxygenated blood to the body
  • Produces carbon dioxide

What separates the right atrium and right ventricle in the heart?

  • Bicuspid valve
  • Tricuspid valve
  • Interventricular septum (correct)
  • Sinus node

What returns venous blood from the head, neck, and upper limbs to the heart?

<p>Superior vena cava (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the heart is responsible for conducting cardiac impulses to the ventricles?

<p>Atrioventricular node (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the pericardium in the heart?

<p>To form a protective sac for the heart and anchor it within the mediastinum (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which chamber of the heart receives oxygenated blood from the lungs through pulmonary veins?

<p>Left atrium (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the left ventricle in the heart?

<p>To pump arterial blood to different parts of the body through the systemic aorta (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which layer of the pericardium lines the surface of the myocardium?

<p>Inner visceral pericardium (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the interatrial septum in the heart?

<p>To separate the right and left atria (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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