Cardiovascular System Overview

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Which vessels return blood to the heart?

  • Brachiocephalic artery
  • Right and left pulmonary veins (correct)
  • Coronary arteries
  • Pulmonary trunk and ascending aorta

What is the functional blood supply to the heart muscle known as?

  • Systemic circulation
  • Coronary circulation (correct)
  • Cerebral circulation
  • Pulmonary circulation

Which vessels convey blood away from the heart?

  • Pulmonary trunk (correct)
  • Coronary artery
  • Pulmonary veins
  • Aorta

Which vessels supply/drain the heart from an anterior view?

<p>Anterior cardiac veins (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What marks the walls of the atria of the heart?

<p>Auricle and Pectinate muscles (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What components act as the discharging chambers of the heart?

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

What is the location of the heart in the body?

<p>In the thoracic cavity, slightly left of the midline (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the three layers of the heart wall?

<p>Epicardium, myocardium, and endocardium (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the pericardium?

<p>To protect and anchor the heart, prevent overfilling with blood, and allow for friction-free movement (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a function of the cardiovascular system?

<p>Produces hormones (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the apex of the heart?

<p>The blunt, rounded point of the cone (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the visceral pericardium?

<p>The layer that covers the surface of the heart (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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