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What is the primary function of the right atrium?
What is the primary function of the right atrium?
- Receiving deoxygenated blood from the body (correct)
- Regulating blood pressure
- Filtering oxygenated blood from the lungs
- Pumping blood through the systemic circuit
Which of the following vessels does not empty into the right atrium?
Which of the following vessels does not empty into the right atrium?
- Inferior vena cava
- Coronary sinus
- Superior vena cava
- Pulmonary artery (correct)
What valve separates the right atrium from the right ventricle?
What valve separates the right atrium from the right ventricle?
- Mitral valve
- Aortic valve
- Pulmonary valve
- Tricuspid valve (correct)
What is the primary function of valves in the heart?
What is the primary function of valves in the heart?
Which vessels carry deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs for gas exchange?
Which vessels carry deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs for gas exchange?
What is the name of the valve that prevents blood from flowing backward into the left ventricle?
What is the name of the valve that prevents blood from flowing backward into the left ventricle?
Which of the following vessels would have a high oxygen content?
Which of the following vessels would have a high oxygen content?
What is the sequence of blood flow from the superior or inferior vena cava to the lungs?
What is the sequence of blood flow from the superior or inferior vena cava to the lungs?
What is the term for the death of myocardial cells caused by blockage of blood vessels?
What is the term for the death of myocardial cells caused by blockage of blood vessels?
What is the name of the structure that initiates the heartbeat and is called the 'peacemaker'?
What is the name of the structure that initiates the heartbeat and is called the 'peacemaker'?
During ventricular systole, the AV valves are _____ and the semilunar valves are _____.
During ventricular systole, the AV valves are _____ and the semilunar valves are _____.
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