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What is the primary function of the fibrous skeleton of the heart?
What is the primary function of the fibrous skeleton of the heart?
- To assist in the contraction of the ventricles
- To facilitate the conduction of electrical impulses
- To increase the heart's pumping efficiency
- To anchor valve flaps and prevent valve stretching (correct)
What is the role of the right side of the heart?
What is the role of the right side of the heart?
- To separate the atria from the ventricles
- To pump blood to the lungs for oxygenation (correct)
- To distribute oxygenated blood to the body
- To receive oxygenated blood from the body
How do the atria and ventricles of the heart contract?
How do the atria and ventricles of the heart contract?
- Both atria and ventricles contract simultaneously (correct)
- The atria and ventricles contract independently
- The atria contract before the ventricles
- The ventricles contract before the atria
What prevents the atrial contraction from reaching the ventricles directly?
What prevents the atrial contraction from reaching the ventricles directly?
Which of the following statements about the heart is true?
Which of the following statements about the heart is true?
Flashcards
Fibrous skeleton of the heart
Fibrous skeleton of the heart
Connective tissue anchoring heart valves, preventing over-stretching and isolating atrial and ventricular contractions.
Right heart function
Right heart function
Receives deoxygenated blood, pumps it to lungs for oxygenation.
Left heart function
Left heart function
Receives oxygenated blood from lungs, pumps to body.
Simultaneous heart contraction
Simultaneous heart contraction
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Heart as a pump
Heart as a pump
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Study Notes
Fibrous Skeleton of the Heart
- Fibrous connective tissue anchoring valve edges
- Prevents valve flaps from stretching
- Separates myocardium of atria and ventricles
- Prevents atrial contraction from reaching ventricles except via normal conduction pathway
Heart Function
- Heart is a double (two-sided) pump
- Right side receives deoxygenated blood from body, pumps it to lungs to pick up oxygen and release carbon dioxide
- Left side receives oxygenated blood from lungs, pumps it to body
- Both atria contract together, followed by both ventricles contracting simultaneously
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Test your knowledge on the fibrous skeleton of the heart and its essential functions. This quiz covers the structure, the heart's role as a double pump, and the conduction pathway. Ideal for students studying human anatomy or cardiovascular physiology.