HLTH 2030 Final Exam Chapters 19-24 With
Complete Solutions
The prefix _______ means atrium. - ANSWER atri-
The prefix ________ means ventricle of the heart. - ANSWER ventriculo-
The prefix ________ means heart or heart action. - ANSWER cardi-
The prefix _______ means electricity. - ANSWER electro-
_________ is a faster than normal heart rate. - ANSWER Tachycardia
____________ control blood flow into the ventricles. - ANSWER Atrioventricular valves
The structure dividing the two atria of the heart is called the __________ - ANSWER
interatrial septum
A test that records the electrical activity of the heart is a(n) __________ - ANSWER
electrocardiogram
Identify the most muscular chamber. - ANSWER Left ventricle
Name the inner lining of the heart. - ANSWER Endocardium
Identify the valve found between the left atrium and left ventricle. - ANSWER Bicuspid
(mitral) valve
,What heart chamber pushes blood through the aortic semilunar valve? - ANSWER Left
ventricle
Name the irregular ridges of muscle lining the ventricles. - ANSWER Trabeculae
carneae
What fibrous structure functions to anchor the atrioventricular valves in a closed
position? - ANSWER Chordae tendineae
Blood on the right never mixes with blood on the left, once the heart is fully developed. -
ANSWER True
The mitral valve is best heard __________. - ANSWER in the left fifth intercostal space, in
line with the middle of the clavicle
The ____________ carries oxygen-poor venous blood from above the diaphragm from
areas of the upper body and extremities into the right atrium. - ANSWER superior vena
cava
The _________ carries oxygen-poor venous blood of the coronary circulation into the
right atrium. - ANSWER coronary sinus
The ________ carries oxygen-poor venous blood from below the diaphragm from the
areas of the lower body and extremities into the right atrium. - ANSWER inferior vena
cava
Assume blood is flowing from the coronary sinus to the lung capillaries. Place the
anatomical items in order of flow in the target boxes - ANSWER Right atrium
Tricuspid valve
Right ventricle
, Pulmonary semilunar valve
Pulmonary trunk
Pulmonary arteries
Drag and drop the terms to arrange them, from left to right, in order of blood flow of
oxygen-rich blood into the heart. - ANSWER Lung capillaries
Pulmonary veins
Left atrium
Mitral/bicuspid valve
The structure that prevents backflow of blood into the left atrium is the __________. -
ANSWER mitral (bicuspid) valve
The vessel that carries oxygen-rich blood to tissues is the _________. - ANSWER aorta
The capillaries receiving blood flow from the left side of the heart are _________. -
ANSWER systemic capillaries
The structure that is located anatomically between the aorta and the left ventricle is
aortic ___________. - ANSWER semilunar valve
Select the correct partial path below. This path is part of the complete blood flow
pathway. You should be able to trace flow starting in any location. - ANSWER Aorta to
smaller systemic arteries to systemic capillaries to systemic veins to right atrium
through the tricuspid valve
Which of these conduction sequences through the heart is correct? - ANSWER SA node,
AV node, AV bundle, bundle branches, Purkinje fibers
An atherosclerotic blockage in the circumflex artery would result in decreased (or lack
of) blood flow to the __________. - ANSWER left atrium and posterior part of the left
Complete Solutions
The prefix _______ means atrium. - ANSWER atri-
The prefix ________ means ventricle of the heart. - ANSWER ventriculo-
The prefix ________ means heart or heart action. - ANSWER cardi-
The prefix _______ means electricity. - ANSWER electro-
_________ is a faster than normal heart rate. - ANSWER Tachycardia
____________ control blood flow into the ventricles. - ANSWER Atrioventricular valves
The structure dividing the two atria of the heart is called the __________ - ANSWER
interatrial septum
A test that records the electrical activity of the heart is a(n) __________ - ANSWER
electrocardiogram
Identify the most muscular chamber. - ANSWER Left ventricle
Name the inner lining of the heart. - ANSWER Endocardium
Identify the valve found between the left atrium and left ventricle. - ANSWER Bicuspid
(mitral) valve
,What heart chamber pushes blood through the aortic semilunar valve? - ANSWER Left
ventricle
Name the irregular ridges of muscle lining the ventricles. - ANSWER Trabeculae
carneae
What fibrous structure functions to anchor the atrioventricular valves in a closed
position? - ANSWER Chordae tendineae
Blood on the right never mixes with blood on the left, once the heart is fully developed. -
ANSWER True
The mitral valve is best heard __________. - ANSWER in the left fifth intercostal space, in
line with the middle of the clavicle
The ____________ carries oxygen-poor venous blood from above the diaphragm from
areas of the upper body and extremities into the right atrium. - ANSWER superior vena
cava
The _________ carries oxygen-poor venous blood of the coronary circulation into the
right atrium. - ANSWER coronary sinus
The ________ carries oxygen-poor venous blood from below the diaphragm from the
areas of the lower body and extremities into the right atrium. - ANSWER inferior vena
cava
Assume blood is flowing from the coronary sinus to the lung capillaries. Place the
anatomical items in order of flow in the target boxes - ANSWER Right atrium
Tricuspid valve
Right ventricle
, Pulmonary semilunar valve
Pulmonary trunk
Pulmonary arteries
Drag and drop the terms to arrange them, from left to right, in order of blood flow of
oxygen-rich blood into the heart. - ANSWER Lung capillaries
Pulmonary veins
Left atrium
Mitral/bicuspid valve
The structure that prevents backflow of blood into the left atrium is the __________. -
ANSWER mitral (bicuspid) valve
The vessel that carries oxygen-rich blood to tissues is the _________. - ANSWER aorta
The capillaries receiving blood flow from the left side of the heart are _________. -
ANSWER systemic capillaries
The structure that is located anatomically between the aorta and the left ventricle is
aortic ___________. - ANSWER semilunar valve
Select the correct partial path below. This path is part of the complete blood flow
pathway. You should be able to trace flow starting in any location. - ANSWER Aorta to
smaller systemic arteries to systemic capillaries to systemic veins to right atrium
through the tricuspid valve
Which of these conduction sequences through the heart is correct? - ANSWER SA node,
AV node, AV bundle, bundle branches, Purkinje fibers
An atherosclerotic blockage in the circumflex artery would result in decreased (or lack
of) blood flow to the __________. - ANSWER left atrium and posterior part of the left
