Visible Body External Heart Quiz 1 and 2
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Which of the following accurately compares the heart of an adult male and the heart of an adult female? -
CORRECT ANSWER - The heart of an adult male is slightly larger than that of an adult female.
_______branch from the ascending aorta to supply the ventricles and atría, and ________drain blood into
the right atrium. - CORRECT ANSWER - Coronary arteries,
coronary veins
If your instructor asked you to explain why the myocardium is thicker in the left ventricle than it is in the
right ventricle, which of the following would you most likely say? - CORRECT ANSWER - The
left ventricle has to pump harder to overcome the high resistance required to pump blood into the long
systemic circuit, whereas the right ventricle does not need to generate as much pressure since the
pulmonary circuit is shorter and provides less resistance.
What is the function of the thoracic cage in regard to the heart - CORRECT ANSWER - To
surround and protect the heart
The thin sac that surrounds the heart is called the and its function is - CORRECT ANSWER - The
pericardium, enclosing and protecting the heart
Coronary veins carry ______ blood to the ________. - CORRECT ANSWER - deoxygenated, right
atrium
blue blood designates ____ blood , which is only seen in the chambers of the ______ side of the heart -
CORRECT ANSWER - deoxygenated, right
which of the following statements accurately compares the right and left atrium - CORRECT
ANSWER - the right atrium is larger than the left atrium
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Which of the following accurately compares the heart of an adult male and the heart of an adult female? -
CORRECT ANSWER - The heart of an adult male is slightly larger than that of an adult female.
_______branch from the ascending aorta to supply the ventricles and atría, and ________drain blood into
the right atrium. - CORRECT ANSWER - Coronary arteries,
coronary veins
If your instructor asked you to explain why the myocardium is thicker in the left ventricle than it is in the
right ventricle, which of the following would you most likely say? - CORRECT ANSWER - The
left ventricle has to pump harder to overcome the high resistance required to pump blood into the long
systemic circuit, whereas the right ventricle does not need to generate as much pressure since the
pulmonary circuit is shorter and provides less resistance.
What is the function of the thoracic cage in regard to the heart - CORRECT ANSWER - To
surround and protect the heart
The thin sac that surrounds the heart is called the and its function is - CORRECT ANSWER - The
pericardium, enclosing and protecting the heart
Coronary veins carry ______ blood to the ________. - CORRECT ANSWER - deoxygenated, right
atrium
blue blood designates ____ blood , which is only seen in the chambers of the ______ side of the heart -
CORRECT ANSWER - deoxygenated, right
which of the following statements accurately compares the right and left atrium - CORRECT
ANSWER - the right atrium is larger than the left atrium
