1. What are the basic functions of each heart chamber?

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1. What are the basic functions of each heart chamber?
2. Describe the pericardium, visceral and parietal, and their function.
3. Describe and name the sulci of the heart and their contents.
Describe and name the layers of the heart and the internal
structures, including the valves.
4. What are the features of the right atrium and the type of blood it
contains? What vessels empty into the right atrium? The right
ventricle?
5. What are the features of the left atrium and the type of blood it
contains? What vessels empty into the left atrium? The left
ventricle?
6. What are the coronary arteries and their function? The coronary
veins?
7. Describe and name the parts of the conduction system of the
heart. What is the EKG and the names and significance of the
different waves?
8. Describe the 3 steps of action potential formation in the heart?
How does it differ from action potentials in skeletal muscle?
9. What are the phases of the cardiac cycle and what occurs during
each?
10.
What are the different heart sounds and what do they each
represent?
Describe what the EDV, ESV, SV and CO of the heart.
What can increase one's CO? What could decrease it? What
can increase one's HR? What could decrease it?
What is the difference between preload and afterload?
What is the significance of the Frank Starling principle?
11.
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Transcribed Image Text:Heart Quiz Questions 1. What are the basic functions of each heart chamber? 2. Describe the pericardium, visceral and parietal, and their function. 3. Describe and name the sulci of the heart and their contents. Describe and name the layers of the heart and the internal structures, including the valves. 4. What are the features of the right atrium and the type of blood it contains? What vessels empty into the right atrium? The right ventricle? 5. What are the features of the left atrium and the type of blood it contains? What vessels empty into the left atrium? The left ventricle? 6. What are the coronary arteries and their function? The coronary veins? 7. Describe and name the parts of the conduction system of the heart. What is the EKG and the names and significance of the different waves? 8. Describe the 3 steps of action potential formation in the heart? How does it differ from action potentials in skeletal muscle? 9. What are the phases of the cardiac cycle and what occurs during each? 10. What are the different heart sounds and what do they each represent? Describe what the EDV, ESV, SV and CO of the heart. What can increase one's CO? What could decrease it? What can increase one's HR? What could decrease it? What is the difference between preload and afterload? What is the significance of the Frank Starling principle? 11. 12. 13.
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An heart is a muscular organ of a circulatory system that pumps blood to various organs of the body. This organ is located between the space of the lungs called the mediastinum.

It sends the deoxygenated blood to the lungs and then collects the oxygenated blood from the lungs and distributes it to the various parts of the body.

And is covered by three layers of heart muscles called the outer epicardium, middle myocardium and internal endocardium.

The functions of this organ is discussed below:

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