| Question | Term |
| The ____ (left/right) ventricular wall is thicker. | |
| The apex lies in the floor of the ______ (left/right) ventricle. | |
| The major vessel attached to the right ventricle that carries deoxygenated blood towards the lungs is the ________ _________. | |
| The major vessel attached to the left ventricle that carries oxygenated blood out to the body is the _________. | |
| The heart ______ prevent blood from moving backwards. | |
| The _______ valve is the atrioventricular valve that lies between the right atrium and right ventricle. | |
| The _______ valve is the atrioventricular valve that lies between the left atrium and left ventricle. | |
| The bicuspid valve is also referred to as the ______ valve. | |
| The AV valves close during ________ (systole/diastole). | |
| The pulmonary and aortic valves are ________ valves that lie at the bottoms of the pulmonary trunk and the aorta, respectively. | |
| The _____ is the area of the heart where most major arteries come out. | |
| The _____ is the bottom 'tip' of the heart. | |
| The ______ _______ is the shallow groove on the heart that holds coronary arteries. | |
| True or False? The heart utilizes nutrients from the blood in the atria and ventricles. | |
| The right coronary artery (RCA) and left coronary artery (LCA) originate from the sinuses of _________. | |
| Name the artery (include the word 'artery' in the answer): Serves the right lateral wall of the heart. | |
| Name the artery (include the word 'artery' in the answer): Serves the posterior wall of both ventricles. | |
| Name the artery (include the word 'artery' in the answer): Serves the anterior walls of both ventricles and interventricular septum. | |
| Name the artery (include the word 'artery' in the answer): serves the lateral left atrium and posterior wall of the left ventricle. | |
| True or False? Due to the contractions of the of the heart, coronary arteries are constricted, meaning that bloodflow within them is intermittent. | |
| A(n) __________ is a union or joining of two nerves, blood vessels or lymphatics. | |
| Alternative route of circulation to an area provided by an anastomosis: ______ ________ | |
| Insufficient blood supply to an organ or a tissue, usually due to a blocked artery: __________ | |
| Localized necrosis resulting from an obstruction of the blood supply: _________ | |
| During myocardial infarction, degraded tissue is replaced with _______ _______. | |
| During myocardial infarction, _______ _______ such as creatine kinase and lactate dehydrogenase are released within 2-3 days. | |
| During myocardial infarction, ________ can occur, marked by inflammation and leukocytosis within 24 hours. | |
| During myocardial infarction, cardiac tissue becomes ________ and cyanotic. | |
| Thoracic pain resulting from insufficient blood flow to the heart muscle from the narrowing of the coronary artery: _________ _______ | |
| ________ _________ are made of gap junctions and desmosomes. | |
| In order for the heart to function maximally, _________ activity must always occur before _______ activity. (separate answers using a single 'space') | |
| _________ in cardiac muscle prevent cell separation during contraction. | |
| ______ ______ allow small molecules and ions to pass between cardiac cells and electrically couple the myocytes. | |