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1 .       The "double pump" function of the heart includes the right side, which serves as the _______ circuit pump, while the left side serves as the _______ pump. [Hint]



2 .       The visceral pericardium, or epicardium, covers the: [Hint]



3 .       Atrioventricular valves prevent backflow of blood into the _______; semilunar valves prevent backflow into the: [Hint]



4 .       Blood flows from the left atrium into the left ventricle through the _______ valve. [Hint]



5 .       When deoxygenated blood leaves the right ventricle through a semilunar valve, it is forced into the: [Hint]



6 .       Blood from systemic circulation is returned to the right atrium by the superior and: [Hint]



7 .       Oxygenated blood from the systemic arteries flows into: [Hint]



8 .       The lung capillaries receive deoxygenated blood from the: [Hint]



9 .       One of the important differences between skeletal muscle tissue and cardiac muscle tissue is that cardiac muscle tissue is: [Hint]



10 .       Cardiac muscle tissue: [Hint]



11 .       Blood from coronary circulation is returned to the right atrium of the heart via: [Hint]



12 .       The correct sequential path of a normal action potential in the heart is: [Hint]



13 .       The sinoatrial node acts as the pacemaker of the heart because these cells are: [Hint]



14 .       After the AV node is depolarized and the impulse spreads through the atria, there is a slight delay before the impulse spreads to the ventricles. The reason for this delay is to allow: [Hint]



15 .       The P wave of a normal electrocardiogram indicates: [Hint]



16 .       The QRS complex of the EKG appears as the: [Hint]



17 .       EKGs are useful in detecting and diagnosing abnormal patterns of cardiac activity called: [Hint]



18 .       The "lubb-dubb" sounds of the heart have practical clinical value because they provide information concerning: [Hint]



19 .       When a chamber of the heart fills with blood and prepares for the start of the next cardiac cycle, the heart is in: [Hint]



20 .       The amount of blood ejected by the left ventricle per minute is the: [Hint]



21 .       The heart is enclosed by the: [Hint]



22 .       The chordae tendineae and papillary muscles stabilize the: [Hint]



23 .       Blood flow to both sides of the heart is balanced by: [Hint]



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