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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]
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The visceral pericardium, or epicardium, covers the: [Hint]
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Atrioventricular valves prevent backflow of blood into the _______; semilunar valves prevent backflow into the: [Hint]
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Blood flows from the left atrium into the left ventricle through the _______ valve. [Hint]
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When deoxygenated blood leaves the right ventricle through a semilunar valve, it is forced into the: [Hint]
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Blood from systemic circulation is returned to the right atrium by the superior and: [Hint]
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Oxygenated blood from the systemic arteries flows into: [Hint]
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The lung capillaries receive deoxygenated blood from the: [Hint]
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One of the important differences between skeletal muscle tissue and cardiac muscle tissue is that cardiac muscle tissue is: [Hint]
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Cardiac muscle tissue: [Hint]
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Blood from coronary circulation is returned to the right atrium of the heart via: [Hint]
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The correct sequential path of a normal action potential in the heart is: [Hint]
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The sinoatrial node acts as the pacemaker of the heart because these cells are: [Hint]
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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]
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The P wave of a normal electrocardiogram indicates: [Hint]
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The QRS complex of the EKG appears as the: [Hint]
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EKGs are useful in detecting and diagnosing abnormal patterns of cardiac activity called: [Hint]
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The "lubb-dubb" sounds of the heart have practical clinical value because they provide information concerning: [Hint]
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When a chamber of the heart fills with blood and prepares for the start of the next cardiac cycle, the heart is in: [Hint]
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The amount of blood ejected by the left ventricle per minute is the: [Hint]
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The heart is enclosed by the: [Hint]
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The chordae tendineae and papillary muscles stabilize the: [Hint]
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Blood flow to both sides of the heart is balanced by: [Hint]
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