CCT Cardiac Anatomy & Physiology

Question 1

What chamber of the heart receives oxygenated blood from the lungs?

Accepted Answer

Left atrium

Answer

Right atrium

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Left ventricle

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Right ventricle

Question 2

What structure separates the left and right sides of the heart?

Accepted Answer

Septum

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Aorta

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Pulmonary valve

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Mitral valve

Question 3

Which valve prevents backflow of blood into the left atrium?

Accepted Answer

Mitral valve

Answer

Tricuspid valve

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Pulmonary valve

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Aortic valve

Question 4

What is the function of the right ventricle?

Accepted Answer

Pumps blood to the lungs

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Pumps blood to the body

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Pumps blood to the brain

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Pumps blood to the kidneys

Question 5

Where does the heart's electrical impulse originate?

Accepted Answer

Sinoatrial node

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Atrioventricular node

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Purkinje fibers

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Bundle of His

Question 6

Which part of the heart has the thickest wall?

Accepted Answer

Left ventricle

Answer

Right atrium

Answer

Right ventricle

Answer

Left atrium

Question 7

What vessels supply blood to the heart muscle?

Accepted Answer

Coronary arteries

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Pulmonary veins

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Jugular veins

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Subclavian arteries

Question 8

What phase of the cardiac cycle involves ventricular contraction?

Accepted Answer

Systole

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Diastole

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Repolarization

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Depolarization

Question 9

What is the function of the pericardium?

Accepted Answer

Protects and anchors the heart

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Pumps blood to lungs

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Produces blood cells

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Conducts electrical impulses