PreTest Intro CVS

What are the functions of the heart?

• Responsible for pumping blood, supplying oxygen and nutrients, and removing metabolic waste such as carbon dioxide from all the tissues in the body

• Excretion of waste products and toxins such as urea, creatinine and uric acid, regulation of extracellular fluid volume, serum osmolality and electrolyte concentrations, as well as the production of hormones

• Process of gas exchange

• Removes toxins from the body’s blood supply, maintains healthy blood sugar levels and regulates blood clotting

Name the part.

• Right Atrium

• Left Ventricle

• Aorta

• Inferior Vena Cava

Name the part.

• Right ventricle

• Left ventricle

• Right atrium

• Vena Cava

Which side of the heart pumps oxygen-rich blood to the rest of the body?

• Left

• Right

Which valve separates the left atrium from the left ventricle?

• Tricuspid

• Aortic

• Mitral

• Pulmonary