Chapter 15. Heart

Where can the strongest beat be felt?

• Apex

• Base

• Pericardium

• endocardium

The heart wall consist of three layers. Which is the inner?

• Pericardium

• Endocardium

• Myocardium

• Epicardium

Of the heart wall, which is the thickest?

• Pericardium

• Endocardium

• Myocardium

• Epicardium

Of the heart's wall layers, which one will keep blood from clotting?

• Pericardium

• Endocardium

• Myocardium

• Epicardium

Which of the following is one of the four chambers of the heart?

• Right pulmonary artery

• Pulmonary valve

• Right atrium

• Inferior vena cava

Answer explanation

remember: 4 chambers

upper are called atria

lower are called ventricles

Which of the following is a chamber of the heart?

• Pulmonary valve

• Tricuspid Valve

• Lungs

• Left ventricle

blood from the inferior vena cava will travel to the ________.

• Right atrium

• Left atrium

• Right ventricle

• Left ventricle

Blood from the left atrium will travel to _______.

• Right atrium

• Right ventricle

• Left ventricle

• body

The tricuspid valve prevents backflow from the right ventricle and ________.

• Right atrium

• Left atrium

• lungs

• mitral valve

What does the M stand for in MI?