Chapter 21: Anatomy of the Cardiovascular System

Chapter 21: Anatomy of the Cardiovascular System

 

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Chapter 21: Anatomy of the Cardiovascular System

 

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TRUE/FALSE

 

1. The internal layer of the tissue in the heart is the epicardium.

 

ANS:   F                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 635

TOP:    Wall of the Heart

 

2. The heart of the developing human embryo begins to beat regularly early in the fourth week after fertilization.

 

ANS:   T                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 630

TOP:    Anatomy of the Cardiovascular System Introduction

 

3. A major function of the pericardial sac is protection against friction.

 

ANS:   T                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 634

TOP:    Coverings of the Heart

 

4. The mitral valve has three flaps.

 

ANS:   F                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 638

TOP:    Valves of the Heart

 

5. The tunica media is also called the tunica adventitia.

 

ANS:   F                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 646

TOP:    Outer Layer

 

6. Anastomoses are important for providing collateral circulation.

 

ANS:   T                      DIF:    Memorization

REF:    Page 640|Page 641                             TOP:    Blood Supply of Heart Tissue

 

7. The value of an anastomosis is that it allows blood to bypass a blood vessel obstruction.

 

ANS:   T                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 641

TOP:    Blood Supply of Heart Tissue

 

8. Arteries always carry blood away from the heart.

 

ANS:   T                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 642

TOP:    Types of Blood Vessels