The heart

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How long is the heart?
10 cm long
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Is the right ventricle posterior or anterior?
Anterior
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Which cavity does the
heart lie in?
Thoracic Cavity
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The space between the lungs is called ...
Mediastinum
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The heart lies in an (1) position slightly to the (2)
1)oblique
2)left
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What does oblique mean?
slanted
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How many parts is the heart divided into?
4
R Atrium | L Atrium
R Ventricle | L Ventricle
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How many valves does heart have?
4
Tricuspid Valve
Pulmonary Valve
Mitral Valve
Aortic Valve
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What is the septum?
A wall that divides the right side of the heart from the left side.
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what is the cardiac muscle known as?
myocardium
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The myocardium has a constant demand for ...
energy
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What is it called when the heart can contract without external stimulation?
autorhythmicity
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If pace maker is inactivated other areas of heart muscle will initiate ...
contract
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What is the easy way to remember the spelling of autorhythmicity?
auto-Rhythm Helps You To Hear Music -i-city
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what is the easy way to remember the which valve the blood flows through first?
Toilet (Tricuspid Valve)
Paper (Pulmonary Valve/semilunar)
My (Mitral Valve)
*** (Aortic Valve)
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What valve has two names?
Pulmonary valve and semilunar valve
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Is the right ventricle posterior or anterior?

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Anterior

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Which cavity does the
heart lie in?

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The space between the lungs is called ...

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The heart lies in an (1) position slightly to the (2)

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