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FREE BIOLOGY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT WEEK 5.0
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Question 1: Which vein drains into the inferior vena cava?
Answer:
the right suprarenal vein
Question 2: Where do the major systemic arteries branch from?
Answer:
the aorta
Question 3: join to form the inferior vena cava
Answer:
common iliac Question 4: Each common iliac vein is formed by the union of which 2 veins and receives venous blood from the lower limb?
Answer:
the internal iliac vein and the external iliac vein
Question 5: the length of the normal cardiac cycle
Answer:
0.8 sec
Question 6: What do most arteries carry?
Answer:
oxygen-rich blood
Question 7: major artery serving the tissues external to the skull
Answer:
external carotid
Question 8: At birth, what does the foramen ovale become?
Answer:
fossa ovalis
Question 9: What is the largest artery of the body?
Answer:
the aorta Question 10: Which arteries that divide off from the popliteal artery supply the leg, ankle, and foot?
Answer:
the anterior and posterior tibial arteries Question 11: What artery supplies the extracranial tissues of the neck and head via its superficial temporal, ophthalmic, maxillary, facial, and occipital arterial branches?
Answer:
the external carotid artery Question 12: How does the pulmonary circulation system differ from the systemic circulation?
Answer:
It doesn't serve the metabolic needs of the body tissues w/which it is associated (in this case, lung tissue) Instead if brings blood into close contact w/alveoli of lungs to perm,it gas exchanges that rid blood of excess CO2 and replenish oxygen supply
Question 13: Where do most veins tend to converge from?
Answer:
the venae cavae Question 14: S1 is the sound which marks the approximate beginning of systole, and is created when the increase in intraventricular pressure during contraction exceeds the pressure within the atria, causing a sudden closing of the tricuspid and mitral, or AV valves.
Answer:
S1 or "lub"
Question 15: What artery serves the lateral chest wall?
Answer:
the lateral thoracic artery Question 16: which valve is heard most clearly when the apical heartbeat is auscultated?
Answer:
bicuspid
Question 17: Are both sets of valves closed during any part of the cycle?
Answer:
Yes Question 18: artery that supplies the distal half of the large intestine via several branches
Answer:
inferior mesenteric
Question 19: The popliteal vein becomes which vein in the thigh?
Answer:
femoral vein
Question 20: What is the first branch of the aortic arch?
Answer:
brachiocephalic trunk
Question 21: Trace pathway of oxygen gas molecule from an alveolus of the lung to the right atrium of the heart
Answer:
alveolar capillary walls; pulmonary vein; left atrium; left ventricle; aorta; systemic arteries; capillary beds of tissues; systemic veins; superior or inferior vena cava Question 22: Which vein drains the lesser curvature of the stomach and empties directly into the hepatic portal vein?
Answer:
gastric vein Question 23: Which artery serves the cerebellum, part of the brain stem and the posterior cerebral hemispheres?
Answer:
vertebral artery Question 24: What arteries serve the adrenal glands and flank the superior mesenteric artery?
Answer:
suprarenal arteries Question 25: Why is the hepatic portal blood carried to the liver b4 it enters the systemic circulation?
Answer:
BC it is rich in nutrients and the liver is responsible for maintaining proper blood concentrations of glucose, proteins, etc. and its phagocytes rid the body of debris
Question 26: What artery serves the scapula and dorsal thorax?
Answer:
subscapular artery
Question 27: The quiescent period, or pause
Answer:
0.4 sec