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Question | Answer |
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Cardiac muscle contains these discs | Intercalcated |
The number of chambers in the heart | 4 |
separating the atria and an interventricular septum separating the ventricles. | Interatrial septum |
How much blood does each ventricle pump per minute | 5 liters |
Where the heart is located | Mediastinum |
The heart is Surrounded by a connective tissue sac called the | Pericardium |
The outer layer of the heart is the | Fibrous pericardium |
The fibrous pericardium's function is | To prevent over stretching of the heart |
the inner layer of the heart is the | Visceral pericardium |
When the pericardium becomes inflamed we call this | Pericarditis |
Inner layer withing the chambers | Endocardium |
Majority of the heart muscle tissue | Myocardium |
outerlayer of the heart | Epicardium |
This pumps blood to the whole body | Left ventricle |
pumps only to the lungs for release of CO2 and acquiring of O2. | Right ventricle |