REVIEW GUIDE - ANATOMY/PHYSIOLOGY - BLOOD VESSELS



REVIEW GUIDE – IAPHCS - BLOOD VESSELS & HEART

1. What is the difference between pulmonary circulation and systemic circulation?

2. Name at least six arteries which originate in the chest region.

3. Name all the blood vessels, heart chambers, and heart valves blood passes through as it

proceeds from the left atrium to the upper leg.

4. What does cellular respiration have to do with capillaries?

5. Name all the blood vessels, heart chambers, and heart valves blood passes through as it

proceeds from the right atrium to the right arm.

6. Define the following:

A. Sphygmomanometer-

B. Capillaries-

C. Angioplasty-

D. Natural Pacemaker-

E. Bypass Surgery-

7. What is the difference between arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis?

8. Name four arteries which originate in the abdomen.

9. Where does most blood flow go during strenuous exercise?

10. Name all the blood vessels, heart chambers, and heart valves blood passes through as it

proceeds from the left atrium to the brain and back to the right ventricle.

11. List 10 differences between veins and arteries.

12. What is a heart attack and how does it relate to the coronary arteries?

13. Why is there no pulse in veins?

14. Name all the blood vessels, heart chambers, and heart valves blood passes through as it

proceeds from the lower arm to the pulmonary vein.

15. Since blood pressure is very low in veins, name 2 mechanisms which help

blood to get back to the heart.

16. Name four veins which originate in the leg.

17. Why are vital signs taken and what can they tell you?

18. Name several minor risk factors associated with atherosclerosis.

19. What are effects of having a stroke?

20. Name five veins which originate in the arm.

21. Explain what pericardium is and what it is composed of.

22. Explain the cardiac cycle.

23. List 6 vital signs.

24. Explain myocardial infarction and how to can you try to avoid one.

25. What are pressoreceptors and how do they affect the heart.

26. Name the chambers and valves of the heart.

27. Explain the significance of the thicker left ventricle than a right ventricle.

28. Explain the significance of the AV nodal delay.

29. Some people are born with a hole in the heart. Explain what this means and why it is bad.

30. List several general names for blood vessels delivering oxygen-rich blood to cells, and also blood vessels carrying away oxygen-poor blood from the cells?

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