Copy of Heart Anatomy Questions 2 (5/28/2026)

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Copy of Heart Anatomy Questions 2 (5/28/2026)

Last updated about 2 hours ago

3 questions

Note from the author:

This activity will use a short video, a short tutorial, and your notes to explore the anatomy of the heart in more detail.

Follow the instructions provided over each section. Do not use any other source other than those provided.

You have three attempts to score a 80% or higher.
Questions will not instantly report if you are correct or incorrect.
After you submit, your score will be reported.
All correct answers from the previous attempt will be preserved into the next attempt.
After attempt 1, the highest you can score is an 80%.

Instructions

This activity will use a short video, a short tutorial, and your notes to explore the anatomy of the heart in more detail.

Follow the instructions provided over each section. Do not use any other source other than those provided.

You have three attempts to score a 80% or higher.
Questions will not instantly report if you are correct or incorrect.
After you submit, your score will be reported.
All correct answers from the previous attempt will be preserved into the next attempt.
After attempt 1, the highest you can score is an 80%.

Use the information in the video to answer the following questions.

a.) The human heart is about the size of your _______. 
b.) The heart is made up of four main _______ : the right atrium, _______ , _______ , and left ventricle.
c.) The right side of the heart receives blood that is _______ 
in oxygen.
d.) Blood circulates through the body, delivering _______ and nutrients to tissues.
e.) The left side of the heart pumps oxygen-rich blood through the _______ to the rest of the body.
f.) Each of the heart's valves functions like a one-way _______ 
to ensure blood flows in _______ .
g.) The _______ is known as the heart's natural pacemaker.
h.) The tricuspid valve is located between the right _______ and the right ventricle.
i.) Coronary artery disease happens when there is a buildup of _______ in the coronary arteries.
j.) Blood pressure changes control the opening and closing of the heart's _______ .

Use your notes (Anatomy of the Heart Outline) to help you answer the following dropdown questions:

The heart is a __________ pump located within the __________ cavity. It is bordered laterally by the __________. The __________ encases the heart in the mediastinum. The __________ is the thick middle layer of the heart that contains cardiac muscle fibers. The inner layer of the heart, the __________ contains many elastic and collagenous fibers. The heart contains __________ chambers. The __________ chambers of the heart are referred to as the atria; the __________ chambers of the heart are referred to as the ventricles. __________ blood enters the right side of the heart through the __________. Blood enters the left side of the heart through the __________. Blood exits the heart and flows into the systemic circulation through the __________. The __________separates the right and left side of the heart. The __________valve opens as the right ventricle contracts. The valve that consists of two leaflets or cusps is called the __________ valve. Blood is supplied to the heart muscle itself from the __________. The heart chamber that has the thickest muscular wall that endures a greater resistance to blood flow is the __________.

Use the information in the above tutorial to answer the following questions:

a.) Bicuspid valve is between the _______ atria and the _______ ventricle.
b.) The _______ separates the left ventricle and the aorta.
c.) The valve that is the "door" for the blood's voyage to the lungs is the _______ .
d.) The bicuspid valve has _______ flaps, while the tricuspid valve has _______ flaps.
e.) AV valves prevent blood from flowing backward from the ventricles into the _______ ; the structures that keep these valves closed when the ventricles contract are the _______ and _______ .
f.) Deoxygenated blood leaves the right ventricle through the _______.
g.) Blood flows into the lungs the _______.
h.) Oxygenated blood returns to the heart from lungs via the _______.