NASM Chapter 3

Question 1

Atrium

Answer 1

The superior chamber of the heart that receives blood from the veins and forces it into the ventricles.

Question 2

Left Atrium

Answer 2

Receives from the lungs

Question 3

Right Atrium

Answer 3

Receives from the veins

Question 4

Ventricle

Answer 4

The inferior chamber of the heart that receives blood from its corresponding atrium ,in turn forces blood into the arteries.

Question 5

Left Ventricle

Answer 5

disperses to the whole body

Question 6

Right Ventricle

Answer 6

disperses to all of the lungs

Question 7

Sinoatrial SA Node

Answer 7

A specialized area of the cardiac tissue, located in the right atrium of the heart which initiates the electrical impulses that determine the heart rate often termed the pace maker of the heart.

Question 8

Cardiac Output

Answer 8

rate stroke volume, the overall performance of the heart