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Both, the chordae tendineae and papillary muscles support the semilunar valves.

Which WBC cells are the most abundant?

Normal sinus rhythm is over 100 bpm at resting condition.

Which chemical is involved in the breakdown of a clot (fibrinolysis)?  

Which of the following will reduce venous return of blood to the heart?  

Oxygen and carbon dioxide and solutes are exchanged  between the interstitial fluid and plasma through___________:

Which valve, associated with the left ventricle,  prevents backflow into the left ventricle during ventricular diastole:  

Describe the systemic circulation in the context of the cardiac cycle. Describe the flow through the heart during systole and diastole. Indicate the chambers, valves and vessels as you follow the path of an erythrocyte through the systemic circulation from the start to the end. Start your description with the left atrium using the following rubric:   Rubric: Name the blood vessels that deliver blood to the left atrium and take blood away from the left side of the heart. Name the type of the blood in those vessels in respect to the oxygen levels (5 pts) Name the path that the blood follows after it is delivered to the left atrium (5 pts). What is the next chamber that receives blood? Describe the sequence of the contractility of the respective cardiac chambers so that the blood can be propelled out of the heart toward the tissues ( 5 pts), Name all the valves that the blood has to go through in order to enter and exit from the left ventricle  (5 points), Where is the site of gas exchange for the systemic circulation? (2 pts) How is the blood returned to the heart? Name the vessels and the cardiac chamber. (3 pts)   Points will be subtracted for incomplete/vague, missing, or wrong answers as follows: 25, 50 or 75 % point reduction for incomplete/vague answers (depending on the quality of the answer). 0 pts for missing or wrong answers

Match each term in the left column using the dropdown arrow to the descriptions in the right column.

What is the major function of the RBC ?