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This is a free website for Nuclear Medicine Technologists and Students who wish to broaden their understanding of Nuclear Cardiology Practices and Principles. |
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Review of Section 1 : Self-testThis page is best viewed with Internet Explorer. Position your mouse over the answer button and the answer to the question will appear. 1. Name the two components of the cardiovascular system. 2. How is the heart held in position? 3. What kind of tissue makes up the skeletal structure within the musculature of the heart? 4. What is the function of the chordae tendineae? 5. Name the four chambers of the heart? 6. Name the valves guarding the right heart, and describe their locations. 7. Name the valves guarding the left heart, and describe their locations. 8. What is the name of the double-walled sac that protects and covers the heart? 9. Name the three layers of the heart muscle. 10. Why is the heart called the "engine" of the cardiovascular system? 11. What is the cardiac output (CO) of an adult male at rest? 12. What is the “pulmonary” circulation? What is the “systemic” circulation? 13 . How do arteries differ from veins? 14. What exchanges occur at the capillary level?
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