Experiment#1AlejandroRamirez3579455

1)Pairupwithafriendorfamilymemberandlistentoyourpartner'sheartbeatbyplacingthetube
overthepartner'sheart.
2)Countthenumberofbeatsper30seconds.Addthisnumbertogethertwicetofindouthowmany
timeseachminutetheperson'sheartbeats.72beats
3)Haveyourpartnerruninplaceforoneminute,thenlistenagain.Writedownwhatyouheardand
calculatethenewbeatsperminute.104beats
4)Switchsoyourpartnerdoesthesametechniqueonyou.WhensubmittingthedataforExperiment
1,includegenderandageforyourselfandyourpartner.
Me:Maleand21yearsofage.64beatsresting,90beatsafter1minofrunninginplace.
Friend:Maleand19yearsofage.72beatsresting,104beatsafter1minofrunninginplace

Experiment#2
Restingheartrateorpulserate(whilestandingup.)
1)PlaceyourindexfingerovertheradialarteryinyourwristORoverthecarotidarteryinyour
neck.
2)DONOTPRESSHARD,especiallyonthecarotid!
3)Theregularbeatingthatyoufeelistheincreaseinpressureduringeachheartcontraction.
4)Countthenumberofpulses(beats)ina15secondinterval.
16pulsesin15secs.
5)

Multiplythenumberofpulsesby4togetthetotalbeats/minute.

Your15secondpulsecount____17____X4=_____68_____
Heartbeats/minuteX4=____272___
DetermineyourFitnessrankingfromthetablebelowandrecordinformationforAssignment
submission.
Accordingtothetableiminthe65thpercentile,rankingjustbelowaveragewith64beats/minute.

SelfQuiz
1.Thebicuspidormitralvalveislocatedbetweenwhichtwochambersoftheheart?
a.

therightandleftatria

b.

therightandleftventricles

c.

therightatriumandtheleftventricle

d.

theleftatriumandtheleftventricle

e.

therightatriumandthepulmonarytrunk

Correct!Theanswerisd.Yes,thebicuspidormitralvalveislocatedbetweentheleftatriumandtheleft
ventricle.
2.Whichtwoheartchamberspumpoxygenatedblood?
a.
therightandleftatria
b.

therightandleftventricles

c.

therightatriumandtheleftventricle

d.

theleftatriumandtheleftventricle

e.

therightatriumandthepulmonarytrunk

Correct!Theanswerisd.Yes,oxygenatedbloodispumpedfromtheleftatriumandtheleftventricle.
3.Theportionoftheintrinsicconductionsystemlocatedintheinterventricularseptumisthe:
a.
SAnode
b.

Purkinjefibers

c.

bundleofHisanditsbranches

d.

AVnode

e.

interatrialpathway

Correct!Theanswerisc.Yes,theSAnodeislocatedinthebundleofHisanditsbranches.
4.Anelectrocardiogramisagraphicillustrationofthe:
a.
cardiacconductionsystem

b.

cardiaccycle

c.

cardiacoutput

d.

systemicandpulmonarycircuits

e.

coronaryvessels

Correct!Thecorrectanswerisa.Yes,anelectrocardiogramisagraphicillustrationofthecardiac
conductionsystem.
5.Aheartbeat,orcardiaccycle,isonesequenceofcontractionandrelaxationoftheheartchambers.The
sequenceoccurssimultaneouslyinbothsidesoftheheart.Thecontractionphaseiscalled,andthe
relaxationphaseiscalled.
Thecontractionphaseofthecardiaccycleiscalled"systole"andtherelaxationphaseiscalled"diastole."
6.Whichtwogreatvesselsbringdeoxygenatedbloodbacktotheheart?
a.
theaortaandthepulmonarytrunk
b.

thepulmonaryarteriesandthepulmonaryveins

c.

thesuperiorandinferiorvenaecavae

d.

theaortaandthesuperiorvenacava

e.

thecoronaryarteriesandthecoronaryveins

Correct!Theanswerisc.Thesuperiorandinferiorvenaecavaebringdeoxygenatedbloodbacktothe
heart!
7.Matchthefollowingheartstructurewithitsfunction.
Atrioventricularvalves:
Correct!Theatrioventricularvalvespreventbackflowofbloodintotheatria.
8.Matchthefollowingheartstructurewithitsfunction.
Pulmonarytrunk:
Correct!Thepulmonarytrunkbringsdeoxygenatedbloodtothelungs.
9.Matchthefollowingheartstructurewithitsfunction.
Semilunarvalves:
Correct!Thesemilunarvalvespreventbackflowofbloodintotheventricles.
10.Matchthefollowingheartstructurewithitsfunction.
Interatrialseptum:
Correct!TheInteratrialseptumseparatestherightandleftatria.

11.Duringrelaxationoftheleftatrium,bloodentersthischamberthroughthe.
Thecorrectansweristhepulmonaryveins.
12.Anaverageheartbeat,orcardiaccycle,lastsapproximately:
a.
8.0seconds
b.

80seconds

c.

0.80seconds

d.

0.008seconds

e.

60seconds

Correct!Theanswerisc.Theaveragecardiaccyclelasts0.80seconds!
13.DuringPhase2ofthecardiaccycle,whichofthefollowingeventsareoccurring?
a.
Atriarelax(diastole)whiletheventriclescontract(systole);AVvalvesareclosed
whilethesemilunarvalvesareopen.
b.

Atriacontract(systole)whiletheventriclesrelax(diastole);AVvalvesareopen
whilethesemilunarvalvesareclosed.

c.

Atriaandventriclesarerelaxed(diastole);AVvalvesareopenwhilethesemilunar
valvesareclosed.

d.

Bloodmovesfromtherightventricleintothepulmonarytrunk,whilebloodmoves
fromtheleftventricleintotheaorta.

e.

bothaanddarecorrect

Correct!Theanswerise.DuringPhase2ofthecardiaccycle,theatriarelax(diastole)whiletheventricles
contract(systole).TheAVvalvesareclosedwhilethesemilunarvalvesareopen,sobloodmovesfromthe
rightventricleintothepulmonarytrunk,andfromtheleftventricleintotheaorta.
14.Theistheheartcomponentwiththefastestrateofspontaneousdepolarizationandactsastheheart's
pacemaker.
SAnodeisthecorrectanswer.
15.ThePwaveoftheECGrepresents:
a.
ventriculardepolarization
b.

atrialdepolarization

c.

ventricularrepolarization

d.

SAnodeexcitation

e.

atrialsystole

Correct!Theanswerisb.ThePwaveoftheECGrepresentsatrialdepolarization,whichresultsinatrial
systole.
16.DuringPhase1ofthecardiaccycle,whichofthefollowingeventsareoccurring?
a.
Atriarelax(diastole)whiletheventriclescontract(systole);AVvalvesareclosed
whilethesemilunarvalvesareopen.
b.

Atriacontract(systole)whiletheventriclesrelax(diastole);AVvalvesareopen
whilethesemilunarvalvesareclosed.

c.

Atriaandventriclesarerelaxed(diastole);AVvalvesareopenwhilethesemilunar
valvesareclosed.

d.

Bloodenterstherightatriumthroughthevenaecavaeandtheleftatriumthrough
thepulmonaryveins.

e.

Bothbanddarecorrect.

Correct!Thecorrectanswerisb.DuringPhase1ofthecardiaccycle,theatriacontract,whilethe
ventriclesrelax;AVvalvesareopenwhilethesemilunarvalvesareclosed.
17.DuringPhase3ofthecardiaccycle,whichofthefollowingeventsareoccurring?
a.
Atriarelax(diastole)whiletheventriclescontract(systole);AVvalvesareclosed
whilethesemilunarvalvesareopen.
b.

Atriacontract(systole)whiletheventriclesrelax(diastole);AVvalvesareopen
whilethesemilunarvalvesareclosed.

c.

Atriaandventriclesarerelaxed(diastole);AVvalvesareopenwhilethesemilunar
valvesareclosed.

d.

Bloodenterstherightatriumthroughthevenaecavaeandtheleftatriumthrough
thepulmonaryveins.

e.

Bothcanddarecorrect.

Correct!Thecorrectanswerise.Bothcanddarecorrect.
18.Onceactionpotentialsaregeneratedbytheheart'sintrinsicconductionsystem,theyareconductedfrom
myocardialcelltomyocardialcellvia___________________locatedinthe_____________.
a.
desmosomes;intercalateddiscs
b.

gapjunctions;intercalateddiscs

c.

actinandmyosin;sarcomeres

d.

myofibrils;desmosomes

e.

Ttubules;sarcolemma

Correct!Theanswerisb.ThePwaveoftheECGrepresentsatrialdepolarization,whichresultsinatrial
systole.