When Viewing a Dissected Heart,it Is Easy to Visually Discern

question 18

Multiple Choice

When viewing a dissected heart,it is easy to visually discern the right and left ventricles by .

• A)tracing out where the auricles connect
• B)finding the papillary muscles
• C)locating the apex
• D)noticing the thickness of the ventricle walls

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Definitions:

Vitamin K

A fat-soluble vitamin essential for the synthesis of proteins required for blood coagulation and the binding of calcium in bones and other tissues.

Hemoglobin

Hemoglobin is the iron-containing oxygen-transport metalloprotein in the red blood cells of most vertebrates, responsible for the red color.

Carboxyhemoglobin

Carboxyhemoglobin is a complex of carbon monoxide and hemoglobin that forms in red blood cells upon exposure to carbon monoxide, preventing normal oxygen delivery to the body.

Carbaminohemoglobin

A compound of hemoglobin and carbon dioxide, and it is one of the ways in which carbon dioxide is transported in the blood.