Chapter 13: The Heart
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1.  

The chambers in the heart with thin walls that are highly distensible are the .



2.  

The internal connective tissue framework of the heart is called the .



3.  

The serous membrane lining the pericardial cavity is called the .



4.  

The right side of the heart contains blood with an abundance of the gas .



5.  

Oxygenated blood is returned to the left atrium via the .



6.  

The only arteries in the body that carry deoxygenated blood are the arteries.



7.  

The muscular wall of the heart which forms both atria and ventricles is the .



8.  

The process following depolarization of heart cells is termed .



9.  

The action of cardiac muscle tissue contracting on its own in the absence of neural stimulation is called .



10.  

The recording and evaluating of electrical events that occur in the heart constitutes a(n) .


   


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