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During the cardiac cycle, the ventricular systole starts about 0.1s after the atrial systole. This allows atria to be completely empty their contents to ventricles. Which one of the following is a major reason for this delay?

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Important Questions on Body Fluids and Circulation

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Give the location of the following valve within the human heart.

Thebesian valve

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Match the following related to the cardiac cycle.

Column I Column II
i Cardiac Cycle a 0.2 sec
ii Atrial Systole b 0.4 sec
iii Ventricular Systole c 0.1 sec
iv Cardiac Diastole d 0.8 sec
    e 0.3 sec
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Give the location of the following valve within the human heart.

Tricuspid valve

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Sketch the internal structure of human heart. Label all the valves present in it. Mention the function of any one valve in the heart.
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Assertion (A): Dub' is one of the sounds of the heart caused during a cardiac cycle.

Reason (R): The sound is due to closure of semilunar valves present at the bases of aortic arches.

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Sketch and label the conducting system of human heart.
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Give the location of the following valve within the human heart.

Eustachian valve.

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Describe the structure of the heart of man with the help of a neat labelled diagram.
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Statement (S): The sinoatrial node is called 'Pace-maker'.

Reason (R): The sinoatrial node contains specialised cardiomyocytes and generates action potentials without any external stimuli.

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Purkinje fibres are located in the following structure/s
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Match the different types of heart given in column A with organisms given in column B. Choose the correct combination.
 
Column A Column B
P. Neurogenic heart. i. Human
Q. Bronchial heart. ii. King crab
R. Pulmonary heart. iii. Shark
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How do parasympathetic neural signals affect the working of the heart?
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Give the location of the following valve within the human heart.

Bicuspid valve

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Write notes on the working of the heart of man.
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A regular check on the unborn baby of a lady towards the end of her pregnancy showed a heart rate of 80 beats per minute. What would the doctor infer about the baby's heart condition from this?
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Which one of the following statements is correct?
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Assertion (A): Pulmonary aorta in human embryo communicates with systemic aorta by a thin vessel called ductus arteriosus.
Reason (R): In the heart of the human embryo, oxygenated and deoxygenated blood is completely separated.
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Which of the following is associated with decrease in cardiac output?
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Doctors use a stethoscope to hear the sounds produced during each cardiac cycle. The second sound is heard when: