Heart Anatomy and Function Concepts

Front

Your heart is an involuntary muscle that is always working.

Back

True

Front

The heart is made of which of the following types of muscles? Cardiac muscle, Striated muscle, Smooth muscle, None of the above

Back

Cardiac muscle

Front

Your heart always pumps at the same rate.

Back

False

Front

Electricity cause your muscles to contract.

Back

True

Front

Which of the following are chambers of the heart? Valves, Atrium and ventricle, Arteries and veins, Sinoatrial nerve

Back

Atrium and ventricle

Front

Blood clots can cause a heart attack

Back

True

Front

Which of the following is true about your heart? Your heart may stop beating from time to time. You have to think in order to keep your heart beating. Your heart pushes blood through your body. All of the above

Back

Your heart pushes blood through your body.

Front

What can happen sometimes when you stand up too quickly?

Back

You become light-headed, your blood stays down at your legs and feet, and your blood does not get to your head fast enough.

Front

The pulmonary artery is the artery that carries the blood to your heart from your lungs.

Back

False

Front

How are arteries and veins different?

Back

The arteries carry blood away from the heart while veins carry blood to the heart.