Structure and Function of the heart Quiz

Structure and Function of the Heart Quiz

Higher Human Biology

Multiple Choice

What do the ventricles of the heart do?

• Separates the two halves of the heart

• Where blood collects when it enters the heart

• Pump the blood out of the heart around the body

• Opens due to a build up in pressure

Multiple Choice

Where are the semilunar valves located?

• Where the aorta leaves the right ventricle and another where the pulmonary artery leaves the left ventricle.

• Where the aorta leaves the left ventricle and where the pulmonary artery leaves the right ventricle.

• Where the aorta leaves the right ventricle and where the pulmonary artery leaves the right ventricle.

• Where the aorta leaves the left ventricle and another where the pulmonary artery leaves the left ventricle.

Open Ended

What are the 4 main blood vessels leading into and out of the heart?

Multiple Choice

What is the function of the aorta?

• It returns oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart.

• It carries deoxygenated blood from the body back to the heart.

• It carries deoxygenated blood away from the right ventricle to the lungs.

• It carries oxygenated blood away from the left ventricle to the body.

Multiple Choice

What is the equation for cardiac output?

• CO = SV x HR

• CO = VS x RH

• CO = HR/SV

• CO = SV + HR

Open Ended

Calculate the cardiac output of the following individual:

HR- 72bpm and SV- 70ml

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Contraction of the heart muscles is known as...

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Relaxation of the heart muscles is known as...

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What are the 'lub-dub' sounds you can hear using a stethoscope?

Multiple Choice

What hormone is released through the sympathetic nerve pathway which increases heart rate?

• Acetylcholine

• Noradrenaline

• Oxytocin

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What is the average blood pressure for an adult?

Multiple Choice

What is high blood pressure known as?

• Hypotension

• Hypertension

• Hyperglycaemic

• Hypoglycaemic