A&P, Circulatory System Post Assessment

The heart is an organ made mostly of what type of tissue?

• connective tissue
• smooth muscle tissue
• cardiac muscle tissue

Which of the following is NOT part of the cardiovascular system?

• bones
• heart
• arteries
• veins

When the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the body's circulation needs, it is called ___. 

• heart attack
• stroke
• artherosclerosis
• heart failure

If an artery becomes completely blocked, there is an immediate, high risk of __ happening.

• heart attack
• emphysema
• artherosclerosis
• heart murmur

When blood leaves the right ventricle where is it going next?

• body cells
• brain
• bones
• lungs

Blood coming from the right leg would enter which chamber of the heart?

• right ventricle
• left atrium
• left ventricle
• right atrium

The sound of the heart beating is actually the

• valves closing
• veins closing
• muscle contracting
• blood moving

Which type of circulation occurs when blood flows between the heart and the rest of the body (other than the lungs)?

• Pulmonary
• Systemic

Which type of circulation occurs when blood flows between the heart and the lungs?

• Pulmonary
• Systemic

Which  type of blood vessel carries blood back to the heart?

• arteries
• veins
• capillaries
• valves