Cadiovascular System

Which chambers of the heart receive blood from the veins?

• Atria

• Ventricles

• Vena cava

• Aorta

What is the protective membrane covering the heart called?

• Pericardium

• Myocardium

• Endocardium

• Mediastinum

Which chambers are known as the pumping chambers?

• Ventricles

• Atria

• Pulmonary trunk

• Aorta

What is the name of the blood vessel that brings venous blood from the head, neck, and arms to the right atrium?

• Superior Vena Cava

• Inferior Vena Cava

• Pulmonary Trunk

• Aorta

What is the name of the blood vessel that brings venous blood from the abdomen and legs into the right atrium?

• Inferior Vena Cava

• Superior Vena Cava

• Pulmonary Trunk

• Aorta

What is the name of the blood vessels that take deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs?

• Pulmonary artery

• Pulmonary vein

• Aorta

• Vena Cava

What is the name of the blood vessels that take oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium?

• Pulmonary vein

• Pulmonary artery

• Aorta

• Vena cava

The largest artery in the body is the:

• Aorta

• Superior Vena Cava

• Inferior Vena Cava

• Pulmonary Trunk

The valves are formed from the most inner heart layer, or the:

• Endocardium

• Myocardium

• Pericardium

• Mediastinum

The valve between the right atrium and the right ventricle is known as:

• Tricuspid valve

• Bicuspid valve

• Aortic semilunar valve

• Pulmonary semilunar valve