Cardiovascular System Anatomy

What valve is found in between the left atrium and left ventricle?

• Aortic Semilunar Valve

• Pulmonary Semilunar Valve

• Tricuspid

• Mitral

What valve is found in between the right atrium and right ventricle?

• Aortic Semilunar

• Pulmonary Semilunar

• Mitral

• Tricuspid

When blood exits the left ventricle, it must go through which valve?

• Aortic

• Pulmonic

• Mitral

• Tricuspid

The large blood vessel that returns blood to the right atrium is called the:

• Aorta

• Vena Cava

• Pulmonary artery

• Pulmlonary vein

Oxygen is released to the tissues through what type of blood vessel?

• Artery

• Capillary

• Arteriole

• Vein

As a general rule, what type of blood vessels carry oxygenated blood?

• Arteries

• Veins

The AV valves are the:

• Aortic and pulmonic

• Pulmonic and Tricuspid

• Aortic and mitral

• Mitral and Tricuspid

Contraction of the heart is also know as:

• Diastole

• Systole

The semilunar valves are the:

• Aortic and pulmonary

• Pulmonary and Tricuspid

• Aortic and mitral

• Mitral and Tricuspid

Which cardiac chamber has the thickest muscle?

• Left atrium

• Left ventricle

• Right atrium

• Right ventricle