Cardiovascular Review

What is the function of the atria?

• To receive blood that comes into the heart
• To send blood away from the heart
• To push blood into the lungs
• To oxygenate the blood

What does the blood contain when it flows into the right atrium from the body?

• little oxygen and a lot of CO2
• lots of oxygen and little CO2
• an equal amount of O2 and CO2
• No CO2 and some oxygen

Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygen-poor blood to the lungs? 

• Right Atrium
• Right Ventricle
• Left Ventricle
• Left Atrium

What instrument is used to measure blood pressure?

• sphygmomanometer
• sphygoscope
• otoscope
• laryngoscope

What are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart?

• veins
• arteries
• capillaries
• alveoli

In which vessels are materials exchanged between the blood and the body cells?

• alveoli
• veins
• venules
• capillaries

What process cannot take place if a person lacks platelets in the blood?

• transport of the blood
• increased pressure of the blood
• clotting of the blood
• diffusion through the capillaries

what is the connective tissue surrounding the heart?

• myocardium

• pericardium

• endocardium

• epicardium

inner layer of the heart

• endothelium

• apex

• myocardium

• endocardium

What is the contraction phase of a hearbeat called?

• diastole

• sinoatrial

• systole

• atrioventricular