Cardiovascular Exam Review

The top two chambers of the heart

• Pulmonary Cirvulation

• Valves

• Atria

• Ventricles

• Septum

The lower two chambers of the heart

• Pulmonary Circulation

• Valves

• Atria

• Ventricles

• Septum

Small vessels that carry blood from arterioles and to small vessels called venules which then empty into veins

• Arterioles

• Arteries

• Veins

• Venules

• Capillaries

Blood vessels that return blood to the heart

• Arterioles

• Arteries

• Venules

• Veins

• Capillaries

Blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart

• Arterioles

• Arteries

• Veins

• Venules

• Capillaries

How many valves does  the heart have ? 

• 7
• 4
• 3 
• 2 

How many chambers does the heart have ? 

• 4
• 6
• 3
• 1

• Left atrium
• Right atrium
• Left ventricle
• Right ventricle

Blood enters the right atrium through 

• pulmonary veins
• vena cavaes
• pulmonary arteries
• aorta

Systolic pressure measures which of the following?

• atrial contraction
• atrial relaxation
• ventricular contraction
• ventricular relaxation