Cardiovascular System Anatomy

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

• Aortic Semilunar Valve

• Pulmonary Semilunar Valve

• Tricuspid

• Mitral

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

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

The string like feature that attaches to and helps close the AV valves is the:

• Chordae tendinae

• Papillary muscles

• Interventricular septum

• Foramen ovale

The area of the heart that divides the right and left ventricles is called the:

• Chordae tendinae

• Papillary muscles

• Interventricular septum

• Foramen ovale