The heart is located in the...

• Stomach

• Thoracic Cavity

• Diaphragm

• Lungs

The 'apex' of the heart is...

• Inside

• Outside

• Top

• Bottom

The 'mediastinum' is also known as the...

• Middle of the heart

• The cardiac notch

• The sternum

• The heart wall

The vessels of the cardiovascular system are...

• arteries, capillaries and veins

• aorta, pulmonary trunk and veins

• capillaries, arteries and ventricles

• veins, vena cava and atria

The pericardium does what?

• Passes the blood to the body

• Passes the blood to the lungs

• Pumps the heart

• Encloses the heart

Which is the odd one out?

• Veins carry blood back to the heart

• Capillaries are for gas and nutrient exchange

• Ventricles carry blood to the body

• Arteries carry blood away from the heart

What sets your heart rate?

• The sinoatrial node (SA)

• the atrioventricular node (NA)

Intercalated discs...

• electrically connect cardiac muscle fibres

• contain gap junctions

• facilitates the co-ordination of cardiac contractions

• are found between cardiac muscle cells

Valves in the heart...

• prevent backflow of blood

• squeeze blood out

• let oxygen in

• prevents the muscle from moving

Baroreceptors are located in the walls of the carotid artery and the...