Unit TEST 8 cardiovascular & Blood

What prevents blood from flowing back into the atria when the ventricles contract?

• semilunar valves

• sinoatrial node

• atrioventricular node

• tricuspid and bicuspid valves

When blood leaves this chamber of the heart, it heads out to the body (not the lungs)

• left atrium

• right atrium

• left ventricle

• right ventricle

When blood leaves this chamber of the heart, it heads to the lungs

• right atrium

• right ventricle

• left atrium

• left ventricle

This chamber of the heart receives oxygenated blood from the lungs

• right atrium

• right ventricle

• left atrium

• left ventricle

These carry blood away from the heart

• Arteries

• Veins

Blood enters the right atrium through 

• pulmonary veins
• vena cavaes
• pulmonary arteries
• aorta

What is a sphygmomanometer?

• a device used to measure your cell count

• a device used to measure blood pressure

• a device used to measure wind pressure

• a device used to measure your brain cells

Sac-like membrane surrounding the heart

• endocardium

• pericardium

• myocardium

• epicardium

What's in the Circulatory (Cardiovascular) system?

• consists of heart, veins and brain

• consists of heart, blood vessels and blood

• consists of heart, blood and lungs

• consists of heart, brain and bladder

What is the name of the circulation between the heart and the body?

• Diastolic
• Systemic
• Pulmonary
• Coronary