Unit 8: Cardiovascular System

Arteries carry oxygen rich blood away from the heart.

• True

• False

In which system of the human body does the heart belong?

• Nervous
• Skeletal
• Cardiovascular
• Digestive

Which best describes the purpose of the cardiovascular system?

• It provides stability to the skeleton
• It delivers food to power the body
• It delivers blood to the body's tissues
• It supplies oxygen to the body

Your blood is made up of which of the following...

• plasma, red blood cells, blue blood cells
• white and red blood cells
• plasma and platelets
• plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets

Endocarditis

• inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
• inflammation of the outer lining of the heart
• inflammation of the end of the heart
• specialist in the study of the heart

Hematology

• the study of blood
• the study of the brain
• the study of movement
• the study of disease

Bradycardia

• slow heartbeat
• slow movement
• fast movement
• no heartbeat

Ischemia

• restricted blood flow
• excessive bleeding
• pertaining to the pelvis
• pertaining to the lower leg

Structure around the heart

• Transcardia

• Circumcardia

• Pericoronal

• Pericardium

Which of the following statements regarding the SA node is correct?

• The SA node is the dominant cardiac pacemaker in healthy patients.

• SA nodal ischemia occurs when the left coronary artery is occluded.

• The SA node is located in the superior aspect of the right ventricle.

• Impulses generated by the SA node travel through the right atrium only.