Cardiorespiratory System Quiz

Where is the heart positioned?

• Behind the sternum, just left of centre

• In front of the sternum, just left of centre

• At the back of the rib cage

• At the right of the rib cage

Which of the following is a function of the heart?

• Pump deoxygenated blood to the lungs

• Pump deoxygenated blood to the body

• Produce red blood cells

• Receive oxygen from the body

Which chamber of the heart has the most muscular walls?

• Right atrium

• Left atrium

• Right ventricle

• Left ventricle

Which chamber of the heart pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs?

• Left ventricle

• Left atrium

• Right atrium

• Right ventricle

Which blood vessel(s) carry deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs?

• Pulmonary veins

• Pulmonary arteries

• Aorta

• Vena cava

Where does blood flow to after leaving the left atrium?

• Aorta

• Left ventricle

• Vena cava

• Right ventricle

Where does blood flow to after leaving the left ventricle?

• Pulmonary vein

• Left atrium

• Aorta

• Pulmonary artery

Which of the following forms part of the pulmonary circulatory system?

• Vena cava

• Right ventricle

• Aorta

• Left ventricle

Which of the following forms part of the systemic circulatory system?

• Pulmonary vein

• Left ventricle

• Pulmonary artery

• Right ventricle

Which of the following defines blood pressure?

• The rate or speed at which the heart pumps blood through the aorta

• The volume of blood that leaves the heart from the left ventricle in a single contraction

• The measure of force the blood applies to the artery walls as it flows through them

• The volume of blood the heart pumps every minute to the body's tissues