Cardiovascular System Test Review

A blood vessel that carries blood AWAY from the heart

• vein

• artery

• platelets

How many chambers does a human heart have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which blood vessel carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart?

• vein

• artery

• platelets

The heart is made of ______ muscle

• skeletal

• cardiac

• smooth

Which of the following delivers oxygen to cells?

• Red Blood cells
• White blood cells
• Platelets
• Plasma

What is the function of a valve?

• Helps blood to clot
• Keeps blood flowing in all directions
• Keeps blood flowing in one direction
• Stops blood from flowing

How many valves does  the heart have ? 

• 7
• 4
• 3 
• 2 

• Left atrium
• Right atrium
• Left ventricle
• Right ventricle

Blood enters the right atrium through 

• pulmonary veins
• vena cavaes
• pulmonary arteries
• aorta

Systolic pressure measures which of the following?

• atrial contraction
• atrial relaxation
• ventricular contraction
• ventricular relaxation