Cardiovascular System Quiz

What are responsible for pumping blood away from the heart?

• Ventricles

• Atria

• chordae tendinae

• Cardiac valves

What are responsible for receiving blood from the veins which lead to the heart?

• Atria

• Ventricles

• chordae tendinae

• papillary muscles

What is the largest artery in the body?

• aorta

• atria

• pulmonary artery

• femoral artery

The heart has its own conduction system and it can still beat for a short time when separated from the body.

• True

• False

Pulmonary veins carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium.

• True

• False

What term refers to the inner lining of the heart's chamber and valves?

Where is the heart located?

• In the middle mediastinum

• In the superior mediastinum

• In the anterior mediastinum

• In the posterior mediastinum

Which of the following terms refers to the sac surrounding the heart and the roots of the great vessels?

• Pericardium

• Epicardium

• Septum

• Chordae tendinae

Which of the following are located between ventricles and outflow vessels?

• Semilunar valves

• Mitral valves

• Papillary valves

• Solenoid valves

What acts as a continuous double pump to transport blood throughout the body?

• the heart

• the lungs

• the kidneys

• the ureters