Medical Terminology - Cardiovascular System

The main pumping chamber of the heart is called the:

• Atrium

• Ventricle

• Aorta

• Capillary

What is the name of the blood vessel responsible for transporting deoxygenated blood from the body to the lungs for oxygenation?

• Pulmonary artery

• Pulmonary vein

• Aorta

• Vena cava

What is the name of the valve that regulates blood flow from the left ventricle into the aorta?

• Mitral valve

• Tricuspid valve

• Aortic valve

• Pulmonic valve

Identify the blood vessel that transports oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the heart:

• Pulmonary artery

• Pulmonary vein

• Aorta

• Vena cava

What is the name of the muscle that constitutes the wall of the heart

• Myocardium

• Endocardium

• Pericardium

• Epicardium

Identify the layer of tissue that encases the heart:

• Myocardium

• Endocardium

• Pericardium

• Epicardium

The blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart to the body is the:

• Pulmonary artery

• Pulmonary vein

• Aorta

• Vena cava

How will the blood that carries carbon dioxide from the body go back to the heart?

• Through Pulmonary artery

• Through Pulmonary vein

• Through Aorta

• Through Vena cava

The valve between the right atrium and the right ventricle is called the:

• Mitral valve

• Tricuspid valve

• Aortic valve

• Pulmonic valve

Which valve is located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery?

• Mitral valve

• Tricuspid valve

• Aortic valve

• Pulmonic valve