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The size of a normal heart is:

• a) About the size of your hand

• b) About the size of your head

• c) About the size of your fist

• d) about half the size of your fist

The heart is located:

• a) Inside the rib cage

• b) In the small of the back

• c) In the corner of your chest

• In the mediastinum

The function of the heart is:

• a) To deliver nutrient to body cells

• b) To pump sufficient amount of blood to all of the cells in the body

• c) to carry fresh oxygen to the body’s cells

• d) To take away waste materials from the body

The heart is classified as:

• a) A hallow, muscular organ

• b) An organ that lies on the left side of the body

• c) An organ that beats approximately 72 times per minute

• d) Both A & C are correct

As blood returns to the heart from the body it enters:

• a) The left atrium

• b) The superior vena cava

• c) From the lungs

• d) The right atrium

Where does the inferior vena cava get its blood?

• a) From the head , neck, and upper extremities

• b) From the liver, Portal circulation

• c) From the lungs

• d) From below the diaphragm

The valve of the heart is covered by:

• a) Myocardium

• b) Endocardium

• c) Pericardium

• d) Epicardium

Which Two are entrance Valves to the heart?

• a) Tricuspid and Bicuspid

• b) Mitral and Bicuspid

• c) Pulmonic and Aortic

• d) Tricuspid and Pulmonic