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Cardiovascular System Test

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which system circulates between the heart and the lungs?
a)
Systemic
b)
Pulmonary
c)
Systolic
d)
Diastolic
2.

The cardiac output is better than the norm. The doctor asks the patient...

a)

Do you play a sport?

b)

Have you been stressed?

c)

Have you been sick lately?

d)

What is the secret to your health?

3.

After blood picks up oxygen from the lungs it returns to which structure in the heart?

a)

Left Atrium

b)

Left Ventricle

c)

Right Atrium

d)

Right Ventricle

4.

Which heart structure pumps oxygenated blood to the body?

a)

Left Atrium

b)

Left Ventricle

c)

Right Atrium

d)

Right Ventricle

5.

Which is the correct order in the heart for systemic circulation?

a)

right atrium, bicuspid valve, right ventricle, aortic valve

b)

left ventricle, pulmonary valve, left atrium, tricuspid valve

c)

right atrium, tricuspid valve, right ventricle, pulmonary valve

d)

left atrium, bicuspid valve, left ventricle, aortic valve, aorta

6.

Which is the correct order in the heart for pulmonary circulation?

a)

right atrium, bicuspid valve, right ventricle, aortic valve, pulmonary arteries

b)

left atrium, tricuspid valve, left ventricle, pulmonary valve

c)

right atrium, tricuspid valve, right ventricle, pulmonary valve, pulmonary arteries

d)

left ventricle, aortic valve, left atrium, bicuspid valve

7.

Which series of blood vessels is correct after blood leaves a ventricle?

a)

veins, venules, capillaries, arteries, arterioles

b)

venules, veins, capillaries, arterioles, arteries

c)

artery, arterioles, capillaries, venules, veins

d)

arterioles, arteries, capillaries, veins, venules

8.
When looking at the heart, which side is the right?
a)
my right
b)
my left
c)
at the apex
d)
at the base
9.

The doctor believes the patient's stroke volume may be the cause of the symptoms. What does that mean?

a)

the volume of blood pumped from the right ventricle

b)

the volume of blood pumped from the left ventricle

c)

how much brain damage occurred

d)

the heart rate times the volume of blood pumped per heart beat

10.

Due to blood being pumped a greater distance, which of the following occurs?

a)

thicker left ventricular wall

b)

thinner left ventricular wall

c)

thicker right atrium wall

d)

thinner left atrium wall

11.

Blood includes...

a)

red blood cells (erythrocytes)

b)

platelets (thrombocytes)

c)

all of these

d)

white blood cells (leukocytes)

12.
What is the purpose of a valve?
a)
to separate compartments
b)
to prove a resting point
c)
to prevent forward flow
d)
to prevent backwards flow
13.

What is the function of an artery?

a)

to carry blood to the heart

b)

to carry blood both directions

c)

none of these

d)

to carry blood away from the heart

14.

What is the function of the vein?

a)

to carry blood to the heart

b)

to carry blood away from the heart

c)

to carry blood both directions

d)

none of these

15.

What is one function of a node in the heart?

a)

to stops electrical impulses in the heart

b)

to begin electrical impulses in the heart

c)

to reverse the electrical impulse in the heart

d)

it does not affect electrical impulses in the heart

16.

What does an ECG/EKG monitor?

a)

breathing

b)

blood pressure

c)

lub, dub

d)

heart electrical activity

17.

Red blood cells have the important job of delivering oxygen to the body. Which molecule in the RBC binds to the oxygen?

a)

antigens

b)

RBC

c)

carbohydrate

d)

hemoglobin

18.

What type of tissue lines the blood vessels so that molecules can pass through (diffuse across) them easily?

a)

nervous

b)

stratified cuboidal

c)

cardiac muscle

d)

simple squamous epithelium

19.

As blood circulates throughout the lungs and body, which blood vessels are the site of gas exchange?

a)

lungs

b)

venules

c)

arterioles

d)

capillaries

20.

Depolarization of the ventricles are represented by what in an ECG?

a)

T

b)

RR distance

c)

PR distance

d)

QRS

21.

As the conduction between the atria and the ventricles slow, what happens in an ECG?

a)

the RR distance decreases

b)

the RR distance increases

c)

the PR distance decreases

d)

the PR distance increases

22.

When the heart is not contracting at regular intervals, what happens in an ECG?

a)

RR distance is consistent

b)

RR distance fluctuates

c)

PR distance is consistent

d)

PR distance fluctuates

23.

In order to fight off infections, our bodies need a special type of blood cell. Which type is it?

a)

leukocytes (WBC)

b)

platelets

c)

erythrocytes (RBC)

d)

plasma

24.

What is the function of an erythrocyte (RBC)?

a)

fight infection

b)

blood clotting

c)

carry oxygen

d)

clog arteries

25.

Which of the following is true about blood?

a)

blood is bright red or dark red based on oxygen

b)

blood is blue when oxygen is low

c)

all blood is the same color of red

d)

scientists are unsure about blood color

26.

What molecules in the RBC membrane create the blood types?

a)

proteins & lipids

b)

sugars & proteins

c)

lipids & sugars

d)

all of these

27.

If you are blood type B-, what type of antibodies are in your blood plasma?

a)

A & O

b)

B & Rh

c)

A & Rh

d)

A & O & Rh

28.

Plasma, the liquid portion of our blood, is made of mostly what?

a)

antibodies

b)

water

c)

minerals

d)

proteins

29.

The doctor noticed the P wave was not right on the ECG. Which part of the heart is having a problem?

a)

blood vessels

b)

valves

c)

ventricles

d)

atria

30.

How do pulmonary and systemic circulation work together?

a)

they do not work together

b)

they both help retrieve oxygen

c)

systemic retrieves the oxygen and pulmonary delivers it

d)

pulmonary retrieves the oxygen and systemic delivers it

31.

Who can donate blood to a patient that has blood type A+

a)

AB+, O+, A+

b)

A+, O+, A-, O-

c)

O+, A+, B+, AB+

d)

A+ only

32.

Which arteries have less oxygen, those that go to the lungs or those that go to the body?

a)

those going to the body

b)

those going to the lungs

c)

they are the same

d)

the difference is very small

33.

If the parents have blood types AO and AB, which of the following could the baby be?

a)

Type A, AB, or B

b)

Type A, AB, B and O

c)

Type A or B

d)

Type A or O

34.

If the patient has antibodies for type AB+ blood, which blood type must the person be?

a)

A-

b)

AB+

c)

B+

d)

O-

35.

The monitor tech noticed the EKG was missing the P wave. Which part of the heart is malfunctioning?

a)

AV node

b)

SA node

c)

Bundle of His

d)

Purkinje Fibers

36.

The doctor noticed that the patient's leukocytes were lower than they should be. How can that affect the patient?

a)

can't form blood clots when injured

b)

can't transmit as much oxygen

c)

can't fight germs as well

d)

all of these

37.

When you are too hot, your body needs to release heat. The blood vessels dilate (get bigger). Which tissue helps with that?

a)

cardiac muscle

b)

simple squamous epithelium

c)

smooth muscle

d)

adipose

38.

What happens if an artery is blocked that leads to the brain?

a)

it will get too much oxygen and nutrients

b)

heart cells may die

c)

it will reroute

d)

it will not get enough oxygen and nutrients

39.

When the doctor analyzed the EKG, it was obvious the QRS complex was misshapen. Which part of the heart is having a problem?

a)

no problem, change is normal

b)

SA node

c)

atria

d)

ventricles

40.

The doctor noticed a significant increase in the patient's thrombocyte(platelet) levels. What could happen?

a)

you may not clot when it is needed

b)

extra blood clots could form

c)

it will not affect you

d)

you will carry extra nutrients to cells