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WorksheetsBlood Vessels and the Heart
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 34mins
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Class
Date
1.
Compared to arteries, veins
a)
have a pleated endothelium.
b)
have thinner walls.
c)
have more smooth muscle in their tunica media.
d)
hold their shape better when cut.
2.
Arrange the structures in the following list in the order that blood will encounter as it flows from the output side to the input side of the cardiovascular flow circuit.
1. venules
2. arterioles
3. capillaries
4. elastic arteries
5. medium veins
6. large veins
7. muscular arteries
1. venules
2. arterioles
3. capillaries
4. elastic arteries
5. medium veins
6. large veins
7. muscular arteries
a)
7, 4, 2, 3, 1, 5, 6
b)
2, 7, 6, 3, 1, 5, 6
c)
5, 6, 1, 3, 2, 7, 4
d)
4, 7, 2, 3, 1, 5, 6
3.
As blood travels from arteries to veins,
a)
pressure builds.
b)
viscosity increases.
c)
pressure drops
d)
diameter of the blood vessels gets progressively smaller.
4.
Pulmonary veins carry blood to the
a)
aorta
b)
left atrium
c)
right atrium
d)
lungs
5.
The vessel that receives blood from the head, neck, chest, shoulders, and arms is the
a)
coronary sinus
b)
inferior vena cava
c)
superior vena cava
d)
internal jugular vein
6.
Carry blood away from heart; mostly oxygen-rich
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
7.
Carry blood toward heart; mostly oxygen-poor
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
8.
Thin-walled vessels that allow for the exchange of O2 , CO2, nutrients and wastes between blood cells or air sacs in the lungs
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
9.
Which type of blood vessel has the thickest layer of smooth muscle in its walls?
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
d)
Ventricles
10.
Structure(s) that keep the blood flowing in one direction.
a)
Valve(s)
b)
Septum(s)
c)
Neuron(s)
d)
Bronchiole(s)
11.
Which type of blood vessel has the thickest layer of smooth muscle in its walls?
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
d)
Ventricles
12.
Which of the following has the thickest tunica media (middle layer) of muscle tissue?
a)
Pulmonary artery
b)
Pulmonary vein
c)
Superior vena cava
d)
Inferior vena cava
13.
Which of the following cell types is found in the tunica intima (inner layer of the artery)?
a)
Endothelial cells
b)
Smooth muscle cells
c)
Red blood cells
d)
Elastin cells
14.
Which of the following proteins would be found in the tunica externa?
a)
Collagen
b)
Elastin
c)
Hemoglobin
d)
Mysoin
15.
What is pulmonary circulation?
a)
Blood travelling to and from the lungs
b)
Blood travelling to and from the body
c)
A blood clot in the lungs
d)
The vessel that brings blood to the lungs
16.
Which of the following vessels delivers deoxygenated blood to the lungs from the heart?
a)
Pulmonary artery
b)
Pulmonary vein
c)
Carotid artery
d)
Vena cava
17.
Which of the following vessels delivers blood to the heart from the lower half of the body?
a)
Inferior vena cava
b)
Superior vena cava
c)
Aorta
d)
Descending aorta
18.
Which of the following carries oxygenated blood?
a)
Pulmonary veins
b)
Vena cava
c)
Pulmonary arteries
d)
Renal vein
19.
The two chambers of the heart with thin walls that collect blood from the major veins and empty it into the larger, more muscular chambers.
a)
aorta
b)
atria
c)
ventricles
d)
lungs
20.
What are the functions of the tricuspid and bicuspid valves?
a)
prevent blood from leaking back into he ventricles
b)
prevent blood from leaking back into the atria
c)
allow blood to flow into the atria
d)
allow blood to leave the ventricles
21.
The lining of the chambers of the heart is called the
a)
myocardium
b)
epicardium
c)
endocardium
d)
pericardium
22.
Freshly oxygenated blood is delivered to the _____________ and then it passes into the __________ to be pumped to the entire body.
a)
right ventricle; right atrium
b)
left ventricle; left atrium
c)
left atrium; left ventricle
d)
right atrium; right ventricle
23.
Into which chamber of the heart do the pulmonary veins deliver blood?
a)
left ventricle
b)
right atrium
c)
left atrium
d)
right ventricle
24.
The most muscular chamber of the heart is the
a)
left ventricle
b)
left atrium
c)
right atrium
d)
right ventricle
25.
Which of the following lists the valves in the order through which the blood flows from the vena cava through the heart?
a)
tricuspid, pulmonary, bicuspid, aortic
b)
mitral, pulmonary, bicuspid, aortic
c)
bicuspid, aortic, tricuspid, pulmonary
d)
aortic semilunar, pulmonary, tricuspid, bicuspid
26.
Which valve separates the left atrium from the left ventricle?
a)
tricuspid
b)
mitral
c)
pulmonary
d)
aortic
27.
Choose the answer that will fill in the missing words in the correct order:vena cava, _________________, tricuspid valve, right ventricle, pulmonary valve, __________________, lungs, ___________________, left atrium, ____________________, left ventricle, aorta
a)
right atrium, pulmonary artery, pulmonary veins, bicuspid valve
b)
atrial valve, right atrium, right ventricle, body
c)
left ventricle, pulmonary artery, pulmonary veins, tricuspid valve
d)
right atrium, pulmonary veins, pulmonary artery, bicuspid valve
28.
Which artery is on the surface of the heart?
a)
carotid
b)
cardiac
c)
coronary
d)
axillary
29.
What is the name of the protective sac around the heart?
a)
Epicardium
b)
Pericardium
c)
Vena Cava
d)
Pulmonary Vein
30.
What's larger - the atria or the ventricles?
a)
Atria
b)
Ventricles
c)
Both are equal
31.
Blood enters the right atrium through
a)
pulmonary veins
b)
vena cavaes
c)
pulmonary arteries
d)
aorta
32.
The outermost portion of the heart wall is called the ________.
a)
pericardium
b)
myocardium
c)
endocardium
d)
epicardium
33.
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
34.
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
35.
a)
Pulmonary veins
b)
Pulmonary artery
c)
Aorta
d)
Vena cava
36.
a)
Pulmonary veins
b)
Pulmonary artery
c)
Aorta
d)
Vena cava
37.
a)
Pulmonary veins
b)
Pulmonary artery
c)
Aorta
d)
Vena cava
38.
a)
Pulmonary veins
b)
Pulmonary artery
c)
Aorta
d)
Vena cava
39.
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
40.
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
41.
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
42.
Which part of the heart pumps deoxygenated (oxygen-poor) blood?
a)
Left side
b)
Right side
c)
Top side
d)
Bottom side
43.
_______ circulation takes blood from the heart to the lungs and back.
a)
Systemic
b)
Pulmonary
c)
Body
d)
Blood
44.
Blood circulation from the heart to the rest of the body is called
a)
Full body
b)
Systemic
c)
pulmonary
d)
heart to lung
45.
small veins
a)
capillaries
b)
arterioles
c)
venules
d)
corpuscles
46.
small arteries
a)
venules
b)
arterioles
c)
capillaries
d)
pulmonaries
47.
Which of the following has the greatest diameter?
a)
Veins
b)
Arteries
c)
Venules
d)
Capillaries
48.
One complete heartbeat
a)
ECG
b)
systole
c)
diastole
d)
cardiac cycle
49.
SA node. regulates to pace of the heart
a)
AV node
b)
Purkinje fibers
c)
SV node
d)
pacemaker
50.
fibers that cause a contraction in the blood vessel
a)
chordae tendinaee
b)
Purkinje fibers
c)
Papillary muscle
d)
SA node
51.
recording of electrical changes that occur during the cardiac cycle
a)
blood pressure reading
b)
ECG
c)
QRS wave
d)
t Wave
52.
Systolic pressure measures which of the following?
a)
atrial contraction
b)
atrial relaxation
c)
ventricular contraction
d)
ventricular relaxation
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