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WorksheetsCardiovascular System
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Large blood vessels that carry bloody away from the heart are called
a)
veins
b)
vena cava
c)
arteries
d)
capillaries
2.
The valves located between the atria and ventricles are known as the _______ valves.
a)
aortic
b)
atrioventricular
c)
semilunar
d)
pulmonary
3.
the term that means heart contraction is ______.
a)
tachycardia
b)
fibrillation
c)
diastole
d)
systole
4.
The circulation loop that includes the lungs is the ____ loop
a)
cardiac
b)
systemic
c)
coronary
d)
pulmonary
5.
The largest artery in the body is the
a)
brachiocephalic artery
b)
pulmonary trunk
c)
common carotid artery
d)
aorta
6.
What are the only arteries that carry deoxygenated blood
a)
coronary arteries
b)
vena cava
c)
aortic arteries
d)
pulmonary arteries
7.
Veins draining the head and arms exmpty into the ____, which carries blood to the right atrium of the heart
a)
.inferior vena cava
b)
common iliac vein
c)
great saphenous vein
d)
superior vena cava
8.
The walls of which chamber are the thickest?
a)
left ventricle
b)
left atrium
c)
right atrium
d)
right ventricle
9.
The average heart beats about _____ times per minute
a)
35
b)
50
c)
75
d)
105
10.
The pumping chambers of the heart are ______.
a)
artery
b)
atria
c)
vein
d)
ventricle
11.
large veins have ____ to prevent the backflow of blood.
a)
shunts
b)
valves
c)
sphincters
d)
tunics
12.
blood leaves the left ventricle through an artery known as the_______.
a)
aorta
b)
superior vena cava
c)
pulmonary artery
d)
pulmonary trunk
13.
The bicuspid valve is also called
a)
the heart string
b)
pulmonary valve
c)
aortic valve
d)
mitral valve
14.
The Pace maker is more properly called the
a)
Auricle
b)
pericardial node
c)
Atrioventricular node
d)
Sinoatrial node
15.
The first sound of the heart beat is caused by which valve closing
a)
semilunar
b)
aortic
c)
pulmonary
d)
atrioventricular
16.
The receiving chambers of the heart
a)
arteries
b)
veins
c)
atria
d)
ventricles
17.
How many chambers in the heart?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
18.
How many valves in the heart?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
2
d)
1
19.
Blood enters the heart through which vessels
a)
Superior and Inferior Vena Cava
b)
Pulmonary Artery
c)
Aorta
d)
Tricuspid Valve
20.
What is the function of the cardiovascular system
a)
carries oxygen and nutrients to body
b)
carries waste to excretory system
c)
defense against disease
d)
all of the above
21.
The Semilunar Valves are:
a)
Tricuspid & Bicuspid
b)
Pulmonary and Bicuspid
c)
Aortic & Tricuspid
d)
Pumonary & Aortic
22.
The three layers of the heart are as follows:
a)
Myocardium,pericardium,endocardium
b)
Myocardium,epicardium,endocardium
c)
Myocardium,endocarditis,endocardium
d)
Myocardium,exocardium,pericardium
23.
This is the thickest layer of the heart
a)
Pericardium
b)
Endocardium
c)
Myocardium
d)
Epicardium
24.
The flow of blood between the heart and cells of body
a)
Systemic circulation
b)
Pulmonary circulation
c)
Oxygenated blood
d)
Deoxygenated blood
25.
Types of blood vessels:
a)
arteries,veins,bronchioles
b)
arteries,veins,neurons
c)
arteries, veins, capillaries
d)
arteries,veins,aorta
26.
smallest blood vessels that allow for o2 and co2 exchange to take place
a)
arteries
b)
veins
c)
capillaries
27.
The average blood pressure is
a)
120/80
b)
80/120
c)
115/180
d)
120/180
28.
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
29.
Identify
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
30.
Identify
a)
Pulmonary veins
b)
Pulmonary artery
c)
Aorta
d)
Vena cava
31.
An EKG records
a)
mechanical activity o the heart
b)
electrical activity of the heart
c)
pressures in the blood vessels
d)
sounds of blood moving through the heart
32.
The QRS complex or wave represents
a)
atria contracting
b)
atria relaxing
c)
ventricle contracting
d)
ventricles relaxing
33.
The p wave represents the
a)
ventricles contracting
b)
atria contracting
c)
ventricles relaxing
d)
atria relaxing
34.
What is the name of the part labelled 4?
a)
Right Atrium
b)
Left Atrium
c)
Right Ventricle
d)
Left Ventricle
35.
What is the function of a valve?
a)
Helps blood to clot
b)
Keeps blood flowing in all directions
c)
Keeps blood flowing in one direction
d)
Stops blood from flowing
36.
Which is NOT a function of the cardiovascular system?
a)
produce energy
b)
transport oxygen
c)
remove waste products
37.
What is the definition of blood pressure?
a)
The amount of blod pumped out of the heart per minute
b)
The amount of blood pumped out of the heart in one beat
c)
the speed at which blood travels
d)
force exerted by circulating blood on walls of blood vessels
38.
What is the definition of cardiac output?
a)
The amount of blood pumped out of the heart per minute
b)
The amount of blood pumped out of the heart in one beat
c)
he speed at which blood travels
d)
force exerted by circulating blood on walls of blood vessels
39.
What is the definition of stroke volume?
a)
The amount of blood pumped out of the heart per minute
b)
The amount of blood pumped out of the heart in one beat
c)
the speed at which blood travels
d)
force exerted by circulating blood on walls of blood vessels
40.
What is heart rate?
a)
The number of heart beats per minute (bpm)
b)
The volume of blood pumped per minute by each ventricle
c)
When the heart squeezes
41.
Cardiac output = ....
a)
stroke volume x heart rate
b)
stroke volume - heart rate
c)
stroke volume + heart rate
42.
A condition in which the artery of the brain becomes blocked or breaks is called a
a)
heart attack
b)
stroke
c)
hypertension
d)
arterioclerosis
43.
Abnormal or unusual heart sounds.
a)
Congestive heart failure (CHF)
b)
Heart murmurs
c)
Bradycardia
d)
Tachycardia
44.
Rapid, uncoordinated shuddering of heart muscle.
a)
Fibrillation
b)
Ischemia
c)
Heart block
d)
Myocardial infarction
45.
Valentine's Day is on__________.
a)
December 25
b)
January 1
c)
February 14
d)
July 4
46.
Many people give ___________ on Valentine's Day.
a)
chocolate
b)
bugs
c)
weeds
d)
socks
47.
___________ are a popular decoration on Valentine's Day
a)
Easter Eggs
b)
Hearts
c)
Christmas lights
d)
Bugs
48.
Which Valentine's candy has a message stamped in ink?
a)
chocolate
b)
conversation hearts
c)
lollipops
d)
gummies
49.
Where did Saint Valentine live?
a)
Rome
b)
Egypt
c)
Springfield
d)
Maltby
50.
Finish this rhyme:
Rose are red, violets are ................
Rose are red, violets are ................
a)
Purple
b)
Green
c)
Blue
d)
Yellow
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