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Unit 4 Cardiovascular System HBS

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A minute blood vessel connecting arterioles and venules
a)
Artery
b)
Capillary
c)
Thrombus
d)
Veine
2.
Discharging chamber of the heart
a)
Atrium
b)
Septum
c)
Superior Venea Cava
d)
Ventricles
3.
The __________________ side of the heart pumps oxygenated blood into systemic circulation
a)
Right
b)
Left
4.
The top number of a blood pressure reading represents the _________________ pressure, or when the ventricles are contracting
a)
Diastolic
b)
Systolic
5.
The bottom number of a blood pressure reading represents the __________________ pressure, of the resting phase of the heart when blood is entering the chambers
a)
Diastolic
b)
Systolic
6.
This is NOT a sight for measuring pulse rate
a)
Carotid
b)
Popliteal
c)
Patella
d)
Radial
7.
Which heart valve is between the right atrium and right ventricle? 
a)
Tricuspid
b)
Bicuspid
c)
Mitral
d)
None of these
8.
What is the name of the protective sac around the heart? 
a)
Epicardium
b)
Pericardium
c)
Vena Cava
d)
Pulmonary Vein
9.
What's larger - the atria or the ventricles?
a)
Atria
b)
Ventricles
c)
Both are equal
10.
Respiratory and cardiovascular system work together for ___.
a)
gas exchange
b)
clean the blood
c)
absorb nutrients
d)
cellular respiration
11.
Cells need oxygen and glucose for __.
a)
Cellular Respiration
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Waste
d)
Kidneys
12.
Average heart rate is ...
(bpm = beats per min)
a)
120 bpm
b)
140 bpm
c)
80 bpm
d)
70 bpm
13.
Veins have ______ blood pressure compared to arteries
a)
Higher
b)
The same 
c)
Lower
14.
What is it called when fat builds up on artery walls and clogs arteries?
a)
Atherosclerosis
b)
Hypertension
c)
Lymph
d)
Blood Pressure
15.
What type of blood vessels carry blood TO the heart?
a)
arteries
b)
veins
c)
capillaries
16.
_____________________ is the force of blood on the walls of the blood vessels.
a)
Pulse
b)
Heart rate
c)
Blood Pressure
d)
Hypertension
17.
Capillaries are best known for ... 
a)
Connecting cells together 
b)
Connecting veins and arteries together 
c)
Moving blood away from the heart 
d)
Moving blood towards the heart 
18.
The heart can beat outside the body because ... 
a)
The sinoatrical node is found outside but on the heart 
b)
Contraction and relaxation signals exist within the heart itself 
c)
Relaxation signals exist within the heart itself 
d)
The 4 chambers work together using signals to communicate with each other 
19.
Which order is correct? 
a)
Superior and inferior vena cavas into the right atrium through the tricuspid valve
b)
Superior and inferior vena cavas into the left atrium through the bicuspid valve
c)
right ventricle through the tricuspid valve into the right atrium
d)
body cells and tissues to the aorta through the aortic valve
20.
How many chambers does the heart have ? 
a)
4
b)
6
c)
3
d)
1
21.
What is the heart ? 
a)
meaty organ 
b)
a small metal spike with a broadened flat head,
c)
organ of soft nervous tissue 
d)
muscular organ
22.
The bottom chambers of the heart are called
a)
ventricles
b)
atria
c)
vena cava
d)
valves
23.
When looking at the heart, which side is the right?
a)
my right
b)
my left
c)
at the apex
d)
at the base