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EHS Cardiovascular System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which blood vessel is the most muscular and elastic?

a)

Artery

b)

Capillary

c)

Vein

d)

Artertiole

2.

What is a ballooning out of, or saclike formation in the wall or an artery called?

a)

Anemia

b)

Arteriosclerosis

c)

Atherosclerosis

d)

Aneurysm

3.

Inflammation of the veins with formation of a clot is called

a)

Thrombophlebitis

b)

Hemophilia

c)

Embolus

d)

Phlebitis

4.

A fatty deposit on the walls of arteries is called

a)

Arteriosclerosis

b)

Atherosclerosis

c)

Embolus

d)

Phlebitis

5.

Malignant disease with large numbers of immature white blood cells is called

a)

Anemia

b)

Hemophilia

c)

Leukemia

d)

Phlebitis

6.

What is the name of the circulation circuit that circulates blood to the body?

a)

Pulmonary circuit

b)

Hepatic circuit

c)

Systemic circuit

d)

Respiratory circuit

7.

Blood pressure is the greatest in which vessel?

a)

Artery

b)

Vein

c)

Capillaries

d)

Aorta

8.

What is known as the "pacemaker" because it initiates the heartbeat?

a)

Bundle of His

b)

AV node

c)

SA node

d)

Purkinje fibers

9.

Blockage of a coronary artery that cuts off the supply of blood to the heart is known as?

a)

Hypertension

b)

Arteriosclerosis

c)

Congestive Heart Failure

d)

Myocardial Infarction

10.

What is the major component of the plasma?

a)

Erythrocytes

b)

Leukocytes

c)

Water

d)

Thrombocytes

11.

What causes the lub-dub sounds in the heart?

a)

Valves opening and closing

b)

Murmurs

c)

Blood flow through the arteries

d)

Contraction and relaxation of the heart

12.

Valve between the left ventricle and aorta

a)

Pulmonary valve

b)

Aortic valve

c)

Mitral valve

d)

Bicuspid valve

13.

Outer layer of the heart

a)

Endocardium

b)

Pericardium

c)

Epicardium

d)

Myocardium

14.

Period of heart contraction, top number in BP

a)

Diastole

b)

Systole

c)

Endocardium

d)

Embolus

15.

Blood cell that carries oxygen to tissues

a)

Erythrocyte

b)

Leucocyte

c)

Thrombocyte

d)

Plasma

16.

Smooth layer of cells lining the inside of the heart

a)

Pericardium

b)

Myocardium

c)

Endocardium

d)

Epicardium

17.

Complex protein on erythrocytes

a)

Erythropoeitin

b)

Hemoglobin

c)

Oxygen

d)

Carbon dioxide

18.

Valve between the left atrium and left ventricle

a)

Mitral valve

b)

Pulmonic valve

c)

Aortic valve

d)

Femoral valve

19.

Muscular middle layer of the heart

a)

Pericardium

b)

Myocardium

c)

Endocardium

d)

Epicardium

20.

Muscular wall that separates the heart into right and left side

a)

Myocardium

b)

Pericardium

c)

Septum

d)

Endocardium