WorksheetsEHS Cardiovascular System
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which blood vessel is the most muscular and elastic?
Artery
Capillary
Vein
Artertiole
What is a ballooning out of, or saclike formation in the wall or an artery called?
Anemia
Arteriosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
Aneurysm
Inflammation of the veins with formation of a clot is called
Thrombophlebitis
Hemophilia
Embolus
Phlebitis
A fatty deposit on the walls of arteries is called
Arteriosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
Embolus
Phlebitis
Malignant disease with large numbers of immature white blood cells is called
Anemia
Hemophilia
Leukemia
Phlebitis
What is the name of the circulation circuit that circulates blood to the body?
Pulmonary circuit
Hepatic circuit
Systemic circuit
Respiratory circuit
Blood pressure is the greatest in which vessel?
Artery
Vein
Capillaries
Aorta
What is known as the "pacemaker" because it initiates the heartbeat?
Bundle of His
AV node
SA node
Purkinje fibers
Blockage of a coronary artery that cuts off the supply of blood to the heart is known as?
Hypertension
Arteriosclerosis
Congestive Heart Failure
Myocardial Infarction
What is the major component of the plasma?
Erythrocytes
Leukocytes
Water
Thrombocytes
What causes the lub-dub sounds in the heart?
Valves opening and closing
Murmurs
Blood flow through the arteries
Contraction and relaxation of the heart
Valve between the left ventricle and aorta
Pulmonary valve
Aortic valve
Mitral valve
Bicuspid valve
Outer layer of the heart
Endocardium
Pericardium
Epicardium
Myocardium
Period of heart contraction, top number in BP
Diastole
Systole
Endocardium
Embolus
Blood cell that carries oxygen to tissues
Erythrocyte
Leucocyte
Thrombocyte
Plasma
Smooth layer of cells lining the inside of the heart
Pericardium
Myocardium
Endocardium
Epicardium
Complex protein on erythrocytes
Erythropoeitin
Hemoglobin
Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
Valve between the left atrium and left ventricle
Mitral valve
Pulmonic valve
Aortic valve
Femoral valve
Muscular middle layer of the heart
Pericardium
Myocardium
Endocardium
Epicardium
Muscular wall that separates the heart into right and left side
Myocardium
Pericardium
Septum
Endocardium
