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Cardiovascular System

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following best describes the main function of the circulatory system?

a)

To deliver nutrients and other essential materials to cells and remove waste products

b)

To break down the nutrients found in food so that they can be used by all cells in the body

c)

To produce the chemical signals that allow parts of the body to communicate over long distances

d)

To coordinate all other body systems so that they can function together to maintain homeostasis

2.

What carries blood to every part of your body?

a)

Blood vessels

b)

Organs

c)

Dendrites

d)

the heart

3.

The heart has four chambers. The upper chambers are called _______________________.

a)

Upper and lower atriums

b)

Upper and lower ventricles

c)

Right and left atriums

d)

Right and left ventricles

4.

The heart has four chambers. The lower chambers are called _______________________.

a)

Upper and lower atriums

b)

Upper and lower ventricles

c)

Right and left atriums

d)

Right and left ventricles

5.

These blood vessels carry blood away from the heart.

a)

Capillaries

b)

Veins

c)

Arteries

d)

Coronary valves

6.

The smallest of all blood vessels are the

a)

Capillaries

b)

Veins

c)

Arteries

d)

Coronary valves

7.

Another name for high blood pressure is _________.

a)

Hyperthyroid

b)

Hypertrophy

c)

Hysteria

d)

Hypertension

8.

The liquid part of blood is mostly water and is called _______.

a)

Platelets

b)

Plasma

c)

Red blood cells

d)

White blood cells

9.

Irregularly shaped cell fragments that help clot blood are ____________

a)

Platelets

b)

Plasma

c)

Red blood cells

d)

White blood cells

10.

These cells in your blood fight bacteria, viruses, and other invaders of your body.

a)

Platelets

b)

Plasma

c)

Red blood cells

d)

White blood cells

11.

The four blood types are A, B, _______ and __________.

a)

C, O

b)

C, AB

c)

C, D

d)

AB, O

12.
How many valves in the heart?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
2
d)
1
13.
The right side of the heart carries oxygenated blood
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Pulmonary Artery
a)
carries oxygenated blood to atrium
b)
carries deoxygenated blood to lungs
c)
carries oxygenated blood to lungs
d)
none of the above
15.
Pulmonary vein
a)
carries oxygenated blood to left atrium
b)
carries deoxygenated blood to left ventricle
c)
carries oxygenated blood to left ventricle
d)
carries deoxygenated blood to left atrium
16.
Blood flows from left atrium to left ventricle through which valve?
a)
Bicuspid
b)
Tricuspid
c)
Semilunar Valve
d)
Pulmonary valve
17.
Blood flows from right atrium to right ventricle through which valve?
a)
semilunar valve
b)
tricuspid valve
c)
bicuspid valve
d)
pulmonary valve 
18.
The Semilunar Valves are:
a)
Tricuspid & Bicuspid
b)
Pulmonary and Bicuspid
c)
Aortic & Tricuspid
d)
Pumonary & Aortic
19.
The largest artery in the body
a)
Aorta
b)
Superior Vena Cava
c)
Inferior Vena Cava
d)
Pulmonary Artery
20.
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
21.
Bicuspid valve is also called __________
a)
tricuspid
b)
mitral
c)
pulmonary
d)
aortic
22.
This is the thickest layer of the heart
a)
Pericardium
b)
Endocardium
c)
Myocardium
d)
Epicardium
23.
The smooth layer that lines the inside of the heart
a)
Endocardium
b)
Pericardium
c)
Myocardium
d)
None of the Above
24.
Double membrane sac that covers the outside of the heart
a)
Pericardium
b)
Myocardium
c)
Endocardium
d)
All of the above
25.
The flow of blood between the heart and cells of body
a)
Systemic circulation
b)
Pulmonary circulation
c)
Oxygenated blood
d)
Deoxygenated blood
26.
The flow of blood between the heart and the lungs
a)
systemic circulation
b)
oxygenated circulation
c)
Pulmonary circulation
d)
none of the above
27.
_______starts in the heart and causes the heart muscle to contract and the heart to beat
a)
Enzymes
b)
Electrical impulses
c)
Hormones
d)
Neurons
28.
Types of blood vessels:
a)
arteries,veins,bronchioles
b)
arteries,veins,neurons
c)
arteries, veins, capillaries
d)
arteries,veins,aorta
29.
How many liters of blood circulate through out the body?
a)
1-2 liters
b)
3-4 liters
c)
4-5 liters
30.
Which of the following delivers oxygen to cells?
a)
Red Blood cells
b)
White blood cells
c)
Platelets
d)
Plasma
31.
What is the name of the problem that causes a fatty build up in the walls of blood vessels?
a)
Atherosclerosis
b)
Heart failure
c)
Angina
d)
Stroke
32.
What is the name of the problem that causes the heart muscle cells to die?
a)
Atherosclerosis
b)
Heart failure
c)
Heart attack
d)
Stroke
33.
What is the name of the problem that happens when brain cells are starved of oxygen and die?
a)
Atherosclerosis
b)
Heart failure
c)
Heart attack
d)
Stroke
34.
What is the name of the part labelled 1?
a)
Right Atrium
b)
Left Atrium
c)
Right Ventricle
d)
Left Ventricle
35.
What is the name of the part labelled 2?
a)
Right Atrium
b)
Left Atrium
c)
Right Ventricle
d)
Left Ventricle
36.
What is the name of the part labelled 3?
a)
Right Atrium
b)
Left Atrium
c)
Right Ventricle
d)
Left Ventricle
37.
What is the name of the part labelled 4?
a)
Right Atrium
b)
Left Atrium
c)
Right Ventricle
d)
Left Ventricle
38.
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
39.
Which of the following blood groups is known as the universal acceptor?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
AB
d)
O
40.
Which of the following blood groups is known as the universal donor?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
AB
d)
O
41.
What type of muscle do you find in the heart?
a)
smooth muscle
b)
Skeletal muscle
c)
cardiac muscle
42.
What does Deoxygenated mean?
a)
Oxygen-rich
b)
Blood flow
c)
Oxygen-poor
d)
Water Flow
43.
Your left ventricle pushes blood to the lungs.
a)
False
b)
True
44.
Blood becomes oxygenated in the lungs
a)
True
b)
False
45.
The two upper chambers of the heart are called:
a)
ventricles
b)
atrium
c)
valves
46.
The ___ returns blood from body to the Rt atrium of the heart.
a)
vena cava
b)
pulmonary veins
c)
pulmonary arteries
d)
aorta
47.

Systole is the term for

a)

heart at rest

b)

heart at work

c)

heart sounds

d)

heart ache

48.

The veins that return blood to the right atrium are the:

a)

superior and inferior vena cava

b)

pulmonary veins

c)

thoracic veins

d)

aortic veins

49.

The vessel into which the right ventricle pumps blood to is called the:

a)

superior vena cava

b)

inferior vena cava

c)

pulmonary artery

d)

Pulmonary vein

50.

The vein that returns blood from the lower body to the right atrium is the:

a)

superior vena cava

b)

inferior vena cava

c)

aortic vein

d)

pulmonary vein

51.

The general function of the valves of the heart is to:

a)

prevent friction

b)

help pump blood

c)

keep the blood moving

d)

prevent backflow of blood

52.

Type A blood has the _____ antigen on the surface of the red blood cell:

a)

A

b)

B

c)

neither

d)

both

53.

Type B blood has the ________ antibodies in the plasma

a)

A

b)

B

c)

neither

d)

O

54.

Oxygen is carried in the blood by:

a)

stem cells

b)

RBC's

c)

WBC's

d)

platelets

55.

The natural pacemaker of the heart is the

a)

AV node

b)

SA node

c)

Bundle of His

d)

Sympathetic Nerve

56.

The majority of blood is composed of:

a)

red blood cells

b)

white blood cells

c)

plasma

d)

platelets

57.
heart rate greater than 100 bpm(beats per minute)
a)
tachycardia
b)
bradycardia
58.
Heart rate less than 60 bpm (beats per minute)
a)
tachycardia
b)
Bradycardia
59.
Negative blood types can DONATE to what types of blood?
a)
Negative, only
b)
Positive, only
c)
Both Negative and Positive
60.
Positive blood types can DONATE to what type(s) of blood?
a)
Negative, only
b)
Positive, only
c)
Both Positive and Negative
61.

The left ventricular wall of the heart is thicker than the right wall in order to

a)

accommodate a greater volume of blood

b)

expand the thoracic cage during diastole

c)

pump blood against greater resistance

d)

pump blood a greater distance

62.

The correct sequence of cardiac impulses is

a)

A-V node, S-A node, Purkinje fibers

b)

A-V node, Purkinje fibers, S-A node

c)

S-A node, Purkinje fibers, A-V node

d)

S-a node, A-V node, Purkinje fibers

63.

In an ECG pattern , the P wave is caused by

a)

repolarization of the atrial muscle fibers

b)

repolarization of the ventricular muscle fibers

c)

depolarization of atrial muscle fibers

d)

depolarization of ventricular muscle fibers

64.

In an ECG pattern , the T wave is caused by

a)

repolarization of the atrial muscle fibers

b)

repolarization of the ventricular muscle fibers

c)

depolarization of atrial muscle fibers

d)

depolarization of ventricular muscle fibers

65.

An ECG measures

a)

electrical activity of the heart

b)

opening of the valves

c)

mechanical activity of the heart

d)

closure of the valves

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