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IB biology option D4 the heart

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of muscle is found in the heart?

a)

skeletal

b)

smooth

c)

voluntary

d)

cardiac

2.

In the section of cardiac muscle shown, structures A and B respectively are

a)

mitochondrion, intercalated disc

b)

mitochondrion, myosin/actin filaments

c)

nucleus, intercalated disc

d)

nucleus, myosin/actin filaments

3.

What is a similarity between cardiac and skeletal muscle?

a)

both are striated

b)

both fatigue

c)

both multinucleate

d)

both under voluntary control

4.

Which is correct about the SA node?

a)

located in left atrium

b)

a collection of cardiac cells initiating action potentials

c)

referred to as the artificial pacemaker

d)

it is the equivalent of the AV node in birds

5.

In general, what is systole?

a)

contraction

b)

the same as diastole

c)

relaxation

d)

the system of blood vessels in the heart

6.

Where is the AV node?

a)

in the left atrium wall

b)

junction between the atria and ventricles

c)

in the right atrium wall

d)

in the ventricles

7.

What is the correct sequence of electrical signals spreading throughout the heart?

a)

SA node→bundle of His→AV node→Purkinje fibres

b)

SA node→AV node→Purkinje fibres→bundle of His

c)

SA node→AV node→bundle of His→Purkinje fibres

d)

AV node→SA node→bundle of His→Purkinje fibres

8.

What causes the "lub" sound?

a)

AV valves closing

b)

AV valves opening

c)

semilunar valves closing

d)

semilunar valves opening

9.

An artificial pacemaker would be beneficial for which one of the following conditions?

a)

obesity

b)

inability of brain to send rhythmic signals to the hear

c)

malfunctioning SA node

d)

narrowing of coronary arteries

10.

During diastole which one of the following is not occurring?

a)

semilunar valves are closed

b)

both atria and ventricles are relaxed

c)

"dub" sound is made

d)

only ventricles are relaxed, atria are contracting

11.

Why is there a delay in the conduction of a signal from the AV node?

a)

So that right atrium contracts before the left atrium

b)

So that right ventricle contracts before the left ventricle

c)

So the both atria have contracted and emptied all the blood into the ventricles

d)

So that the AV valves are closed before the ventricles contract

12.

What chamber of the heart has the thickest walls?

a)

right atrium

b)

left atrium

c)

right ventricle

d)

left ventricle

13.

The human heart is referred to as myogenic because

a)

nerve impulses stimulate the heart muscle tissue to contract

b)

an individual has an SA node that is not functioning

c)

a signal originates within the heart muscle tissue to contract

d)

the size of the heart is genetically determined based on the myocyte gene

14.

Read the following statements.

1.cells are self-excitatory

2.cells have a long linear shape for better contraction

3.cells contain many lysosomes

4.cell joined end to end by intercalated discs

5.cells have a large central nucleus

6.cells contain many mitochondria

7.arteries supply the cells with oxygenated blood

8.a branched structure allows for coordinated contraction throughout the heart


Which set of statements will get you the most marks if you were asked to describe the unique properties of cardiac muscle cells on an IB Biology exam?

a)

1, 4, 6

b)

1, 2, 4, 7

c)

2, 3, 5, 6, 8

d)

2, 4, 5, 8

15.

The two causes of normal heart sounds are

a)

AV valves closing and semilunar valves opening

b)

AV valves opening and semilunar valves closing

c)

AV valves closing and semilunar valves closing

d)

AV valves opening and semilunar valves opening