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Cardiac Cycle

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Diastole refers to what action?

a)

Filling

b)

Pumping

2.

During ventricular systole what is happening?

a)

the ventricles are relaxed and the atria contracted

b)

the ventricles and the atria are relaxed

c)

the ventricles and the atria are contracted

d)

the ventricles are contracted and the atria are relaxed

3.

Deoxygenated blood is found on the left side of the heart. True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

4.
An electrocardiogram measures what?
a)
The amount of pressure exerted on blood vessels.
b)
The electrical activity of the heart.
c)
How many times the heart contracts over time.
d)
The body's temperature caused by friction of blood in vessel.
5.
What is the definition of the Cardiac Cycle?
a)
the contraction of the atria
b)
the sequence of events that occur during one complete heartbeat
c)
the contraction and relaxation of the ventricles
d)
the circulation of blood in the heart
6.
The emptying of the atria is controlled by the:
a)
SA node
b)
AV node
c)
Purkinje fibres
d)
Bundle of His
7.
The pacemaker of the heart is also known as the....
a)
AV node
b)
SA node
c)
Purkinje fibres
d)
Bundle of His
8.
What fibres allow the ventricles to contract?
a)
SA
b)
AV
c)
Purkinje
d)
Bundle of His
9.
During the systole phase of the cardiac cycle, the ventricles....
a)
Contract
b)
Relax
10.
Which letter/s of the ECG shows the ventricles contracting.....
a)
P
b)
QRS
c)
ST
11.
Which node delays the ventricles from firing before fully filled?
a)
AV
b)
SA
12.

The heart is made of which of the following types of muscles?

a)

Cardiac muscle

b)

Striated muscle

c)

Smooth muscle

d)

None of the above

13.

Which blood vessel carries blood away from the heart?

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

14.

Which blood vessel carries blood toward the heart?

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

c)

Capillaries

15.

Which chamber in the heart pumps oxygen poor blood to the pulmonary artery?

a)

Right Ventricle

b)

Left Ventricle

c)

Aorta

d)

Right Atrium

16.

Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygen rich blood to the aorta?

a)

Pulmonary Artery

b)

Left Atrium

c)

Left Ventricle

d)

Right Ventricle