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WorksheetsThe Cardiovascular System
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart are called
capillaries
veins
arteries
excretory blood vessels
Blood vessels that bring blood back to the heart are called
capillaries
veins
arteries
vessels
The smallest blood vessels of the body where gas and nutrient exchange takes place are called
capillaries
veins
arteries
arterioles and venules
Which of the following types of blood vessels have well developed smooth muscle layer?
arteries
veins
capillariess
Which of the following types of blood vessels have valves?
arteries
veins
capillaries
The heart is a hollow muscular organ located in the middle of the chest in the space known as
mediaspacium
mediocratium
mediastinum
media
The innermost layer of the heart is the
epicardium
myocardium
endocardium
The outermost layer of the heart is
epicardium
myocardium
endocardium
The middle, muscular layer of the heart responsible for the pumping action of the heart is
epicardium
myocardium
endocardium
The top two smaller chambers of the heart are called
atria
ventricles
topicals
bottomicals
The bottom two larger chambers of the heart are called
atria
ventricles
topicals
bottomicals
The large veins that drains deoxygenated blood from the head, neck, shoulders and arms into the right atrium is called
inferior vena cava
aorta
superior vena cava
pulmonary veins
aorta
The large vein that drains deoxygenated blood from the torso and legs into the right atrium is called
inferior vena cava
pulmonary artery
superior vena cava
pulmonary veins
aorta
The blood vessel that takes deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs is called
inferior vena cava
pulmonary artery
superior vena cava
pulmonary veins
aorta
The four veins that bring oxygenated blood from the lungs into the left atrium are called
superior vena cava
pulmonary artery
inferior vena cava
pulmonary veins
aorta
The largest artery of the human body that takes oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to all organ systems is called
inferior vena cava
pulmonary veins
superior vena cava
pulmonary artery
aorta
The heart has _________ valves
4
6
8
2
Heart valves located between the atria and ventricles are called
atrioventricular valves
semilunar valves
borderline valves
marginal valves
Heart valves located between the ventricles and the blood vessels connected to them are called
atrioventricular valves
semilunar valves
ventricular valves
peripheral valves
Which of the following valves is located between the right atrium and the right ventricle
aortic
pulmonic
tricuspid
bicuspid (mitral)
Which of the following valves is located between the left atrium and the left ventrcile
aortic
bicuspid (mitral)
pulmonic
tricuspid
Which of the following valves is located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery?
aortic
tricuspid
bicuspid (mitra)
pulmonic
Which of the following valves is located between the left ventricle and the aorta
pulmonic
tricuspid
aortic
bicuspid (mitral)
The ability of individual heart muscle cells to contract independently is called
independency
automaticity
contractility
autoability
An accumulation of specialized conductive cells in the right atrium responsible for producing electrical impulses at a rate of 60-100 per minute is called
AV node
SA node
AV (His) bundle
Purkinjee fibers
An accumulation of specialized conductive cells in the right atrium responsible for delaying the electrical impulse is called
AV node
SA node
AV (His) bundle
Purkinjee fibers
In a healthy heart, electrical impulses that pace the heart originate in the
Purkinjee fibers
AV (His) bundle
Bundle branches
SA node
