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Cardiovascular 4

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which vessels carry deoxygenated blood away from the heart?

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

d)

venules

2.

What is the term for the volume of blood pumped by the left ventricle with each heartbeat?

a)

stroke volume

b)

cardiac output

c)

blood pressure

d)

venous return

3.

Diastole is

a)

relaxation of the atria

b)

relaxation of the ventricles

c)

contraction of the atria

d)

contraction of the ventricles

4.

Blood leaves the left ventricle through the

a)

aorta

b)

carotid artery

c)

inferior vena cava

d)

superior vena cava

5.

A pressure wave created by the expansion and contraction of the artery that occurs with each heartbeat is the

a)

P wave

b)

pulse

c)

cardiac output

d)

heartbeat

6.

What is the correct pathway of blood through the heart?

a)

R atrium-->AV valve-->R ventricle-->pulmonary artery-->pulmonary vein-->L atrium-->L

ventricle-->SL valve-->aorta

b)

L atrium-->mitral valve-->pulmonary vein-->L ventricle-->SL valve -->lungs-->pulmonary

artery-->R ventricle-->AV valve-->R atrium

c)

R ventricle-->AV valve-->R atrium-->pulmonary artery-->pulmonary vein -->L atrium-->AV

valve-->L ventricle-->SL valve-->aorta

d)

L atrium-->AV valve-->R ventricle-->pulmonary artery-->pulmonary vein-->AV valve-->L

ventricle-->SL valve-->aorta

7.

The circulation from the heart to the body tissues is the

a)

pulmonary circulation

b)

systemic circulation

c)

hepatic circulation

d)

fetal circulation

8.

Vasodilation is

a)

blood vessels expanding

b)

blood vessels constricting

c)

blood vessels clogging

d)

when the heart fills up with blood

9.

The pointed part of the heart that points toward the left hip is the

a)

mediastinum

b)

apex

c)

ventricle

d)

atrioventricular valve

10.

What carries waste away from the fetus (to the placenta)?

a)

umbilical vein

b)

umbilical artery

c)

hepatic portal vein

d)

mesenteric artery

11.

The outer layer of the blood vessel is the

a)

tunica intima

b)

tunica media

c)

tunica externa

d)

pericardium

12.

Normal heart rate is about ____ beats per minute.

a)

99

b)

15

c)

140

d)

75

13.

Which of the sequences of blood flow is correct?

a)

Veins-->venules-->arterioles-->capillary bed-->arteries

b)

Arteries-->venules-->capillary bed-->arterioles-->veins

c)

Veins-->arteries-->venules-->veins-->capillary bed

d)

Arteries-->arterioles-->capillary bed-->venules-->veins