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Cardiovascular System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The mediastinum contains what?

a)

Lungs

b)

Organs

c)

Veins

2.

What is the role of the endocardium?

a)

To develop the pressure required to pump blood

b)

Reduce friction as the heart beats

c)

Reduce friction as the blood passes through the heart chambers

3.

What is the primary function of the heart?

a)

To carry blood away from the heart

b)

Exchange of blood and tissue

c)

Pump blood through blood vessels

d)

Carry blood to lungs

4.

The heart is located in which of the following cavities?

a)

Pericardial Cavity

b)

Thoracic Cavity

c)

Abdominal Cavity

d)

Pleural Cavity

5.

The cardiovascular system is composed of what two parts? (TWO CORRECT ANSWERS)

a)

Blood circulation

b)

Pulmonary circulation

c)

Oxygen circulation

d)

Systemic circulation

6.

What are the three types of blood vessels?

a)

Arteries, capillaries, and veins

b)

Lumen, arteries, and veins

c)

Veins, vessels, and arteries

d)

Arteries, nerves, and veins

7.
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
8.
How many chambers does the heart have ? 
a)
4
b)
6
c)
3
d)
1
9.
A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart.
a)
Cardiovascular System
b)
Heart
c)
Vein
d)
Artery
10.
What is the name of the circulation between the heart and lungs?
a)
Diastolic
b)
Systemic
c)
Pulmonary
d)
Coronary
11.

What is the largest vein in the body?

a)

Septum

b)

Aorta

c)

Capillaries

d)

Vena cava

12.

What is the condition of keeping the body stable?

a)

Homeopathy

b)

Balance

c)

Homeostasis

d)

Physiology

13.

Where is the tricuspid valve located?

a)

Between the right atrium and right ventricle

b)

Between the left atrium and the left ventricle

c)

Between the left atrium and the right ventricle

14.

How do arteries carry blood? (2 answers)

a)

Away from the heart

b)

To the heart

c)

To the lungs

d)

To lungs and all body systems

15.

What is the function of arterioles?

a)

Deliver blood to the heart

b)

Deliver blood to capillaries

c)

Deliver blood to vessels

d)

Deliver blood to brain

16.

The heart is regulated by the...

a)

Nervous system

b)

Cardiovascular system

c)

Autonomic nervous system

d)

Autonomic blood system

17.

The heart... (more than one correct answer)

a)

Beats

b)

Pumps blood

c)

Has four chambers

d)

Is located in the center of chest cavity

18.

T/F: Pulmonary circulation deals with deoxygenated blood

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What separates the right and left atria?

a)

Interventricular septum

b)

Interatrial septum

c)

Vena cava

d)

AV (atrioventricular valve)

20.

What are the three layers of the heart?

a)

Pericardium, Myocardium, Sternum

b)

Epicardium, Myocardium, Endocardium