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Cardiovascular System Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

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Class
Date
1.

The latin term "Kardia" means:

a)

heart

b)

blood

c)

vessel

d)

circulate

2.

Another term for the cardiovascular system is the:

a)

circulatory system

b)

respiratory system

c)

integumentary system

d)

Blood system

3.

___________ is the force of blood against the blood vessels walls.

a)

pulse

b)

heart beat

c)

blood pressure

4.

The throbbing of the blood vessels produced by the heart beat is called:

a)

pulse

b)

blood pressure

c)

respiration

d)

fibrillation

5.

Which pulse site is on the side of the head?

a)

temporal

b)

brachial

c)

femoral

d)

radial

6.

Which pulse site is on the neck?

a)

temporal

b)

apical

c)

radial

d)

carotid

7.

The posterior tibialis pulse site is located _____________.

a)

side of the head

b)

upper arm

c)

back of the knee

d)

the ankle

8.

Which term refers to the development and growth of blood vessels?

a)

vascularization

b)

circulation

c)

agglutination

d)

hemolysis

9.

Which type of vessel carries blood away from the heart?

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

d)

venules

10.

Which type of vessels control blood pressure and pulse?

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

d)

venules

11.

Which type of vessels is usually identified with the color red?

a)

veins

b)

arteries

12.

Which blood vessel is identified with the color blue?

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

13.

The superior vena cava brings blood into the:

a)

Right atrium

b)

Left atrium

c)

Bicuspid valve

d)

Tricuspid valve

14.

Which valve does blood from the left atrium go into?

a)

Bicuspid

b)

Tricuspid

c)

Pulmonary semi lunar

d)

Aortic semi lunar

15.

What is the largest artery in the body called?

a)

Aorta

b)

Superior Vena cava

c)

Inferior vena cava

d)

Pulmonary artery

16.

What is another name for the pacemaker of the heart?

a)

Sinoatrial Node

b)

Atrioventricular node

c)

purkinje fiber

d)

Bundle branch

17.

What type of blood do pulmonary arteries carry?

a)

Oxygenated

b)

Deoxygenated

18.

What type of blood do pulmonary veins carry?

a)

Oxygenated

b)

Deoxygenated

19.

What type of blood do veins typically carry?

a)

Oxygenated

b)

Deoxygenated

20.

What type of blood do arteries typically carry?

a)

Oxygenated

b)

Deoxygenated

21.

The tunica __________________ is the tough outer layer of a blood vessel.

a)

adventitia

b)

media

c)

intima

d)

lumen

22.

The tunica _____________ is the smooth muscular middle layer of a blood vessel.

a)

adventitia

b)

media

c)

intima

d)

lumen

23.

The tunica ______________ is the innermost layer of a blood vessel.

a)

adventitia

b)

media

c)

intima

d)

lumen

24.

The narrowing of a blood vessel is called ____________________ and causes a ______________ in blood pressure.

a)

vasoconstriction; raise

b)

vasoconstriction; decrease

c)

vasodilation; raise

d)

vasodilation; decrease

25.

The widening of a blood vessel is called ________________________ and causes a ____________ is blood pressure.

a)

vasodilation; decrease

b)

vasodilation; raise

c)

vasoconstriction; decrease

d)

vasoconstriction; raise

26.

This type of capillary is found in the CNS, lungs, muscles, and skin.

a)

fenestrated

b)

continuous

c)

arterioles

d)

venuoles

27.

This type of capillary is found in the digestive, endocrine, and urinary systems.

a)

fenestrated

b)

continuous

c)

arterioles

d)

venules

28.

Which of the following is NOT a function of blood?

a)

transportation of nutrients

b)

regulation of body temperature

c)

protection against pathogens

d)

secretion of hormones

29.

What type of tissue is blood?

a)

connective

b)

muscular

c)

nervous

d)

epithelial

30.

What percentage of the blood is made of "formed" elements?

a)

38-48

b)

52-62

c)

80-90

d)

15-25

31.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a formed element?

a)

erythrocytes

b)

leukocytes

c)

thrombocytes

d)

water

32.

What is the majority of plasma made out of?

a)

water

b)

protein

c)

minerals

d)

hormones

33.

What is the majority of blood made up of?

a)

plasma

b)

red blood cells

c)

white blood cells

d)

platelets

34.

Blood pH is around ______________.

a)

7.35-7.45

b)

6.75-6.85

c)

8.0-8.2

d)

5.45-5.55

35.

What is the life span of a red blood cell?

a)

120 days

b)

about a year

c)

30 days

d)

40 days

36.

What type of ANTIGEN do people with type A blood have?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

o

d)

ab

37.

Type A blood has type __________ ANTIBODIES

a)

A

b)

B

c)

AB

d)

O

38.

Type O blood has which type of antigen?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

a and b

d)

neither

39.

Type O blood has which type of ANTIBODY?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

NEITHER

d)

A and B

40.

Which of the following is NOT a type of granular white blood cell?

a)

neutrophils

b)

eosinophils

c)

basophils

d)

lymphocytes

41.

Which of the following is the medical word for platelets?

a)

thrombocytes

b)

erythrocytes

c)

leukocytes

d)

plasma

42.

_______________ is the term for when the heart rate is too FAST

a)

tachycardia

b)

bradycardia

c)

heart blood

d)

heart attack

43.

_____________ means a slow heart rate.

a)

tachycardia

b)

bradycardia

c)

heart block

d)

heart attack

44.

What is known as the "pacemaker" of the heart?

a)

Sinoatrial node

b)

Atrioventricular node

c)

Bundle of His

d)

Purkinje Fiber

45.

What is another name for the "Bundle of His"?

a)

Bundle Branches

b)

Atrioventricular Bundle

c)

Atrioventricular Node

d)

Purkinje Fibers