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Cardiovascular Review

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Vessels that send blood back to the heart are called
a)
veins
b)
arteries
c)
capillaries
d)
muscle
2.
Vessels that send blood away from the heart are called
a)
arteries
b)
veins
c)
capillaries
d)
muscles
3.
Which valve allows blood to flow out of the heart and to the lungs?
a)
pulmonary
b)
aortic
c)
tricuspid
d)
bicuspid
4.
Which valve allows blood to flow out of the heart and into the body?
a)
aortic
b)
pulmonary
c)
bicuspid
d)
tricuspid
5.
Blood that is in the abdomen will enter the heart through the _______. 
a)
inferior vena cava
b)
superior vena cava
c)
bicuspid valve
d)
lungs
6.
Blood that is in the head will enter the heart through the ______. 
a)
superior vena cava
b)
inferior vena cava
c)
interventricular septum
d)
aortic valve
7.
Which number is the pulmonary artery?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
8
8.
Identify
a)
Pulmonary veins
b)
Pulmonary artery
c)
Aorta
d)
Vena cava
9.

A wall of tissue that separates the 4 chambers of the heart

a)

Pulmonary Circulation

b)

Valves

c)

Atria

d)

Ventricles

e)

Septum

10.

The lower two chambers of the heart

a)

Pulmonary Circulation

b)

Valves

c)

Atria

d)

Ventricles

e)

Septum

11.
The QRS-wave correlates with which event?
a)
atrium contraction /signals moving from SA node to AV node
b)
ventricle contraction
c)
ventricle repolarization
d)
both atrial and ventricle contraction
12.

Blood pressure is recorded as

a)

Hydrostatic /diastolic

b)

Diastolic/ hydrostatic

c)

Systolic/diastolic

d)

Diastolic/systolic

13.
Normal blood pressure is...
a)
120/80 mmHg
b)
80/120 mmHg
c)
140/90 mmHg
d)
80/140 mmHg
14.
Gas, nutrient, and waste exchange occur between the __________ and the tissues of the body. 
a)
veins
b)
arteries
c)
capillaries
d)
legs
15.
Heart muscle.
a)
Myocardium
b)
Endocardium
c)
Epicardium
16.

Tricuspid valve.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

17.
Blood within the pulmonary veins returns to the ________.
a)
left atrium
b)
left ventricle
c)
right atrium
d)
right ventricle
18.
Freshly oxygenated blood is delivered to the _____________ and then it passes into the  __________ to be pumped to the entire body.
a)
right ventricle; right atrium
b)
left ventricle; left atrium
c)
left atrium; left ventricle
d)
right atrium; right ventricle
19.
Which letter(s) indicates the health of the atria?
a)
QRS
b)
P-Q wave
c)
P wave only 
d)
T wave
20.

What is the primary function of red blood cells?

a)

They are the first line of defense for immune responses

b)

They keep us alive

c)

They transport bilirubin to the liver

d)

They transport respiratory gases like CO2 and O2

21.
Universal blood donors have type ______ blood.
a)
A
b)
AB
c)
B
d)
O
22.
What types of blood can a person with AB RECEIVE?
a)
B only
b)
AB, A, B, O
c)
AB and O only
d)
A only
23.

Red blood cells are called

a)

Geneocytes

b)

Erythrocytes

c)

Leukocytes

d)

Thombocytes

24.

Which sample is B-

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

Name this chamber

a)

Right atrium

b)

Left atrium

c)

Left ventricle

d)

Right ventricle

26.

Name this chamber

a)

Left ventricle

b)

Left atrium

c)

Right ventricle

d)

Right atrium

27.

Which ventricle pumps blood around the body?

a)

Left atrium

b)

Left ventricle

c)

Right atrium

d)

Right ventricle

28.

Which chamber pushes blood to the lungs?

a)

Right atrium

b)

Right ventricle

c)

Left atrium

d)

Left ventricle

29.

The heartbeat happens in two parts. The first part is caused by...

a)

The ventricles pushing blood to the body or to the lungs.

b)

The atria pushing the blood into the ventricles

30.

Which type of blood vessel experiences the highest blood pressure?

a)

capillary

b)

artery

c)

veins

31.
Which valve is indicated at #7?
a)
Tricuspid
b)
Bicuspid (mitral)
c)
Pulmonary valve
d)
Aortic valve
32.

Which is the Tricuspid Valve?

a)

D

b)

F

c)

L

d)

N

33.

Which is the Mitral Valve?

a)

D

b)

F

c)

L

d)

N

34.
What creates the "lub dub" heart sounds?
a)
Flow of blood
b)
Closing of valves
c)
Opening of valves
d)
Breathing
35.
What is the name of the problem that causes a fatty build up in the walls of blood vessels?
a)
Atherosclerosis
b)
Heart failure
c)
Angina
d)
Stroke
36.
The "pacemaker" of the heart is the ___.
a)
semilunar node
b)
interventricular septum
c)
atrioventricular valve
d)
sinoatrial node
37.
Stroke volume is:
a)
the amount of blood leaving the heart with each contraction.
b)
the volume of blood leaving the heart every minute.
c)
always higher than cardiac output.
d)
how much a person "bleeds out" during a stroke.
38.
The part of the intrinsic conduction system that stimulates the ventricles to contract is/are the ___.
a)
SA Node
b)
Purkinje fibers
c)
right & left bundle branches
d)
AV Node
39.

What defends the body against disease and is made in the bone marrow?

a)

Red Blood Cells

b)

Green Blood Cells

c)

White Blood Cells

d)

Pink Blood Cells

40.

The endocardium is the _________ layer of cardiac tissue.

a)

middle

b)

outer

c)

inner

41.

Which is NOT a formed element in blood?

a)

leukocyte

b)

platelet

c)

plasma

d)

erythrocyte

42.
The scientific name of a white blood cell
a)
thrombocyte
b)
erythrocyte
c)
leukocyte
d)
osteocyte
43.

WBC with red granules that create an allergy response

a)

lymphocyte

b)

eosinophil

c)

monocyte

d)

neutrophil

44.

Most common WBC; fights bacteria and makes pus

a)

neutrophils

b)

monocyte

c)

lymphocyte

d)

basophil

45.
B cells, T cells, and natural killer cells are ______.
a)
monocytes
b)
basophils
c)
eosinophils
d)
lymphocytes
46.

Epinephrine causes what effects on the cardiovascular system?

a)

dilated blood vessels

b)

increased heart stroke volume

c)

decreased heart stroke volume

d)

constricted blood vessels

47.

Atherosclerosis causes higher

a)

systolic pressures

b)

diastolic pressures

c)

stroke volume

d)

tachycardia

48.

Blood type is determined by

a)

antigens on RBCs

b)

antibodies on WBCs

c)

antibodies on RBCs

d)

antibodies in plasma

49.

Intercalated discs in cardiac muscle tissue help move the electrical action potentials throughout the heart, in addition to anchoring cells to each other.

a)

true

b)

false

50.

How much blood is in the average individual?

a)

5L

b)

5kL

c)

8L

d)

100mL

51.

Which system works with the cardiovascular system to regulate fluid balance?

a)

lymphatic

b)

pulmonary

c)

nervous

d)

muscular

52.

Blood cell production as a whole is called

a)

hematopoiesis

b)

leukopoiesis

c)

erythropoiesis

d)

thrombopoiesis

53.

Anemia is a restriction on the body's ability to carry enough oxygen in the blood to meet tissue need.

a)

true

b)

false

54.

Anemia can be caused by:

a)

excessive bleeding

b)

low iron

c)

cold temperatures

d)

skin pigmentation

e)

hypoxia

55.

Heart-conducted electrical impulses go:

a)

SA > AV >bundles > Purkinje fibers

b)

AV > SA > bundles > Purkinje fibers

c)

Purkinje fibers > SA > AV > bundles

d)

Purkinje fibers > bundles > AV > SA

56.

A blood vessel undergoes hemostasis (clotting). A major concern for the next few days would be:

a)

thrombus

b)

embolus

c)

hemophilia

d)

atherosclerosis

57.

Blood pH ranges from 6.35 to 7.50 in a healthy individual.

a)

true

b)

false

58.
Coronary arteries:
a)
supply the myocardium.
b)
include the interventricular arteries.
c)
may be blocked during a heart attack.
d)
all of the above are true of coronary arteries.
59.

Receptor that determines if your blood pressure is too high

a)

Baroreceptor

b)

Proprioceptor

c)

Chemoreceptor

d)

Thermoreceptor