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Cardiovascular Exam Practice

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what is the connective tissue surrounding the heart?

a)

myocardium

b)

pericardium

c)

endocardium

d)

epicardium

2.

What is the contraction phase of a hearbeat called?

a)

diastole

b)

sinoatrial

c)

systole

d)

atrioventricular

3.

Muscle layer and the thickest layer of the heart

a)

Pericardium

b)

Myocardium

c)

Inside

d)

Endocardium

4.

i collect blood from capillaries. what am i?

a)

veins

b)

arterioles

c)

venules

d)

arteries

5.

I am the smallest blood vessels and exchange oxygen and nutrients between blood and body cells

a)

intercapillary spaces

b)

veins

c)

red blood cells

d)

capillaries

6.

Veins carry ________

a)

blood from the body to the heart

b)

blood from the heart to the body

c)

veins don't carry blood

d)

Oxygen rich blood

7.

What does this picture show?

a)

Atherosclerosis

b)

High Cholesterol

c)

High HDL Cholesterol

d)

Circulatory System

8.
The only veins that carry oxygenated blood
a)
Aorta
b)
Pulmonary Veins
c)
Pulmonary Arteries
9.

High blood pressure

a)

Heart Failure

b)

Atherosclerosis

c)

Myocardial Infarction

d)

Hypertension

10.

Term used for rapid heart rate (more than 100 beats per minute)

a)

Bradycardia

b)

Tachycardia

11.

Disease that occurs when deposits of fatty substances form along the walls of the arteries.

a)

Atherosclerosis

b)

Heart Failure

c)

Myocardial Infarction

d)

Claudication

12.

Term used to discuss any change or deviation from the normal rate or rhythm of the heart

a)

Arrhythmia

b)

Aneurysm

c)

Hematoma

d)

Sickle cell anemia

13.

The atria are the _____________ chambers.

a)

Receiving

b)

Pumping

c)

Discharge

d)

Oxygenated

14.

This blood vessel lies in the groove on the front & back of the heart to supply it with fresh blood that is full of nutrients & oxygen.

a)

Pulmonary artery

b)

Aorta

c)

Pulmonary veins

d)

Coronary artery

15.
Blood enters the heart at the ....
a)
Right Atrium
b)
Left Atrium
c)
Right Ventricle
d)
Left Ventricle
16.
What is the name of the part labelled 3?
a)
Right Atrium
b)
Left Atrium
c)
Right Ventricle
d)
Left Ventricle
17.
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
18.
Which vessels carry blood away from the heart?
a)
arteries
b)
veins
c)
capillaries
19.
Pulmonary vein
a)
carries oxygenated blood to left atrium
b)
carries deoxygenated blood to left ventricle
c)
carries oxygenated blood to left ventricle
d)
carries deoxygenated blood to left atrium
20.

Vessels with thick muscular and elastic walls

a)

arteries

b)

capillaries

c)

veins

21.

Vessels that carry deoxygenated blood (except for pulmonary circulation)

a)

arteries

b)

capillaries

c)

veins

22.

Vessels that contain valves

a)

arteries

b)

capillaries

c)

veins

23.

Vessels that allow gas exchange

a)

arteries

b)

capillaries

c)

veins

24.

Vessels that drain blood into venules

a)

arteries

b)

capillaries

c)

veins

25.
When fatty deposits build up on the arterial walls it is called?
a)
spleen
b)
blood pressure
c)
atherosclerosis
d)
hemophilia
26.
High blood pressure.
a)
Peripheral congestion
b)
Pulmonary congestion
c)
Hypertension
d)
Varicose veins
27.

LDL Cholesterol is ____

a)

good cholesterol

b)

bad cholesterol

28.

HDL Cholesterol is _______

a)

good cholesterol

b)

bad cholesterol

29.

If a blood clot prevents blood from reaching the heart, we call this a ________

a)

stroke

b)

pulse

c)

heart attack

d)

hypertension

30.

If a blood clot prevents blood from reaching the brain, we call this a _______

a)

stroke

b)

heart attack

c)

tumor

d)

hernia

31.

LDL Cholesterol ______

a)

carries cholesterol from the liver to the arteries

b)

carries cholesterol from the arteries to the liver

c)

carries cholesterol to the heart

32.

During a coronary angioplasty, what happens to the plaque?

a)

It is compressed

b)

It is removed

c)

It is softened

33.
Irregular heartbeat.
a)
hypertension
b)
pericarditis
c)
atherosclerosis
d)
arrhythmia
34.
Condition of plaque buildup in the arteries.
a)
atherosclerosis
b)
arteriosclerosis
c)
shock
d)
vericose veins