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Cardiovascular System

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What valve is found in between the left atrium and left ventricle (letter J in the diagram)?

a)

aortic

b)

pulmonary

c)

mitral

d)

tricuspid

2.

What valve is found in between the right atrium and right ventricle (letter E in the diagram)?

a)

aortic

b)

pulmonary

c)

mitral

d)

tricuspid

3.

Which of the following prevents blood from flowing back into the left ventricle?

a)

Aortic valve

b)

Pulmonary valve

c)

Tricuspid valve

d)

Mitral valve

4.

Which of the following valves prevents blood from flowing back into the right ventricle?

a)

Aortic

b)

Pulmonary

c)

Mitral

d)

Tricuspid

5.

When blood leaves the left ventricle, it immediately enters which major blood vessel?

a)

Aorta

b)

Vena cava

c)

Carotid artery

d)

Jugular vein

6.

The large blood vessel that returns blood from the body to the right atrium is called the:

a)

Aorta

b)

pulmonary artery

c)

Vena cava

d)

pulmonary vein

7.

Oxygenated blood is taken from the lungs to the heart via the:

a)

Aorta

b)

pulmonary artery

c)

Vena cava

d)

pulmonary vein

8.

Oxygen and nutrients are released to body cells through what type of blood vessel?

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

d)

arterioles

9.

what type of blood vessels carry blood away from the heart?

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

10.

What is the name of the blood vessels that supply oxygenated blood to the heart muscle?

a)

Carotid arteries

b)

Coronary arteries

c)

Aortic arteries

d)

Interseptal arteries

11.

What type of blood vessel has valves and is under lower pressure?

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

12.

Which heart chamber has the thickest, most muscular wall?

a)

Right atrium

b)

Left atrium

c)

Right ventricle

d)

Left ventricle

13.

Which of the following carries blood back to the heart

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

14.

The medical term for high blood pressure:

a)

Mycardial infarction

b)

Atherosclerosis

c)

Hypertension

d)

Stroke

15.

Your heart needs a constant supply of this to do its job-

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon monoxide

d)

Nitrogen

16.

The upper chambers are called ___ and the lower chambers are called ____.

a)

ventricles; valves

b)

ventricles; atria

c)

atria; valves

d)

atria; ventricles

17.

Normal blood pressure is anything below-

a)

120/90

b)

130/80

c)

140/90

d)

120/80

18.

When the artery wall weakens and is more likely to burst-

a)

thrombus

b)

embolism

c)

aneurysm

d)

stroke

19.

Strong, elastic blood vessels that can withstand high pressure

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

20.

Another name for a heart attack

a)

Mycardial infarction

b)

Atherosclerosis

c)

Hypertension

d)

Stroke

21.

The right side of the heart-

a)

contains oxygenated blood only

b)

contains deoxygenated blood only

c)

contains both oxygenated and deoxygenated blood

d)

contains neither oxygenated or deoxygenated blood

22.

A person with blood Type B would have _______ in their plasma.

a)

Anti-B antibodies

b)

No antibodies

c)

Anti-A antibodies

d)

both Anti-A and Anti-B antibodies

23.

Type O is considered the universal donor because-

a)

Both A and B antigens are present on red blood cells

b)

Both Anti-A and Anti-B antibodies are present in their plasma

c)

No antibodies are present in the plasma

d)

No antigens are present on red blood cells

24.

The function of hemoglobin is to-

a)

fight infection

b)

form blood clots

c)

carry oxygen

d)

transport hormones

25.

Arterial disease in which plaque builds up in arteries causing constricted blood flow

a)

Mycardial infarction

b)

Atherosclerosis

c)

Hypertension

d)

Stroke

26.

Pressure exerted when heart contracts, first number of blood pressure

a)

diastolic pressure

b)

systolic pressure

27.

Heart chamber that receives blood from the lungs

a)

Right atrium

b)

Left atrium

c)

Right ventricle

d)

Left ventricle

28.

Which of the following carries oxygen?

a)

white blood cells

b)

red blood cells

c)

platelets

d)

plasma

29.

A blood clot-

a)

thrombus

b)

embolism

c)

aneurysm

d)

stroke

30.

Caused by decreased blood supply to the brain-

a)

thrombus

b)

pulmonary embolism

c)

aneurysm

d)

stroke

31.

Blood clot that travels to and lodges in the lungs

a)

thrombus

b)

pulmonary embolism

c)

aneurysm

d)

stroke

32.

Caused by damaged or overworked heart tissue-

a)

Coronary Artery Disease

b)

Congestive Heart Failure

c)

Rheumatic Heart Disease

d)

Myositis

33.

Caused by plaque in the arteries that supply the heart with blood-

a)

Coronary Artery Disease

b)

Congestive Heart Failure

c)

Rheumatic Heart Disease

d)

Myositis

34.

Freshly oxygenated blood from the lungs enters into the __ and is pumped out to all parts of the body through the __

a)

right atrium; aorta

b)

left atrium; aorta

c)

right ventricle; pulmonary artery

d)

left ventricle; pulmonary artery

35.

The circulatory system is composed of-

a)

The heart, brain, and lungs

b)

The lungs, blood, and, blood vessels

c)

The brain, heart, and blood vessels

d)

The heart, blood, and blood vessels

36.

Blood pressure is a measure of the force exerted-

a)

On the walls of the heart

b)

On the walls of the capillaries

c)

On the walls of the veins

d)

On the walls of the arteries

37.

Structures that prevent blood from flowing backwards-

a)

ventricles

b)

atria

c)

valves

d)

cilia

38.

The link between arteries and veins-

a)

valves

b)

aorta

c)

vena cava

d)

capillaries

39.

Type AB blood is considered the universal acceptor because-

a)

No antigens are present on RBC's

b)

Only type A antigens are present

c)

Neither anti-A or anti-B antibodies produced

d)

Both anti-A and anti-B antibodies produced

40.

Which of the following is known as the silent killer because usually has no symptoms?

a)

Congestive Heart Failure

b)

Stroke

c)

High blood pressure

d)

Sickle cell anemia

41.

People who are type AB blood produce both anti-A and anti-B antibodies-

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Type AB is the only blood type without A or B antigens on the surface of RBC's-

a)

True

b)

False

43.

People who have the A antigen on the surface of red blood cells usually do not produce anti-A antibodies-

a)

True

b)

False

44.

Atherosclerosis is especially dangerous in the coronary arteries because-

a)

It can restrict blood flow to the heart

b)

It can cause coronary artery disease

c)

It can lead to a heart attack

d)

all of these are correct

45.

Which of the following is associated with atherosclerosis?

a)

Increased exercise

b)

high fiber diet

c)

high cholesterol diet

d)

low salt diet

46.

Which is NOT a risk factor of cardiovascular disease?

a)

smoking

b)

taking asprin

c)

high fat diet

d)

physical inactivity

47.

Number 15 in the diagram

a)

left atrium

b)

left ventricle

c)

right atrium

d)

right ventricle

48.

Number 8 in the diagram

a)

left atrium

b)

left ventricle

c)

right atrium

d)

right ventricle

49.

Number 5 in the diagram

a)

left atrium

b)

left ventricle

c)

right atrium

d)

right ventricle

50.

Number 2 in the diagram

a)

Superior vena cava

b)

Aorta

c)

Pulmonary artery

d)

Pulmonary vein

51.

Number 1 in the diagram

a)

Superior vena cava

b)

Aorta

c)

Pulmonary artery

d)

Pulmonary vein

52.

Number 3 in the diagram

a)

Superior vena cava

b)

Aorta

c)

Pulmonary artery

d)

Pulmonary vein

53.

Number 4 in the diagram

a)

Superior vena cava

b)

Aorta

c)

Pulmonary artery

d)

Pulmonary vein

54.

Number 14 in the diagram

a)

Mitral valve

b)

Pulmonary valve

c)

Tricuspid valve

d)

Aortic valve

55.

Number 13 in the diagram

a)

Mitral valve

b)

Pulmonary valve

c)

Tricuspid valve

d)

Aortic valve

56.

Number 6 in the diagram

a)

Mitral valve

b)

Pulmonary valve

c)

Tricuspid valve

d)

Aortic valve

57.

Number 7 in the diagram

a)

Mitral valve

b)

Pulmonary valve

c)

Tricuspid valve

d)

Aortic valve