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Cardiovascular system

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The purpose of the four valves of heart is to ___________________.

a)

control the rate of blood flow

b)

ensure one-way blood flow

c)

keep the blood in the correct chamber

d)

maintain blood pressure

e)

generate rhythmic contractions

2.

In the clinical setting, blood pressure refers to _________________.

a)

lymphatic pressure

b)

arterial pressure

c)

osmotic pressure

d)

venous pressure

e)

intracardiac pressure

3.

Which of the following is a membrane that covers the heart?

a)

Pericardium

b)

Myocardium

c)

Epicardium

d)

Endocardium

e)

Pericardial cavity

4.

Which valve is between the left atrium and left ventricle?

a)

Tricuspid

b)

Bicuspid

c)

Pulmonary semilunar

d)

Aortic semilunar

e)

Right atrioventricular

5.

Which part of the cardiac conduction system is known as the pacemaker of the heart:

a)

SA node

b)

AV node

c)

Bundle of HIS

d)

Purkinje fibers

e)

Bundle branches

6.

The _______________ have walls that are one cell thick.

a)

arterioles

b)

arteries

c)

veins

d)

venules

e)

capillaries

7.

Which of the following are the strongest blood vessels that function to carry blood away from the heart?

a)

arterioles

b)

arteries

c)

veins

d)

venules

e)

capillaries

8.

Mrs. Landon has been diagnosed with coronary artery disease. Her cholesterol level is high, and the physician advised her to get more exercise and follow a low-fat-diet. At her follow-up appointment, however, the physician tests her cholesterol level and it is still unacceptably high. Which of the following medications might you expect the physician to prescribe to lower her cholesterol?

a)

RhoGam

b)

Lasix

c)

Lipitor

d)

Asprin

e)

Ibuprofen

9.

When the ventricles relax, blood pressure in arteries is at its lowest. This pressure is called the ____________ pressure.

a)

systolic

b)

diastolic

10.

On the diagram of the ECG, the letter _____, or P wave, indicates that an electrical impulse was sent through the atria:

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E