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Cardiovascular System Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What vessels carry blood away from the heart?

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

d)

apex

2.

What are the smallest blood vessels that allow for O2 and CO2 exchange to take place?

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

d)

aorta

3.

What blood vessels carry blood TO the heart and have valves to prevent the back-flow of blood?

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

d)

base

4.

What are atria?

a)

lower chambers of the heart

b)

upper chambers of the heart

c)

right chambers of the heart

d)

left chambers of the heart

5.

What is the mitral (bicuspid) valve?

a)

valve between left atrium and left ventricle

b)

valve between right atrium and right ventricle

c)

valve between right ventricle and pulmonary artery

d)

apex of the heart

6.

What is the pericardium?

a)

doubled layered membrane surrounding the heart

b)

muscle layer of the heart

c)

inner most layer of the heart

d)

the pacemaker of the heart

7.

What is the pulmonary artery?

a)

artery that carries oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs

b)

artery that carries oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the heart

8.

What is the pulmonary vein?

a)

vein that carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart

b)

vein that carries oxygen poor blood from the heart to the lungs

9.
Which is the middle layer of the wall of the heart?
a)
epicardium
b)
myocardium
c)
endocardium
d)
septum
10.
Which is the rhythmic pressure against the walls of an artery caused by the contraction of the heart?
a)
plasma
b)
pulse
c)
erythrocyte
d)
leukocyte
11.

Oxygen-rich blood leaving the left ventricle and going to the aorta must pass through the _______?

a)

tricuspid valve

b)

mitral valve

c)

aortic semilunar valve

d)

septum

12.
Which heart valve is between the right atrium and right ventricle? 
a)
Tricuspid
b)
Bicuspid
c)
Mitral
d)
None of these
13.

What is the distal end of the heart called?

a)

pericardium

b)

epicardium

c)

apex

d)

myocardium

14.

The wall of muscle tissue which separates the right and left ventricle is called the ________?

a)

valve

b)

apex

c)

septum

d)

aorta

15.

The structure labeled "14" in the diagram is the...?

a)

aorta

b)

superior vena cava

c)

pulmonary artery

d)

pulmonary vein

16.

The circulatory system contains two loops: the pulmonary loop and the _____ loop.

a)

body

b)

aortic

c)

systemic

d)

cardiovascular

17.

The pacemaker region of the heart is responsible for...?

a)

Separating oxygenated from deoxygenated blood

b)

Preventing blood from flowing backwards

c)

Setting the rate at which the heart beats through electrical signals

d)

Increasing and decreasing blood pressure

18.

Blood found in the pulmonary vein would be...?

a)

Red (oxygenated)

b)

Blue (deoxygenated)

c)

Red (deoxygenated)

d)

Blue (oxygenated)

19.

In which type of blood vessels is blood pressure the highest?

a)

Capillaries

b)

Veins

c)

Apex

d)

Arteries

20.

If someone has type A blood...?

a)

They have A antibodies in their plasma

b)

They have B antigens on their RBCs

c)

They have B antibodies in their plasma

d)

They have Rh antigens on their RBCs

21.

Blood type O negative is considered the "universal donor" because...?

a)

O negative RBCs have all three antigens on their surface

b)

O negative RBCs have no antigens on their surface

c)

O negative blood is the most common

d)

O negative blood is the most rare

22.

What part of blood is responsible for assisting in the formation of clots after injury?

a)

erythrocytes

b)

leukocytes

c)

platelets

d)

plasma

23.

True or False: Heart rate increases during exercise because our muscles need more oxygen to produce energy.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

The structure labeled 12 in the image is the...?

a)

left atrium

b)

right atrium

c)

left ventricle

d)

right ventricle

25.

Through which structure(s) does all of the deoxygenated blood from the body come back to the heart?

a)

1 & 2

b)

2 only

c)

8 & 9

d)

14 & 15

26.

What is the name of the structure labeled 8 in the diagram?

a)

aorta

b)

pulmonary vein

c)

pulmonary artery

d)

superior vena cava

27.

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

28.

The _______________ have walls that are one cell thick.

a)

arterioles

b)

arteries

c)

veins

d)

venules

e)

capillaries

29.

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

a)

systolic

b)

diastolic

30.

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

31.

When the left side of your heart squeezes, blood goes to _____________________.

a)

all parts of your body

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

oxygen

d)

lactic acid

32.
How many chambers does the heart have ? 
a)
4
b)
6
c)
3
d)
1
33.

Blood enters the heart through which vessels?

a)

Superior and Inferior Vena Cava

b)

Pulmonary Artery

c)

Pulmonary Vein

d)

Tricuspid Valve

34.

The flow of blood between the heart and the lungs is known as...?

a)

systemic circulation

b)

oxygenated circulation

c)

pulmonary circulation

d)

cardiac conduction system

35.

High blood pressure is referred to as...?

a)

diastolic pressure

b)

systolic pressure

c)

hypotension

d)

hypertension

36.

What is a flap of tissue that prevents blood from flowing backward?

a)

Aorta

b)

Atrium

c)

Septum

d)

Valve

37.

What is the only artery in the body to carry de-oxygenated blood?

a)

aorta

b)

pulmonary artery

c)

brachial artery

d)

femoral artery

38.

What is the outermost layer of the heart?

a)

endocardium

b)

epicardium

c)

myocardium

d)

pericardium

39.

What is the inner layer of the heart that forms a membranous lining for the chambers and the valves of the heart?

a)

epicardium

b)

endocardium

c)

myocardium

d)

pericardium

40.

What is the anatomical name for a white blood cell?

a)

erythrocyte

b)

leukocyte

c)

plasma

d)

thrombocyte

41.

What do we call the pumping of blood through the body by the heart?

a)

circulation

b)

pulmonary

c)

hemopoiesis

d)

anemia

42.

Which is the most abundant plasma protein?

a)

hemoglobin

b)

hematocrit

c)

albumin

d)

antigen

43.

What component of plasma forms thread-like proteins during blood clotting?

a)

antigen

b)

globulin

c)

albumin

d)

fibrinogen

44.

Platelets are continually produced in the red bone marrow by cells called _____________.

a)

myelocytes

b)

plasma cells

c)

megakaryocytes

d)

proerythroblasts

45.

During platelet plug formation,

a)

vitamin K production increases.

b)

activated platelets release fibrinogen.

c)

thrombin is released from endothelial cells.

d)

platelets stick to the exposed collagen fibers of injured vessels.

46.

Identify the correct sequence of an action potential travelling through the heart.

a)

Sinoatrial node, atrioventricular node, atrioventricular bundle, bundle branches, Purkinje fibers

b)

Atrioventricular bundle, atrioventricular node, sinoatrial node, bundle branches, Purkinje fibers

c)

Atrioventricular node, sinoatrial node, atrioventricular bundle, bundle branches, Purkinje fibers

d)

Purkinje fibers, atrioventricular bundle, atrioventricular node, sinoatrial node, bundle branches

47.

What is the order of the blood vessels that a red blood cell would pass through as the blood leaves the heart, travels to a tissue, and then returns to the heart?

a)

Arteriole, artery, capillary, vein, venule

b)

Capillary, arteriole, artery, vein, venule

c)

Artery, arteriole, capillary, venule, vein

d)

Vein, capillary, artery, arteriole, venule

48.
What part of blood is responsible for carrying wastes, nutrients, and minerals?
a)
Erythrocytes
b)
Leukocytes
c)
Thrombocytes
d)
Plasma
49.
Where are blood cells produced in the body?
a)
the heart
b)
bone marrow
c)
the brain
d)
in the blood
50.

Which type of white blood cell produces heparin and histamine?

a)

Neutrophils

b)

Basophils

c)

Monocytes

d)

Lymphocytes