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Circulatory A&P and Medical Terminology

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the largest artery in the body?

a)

Vena Cava

b)

Aorta

c)

Capillaries

d)

Jugular

2.
Endocarditis
a)
inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
b)
inflammation of the outer lining of the heart
c)
inflammation of the end of the heart
d)
specialist in the study of the heart
3.
Hematology
a)
the study of blood
b)
the study of the brain
c)
the study of movement
d)
the study of disease
4.
Bradycardia
a)
slow heartbeat
b)
slow movement
c)
fast movement
d)
no heartbeat
5.
Ischemia
a)
restricted blood flow
b)
excessive bleeding
c)
pertaining to the pelvis
d)
pertaining to the lower leg
6.

How many chambers make up the human heart?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

7.

Vessels that carry blood away from the heart are called ___.

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

d)

alveoli

8.

Each upper chamber of the heart is called a(n) ___.

a)

ventricle

b)

pulmonary artery

c)

spleen

d)

atrium

9.

The ____ pumps oxygen-rich blood out of the heart to the rest of the body.

a)

right ventricle

b)

left ventricle

c)

right atrium

d)

left atrium

10.

The smallest vessels in the body, where oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide, are ____.

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

d)

alveoli

11.

Each lower chamber of the heart is called a(n) ___.

a)

ventricle

b)

pulmonary artery

c)

spleen

d)

atrium

12.

Which of the following statements regarding the SA node is correct?

a)

The SA node is the dominant cardiac pacemaker in healthy patients.

b)

SA nodal ischemia occurs when the left coronary artery is occluded.

c)

The SA node is located in the superior aspect of the right ventricle.

d)

Impulses generated by the SA node travel through the right atrium only.

13.

Which combining forms mean "vein"?

a)

phleb/o, my/o

b)

ven/o, vascul/o

c)

angi/o, phleb/o

d)

ven/o, phleb/o

14.

Heart

a)

Corn/o

b)

Heart/o

c)

Cardi/o

d)

Aort/o

15.

Structure around the heart

a)

Transcardia

b)

Circumcardia

c)

Pericoronal

d)

Pericardium

16.
In which system of the human body does the heart belong?
a)
Nervous
b)
Skeletal
c)
Cardiovascular
d)
Digestive
17.
Which best describes the purpose of the cardiovascular system?
a)
It provides stability to the skeleton
b)
It delivers food to power the body
c)
It delivers blood to the body's tissues
d)
It supplies oxygen to the body
18.
Your blood is made up of which of the following...
a)
plasma, red blood cells, blue blood cells
b)
white and red blood cells
c)
plasma and platelets
d)
plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets
19.

Arteries carry oxygen rich blood away from the heart.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

”a” mean?

a)

Double

b)

Both

c)

Two

d)

Without