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The Cardiovascular System Review

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
True or False: An artery is a vessel that carries blood to the heart
a)
True
b)
False
2.

How many chambers does the heart have?

a)

6

b)

4

c)

3

d)

9

3.
A ______ is a vessel that carries blood towards the heart
a)
Artery 
b)
Blood Vessel
c)
Vein
d)
Capillaries
4.
Which of the following are the blood vessels that helps blood flow to the heart?
a)
Veins
b)
Arteries
c)
Cappillaries
5.
Which of the following are the blood vessels that have a wall that is 1 cell thick?
a)
Veins
b)
Arteries
c)
Cappillaries
6.
Which of the following are the blood vessels that have the thickest walls?
a)
Veins
b)
Arteries
c)
Cappillaries
7.
What is the name of the circulation between the heart and lungs?
a)
Diastolic
b)
Systemic
c)
Pulmonary
d)
Coronary
8.
What is the name of the circulation between the heart and the body?
a)
Diastolic
b)
Systemic
c)
Pulmonary
d)
Coronary
9.
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
10.
Which is the muscular wall that separates the heart into right and left sides?
a)
valves
b)
ventricles
c)
atria
d)
septum
11.
Oxygen-poor blood arrives to the heart from the the body via the _____.
a)
aorta
b)
pulmonary arteries
c)
superior and inferior vena cava
d)
pulmonary veins
12.
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
13.

The top two chambers of the heart

a)

Pulmonary Cirvulation

b)

Valves

c)

Atria

d)

Ventricles

e)

Septum

14.

The lower two chambers of the heart

a)

Pulmonary Circulation

b)

Valves

c)

Atria

d)

Ventricles

e)

Septum

15.
During the Cardiac Cycle, Ventricular systole is when what happens?
a)
The Left Ventricle contracts
b)
When the Right Ventricle contracts
c)
When the Atria contract
d)
When both Ventricles contract
16.

During the Cardiac Cycle, diastole is when?

a)

The heart is fully contracted

b)

The heart is fully relaxed

c)

When the atria are relaxed and Ventricles contracted

d)

All of the above

17.

The number of times the heart beats in one minute is known as?

a)
Heart Rate
b)
Stroke Volume
c)
Cardiac Output
18.
The volume of blood ejected each time a Ventricle contracts is known as?
a)
Heart Rate
b)
Stroke Volume
c)
Cardiac Output
19.

The force applied to arterial walls as the heart pumps blood is called ______.

a)

blood pressure

b)

blood volume

c)

viscosity

d)

resistance

20.
What is the another name for high blood pressure?
a)
Atherosclerosis
b)
Hypertension
c)
Heart attack
d)
Stroke
21.
This chamber of the heart RECEIVES blood returning from the body
a)
Right Atrium
b)
Right Ventricle
c)
Left Atrium
d)
Left Ventricle
22.

Coronary arteries...

a)

supply the heart muscle cells with a supply of blood.

b)

supply the brain cells with a supply of blood.

c)

contain deoxygenated blood.

d)

when clogged, cause a stroke.

23.

Which choice below correctly identifies the layers of the heart from the most outer layer to the most inner layer?

a)

epicardium, myocardium, endocardium

b)

endocardium, myocardium, epicardium

c)

myocardium, endocardium, epicardium

d)

myocardium, epicardium, endocardium

24.

The sac that surrounds and protects the heart?

a)

endocardium

b)

epicardium

c)

myocardium

d)

pericardium

25.

The myocardium is composed of:

a)

An outer fibrous layer and an inner serous layer.

b)

Cardiac muscle tissue.

c)

A simple squamous epithelium and a layer of areolar connective tissue.

26.
The tricuspid and bicuspid valves....
a)
lead blood into the arteries. 
b)
push the blood from the ventricles to the atria.
c)
push the blood from the atrium to the ventricles.
d)
prevent the backwards flow of blood into the atria. 
27.
What electrical part of the heart is also called the intrinsic pacemaker of the heart?
a)
SA node
b)
AV node
c)
VA node
d)
purkinje fibers
28.
What is the largest artery in the human body?
a)
Aorta 
b)
lung
c)
ventricle
d)
vein 
29.
Where is the bicuspid valve located?
a)
between right atrium & right ventricle
b)
between left atrium & left ventricle
c)
between left ventricle & aorta
d)
between right ventricle & pulmonary trunk
30.

Which is the right order in which electrical impulses travel in the heart?

a)

AV node, SA node, Bundle of His, purkinje fibers

b)

AV node, Bundle of His, SA node, purkinje fibers

c)

SA node, AV node, Bundle of His, purkinje fibers

d)

SA node, Bundle of His, AV node, purkinje fibers

31.

Which is the muscular wall that separates the atria into right and left sides?

a)

atrioventricular node

b)

interventricular septum

c)

epicardium

d)

interatrial septum

32.

Oxygen-poor blood arrives from the heart to the lungs via the _____.

a)
aorta
b)
pulmonary arteries
c)
superior and inferior vena cava
d)
pulmonary veins
33.

Aorta

a)
carries oxygenated blood to left atrium
b)
carries deoxygenated blood to left ventricle
c)

carries oxygenated blood from left ventricle

d)
carries deoxygenated blood to left atrium
34.

The organs that affect blood pressure by controlling blood volume are the_______.

a)

adrenal glands

b)

parathyroid glands

c)

liver and spleen

d)

kidneys

35.

Which of the following statements about blood pressure is NOT correct?

a)

blood pressure is controlled by the sinoatrial node

b)

110/70 is considered to a normal, healthy blood pressure

c)

systolic pressure is pressure in the arteries during ventricular contraction

d)

the device used to measure blood pressure is a sphygmomanometer

36.

The path of blood flow within systemic circulation is

a)

arterioles, arteries, capillary beds, venules, veins

b)

veins, venules, capillary beds, arteries, arterioles

c)

arteries, arterioles, capillary beds, venules, veins

d)

arteries, veins, arterioles, capillary beds, venules

37.

Which of the following is NOT matched correctly?

a)

sinoatrial node - sets the heart rate; also called the pacemaker

b)

cardiac cycle - the events in one heartbeat

c)

bradycardia - a slow heart rate less that 60 bpm

d)

first "lub" heart sound - caused by closing of the semilunar valves

38.

The chordae tendinae anchor the semilunar valves to the walls of the ventricles.

a)

True

b)

False

39.
What creates the "lub dub" heart sounds?
a)
Flow of blood
b)
Closing of valves
c)
Opening of valves
d)
Breathing
40.
The average blood pressure is 
a)
120/80
b)
80/120
c)
115/180
d)
120/180
41.

What prevents blood from flowing back into the atria when the ventricles contract?

a)

semilunar valves

b)

sinoatrial node

c)

atrioventricular node

d)

tricuspid and bicuspid valves

42.

Which of the following does not increase blood pressure?

a)

histamines

b)

cold temperatures

c)

nicotine

d)

cholesterol

43.
Which part of the heart pumps deoxygenated (oxygen-poor) blood?
a)
Left side
b)
Right side
c)
Top side
d)
Bottom side
44.

Which valve separates the left ventricle and the aorta?

a)

aortic semilunar valve

b)

bicuspid valve

c)

pulmonary semilunar valve

d)

tricuspid valve

45.

Which layer of the arteries and veins is the smooth muscle layer?

a)

tunica intima

b)

tunica media

c)

tunica externa

46.

measurement of blood pressure while the ventricles are contracting

a)

diastolic pressure

b)

systolic pressure

c)

ventricular pressure

d)

top pressure

47.

bottom of the heart

a)

aorta

b)

septum

c)

apex

d)

inferior vena cava

48.

Identify #1​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
aorta
pulmonary trunk
pulmonary vein
aortic valve
superior vena cava
inferior vena cava
left ventricle
right ventricle
septum
pulmonary valve
49.

Identify #2 ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
superior vena cava
pulmonary trunk
pulmonary vein
aortic valve
inferior vena cava
left ventricle
right ventricle
septum
pulmonary valve
aorta
50.

Identify #4​ (a)   ​ ​

Choose from the below words
pulmonary veins
aortic valve
inferior vena cava
left ventricle
right ventricle
septum
pulmonary valve
aorta
superior vena cava
pulmonary trunk
51.

Identify #13 ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
left ventricle
right atrium
septum
pulmonary valve
aorta
superior vena cava
aortic valve
right ventricle
tricuspid valve
left atrium
52.

Match the following:

a)

between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery

1.

pulmonary valve

b)

between the left atrium and the left ventricle

2.

bicuspid valve

c)

between the left ventricle and the aorta

3.

aortic valve

d)

between the right atrium and the right ventricle

4.

tricuspid valve