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Cardiovascular Vocabulary

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The membrane sac enclosing the heart

a)

sternum

b)

plasma

c)

septum

d)

pericardium

2.

The pressure of the blood against the inner walls of the blood vessels

a)

heart rate

b)

blood pressure

c)

arteries

d)

oxygenated blood

3.

A dividing wall in an animal structure

a)

sternum

b)

plasma

c)

septum

d)

lymph

4.

Any of the gland like masses of tissue that contain the cell that become lymphocytes

a)

lymph

b)

lymph nodes

c)

atrioventricular node

d)

erythrocyte

5.

The vessels that transport the blood from the body to the heart

a)

veins

b)

arteries

c)

ventricles

d)

valves

6.

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

a)

veins

b)

pulmonary artery

c)

pulmonary vein

d)

arteries

7.

The contraction of the heart that forces the blood out

a)

diastole

b)

systole

c)

valve

d)

heart rate

8.

The breastbone

a)

septum

b)

sternum

c)

fibrin

d)

platelet

9.

Blood that has flowed through the body and is returning to the lungs

a)

leukocyte

b)

veins

c)

deoxygenated blood

d)

oxygenated blood

10.

The dilatation of the heart during which the chambers fill with blood

a)

septum

b)

blood pressure

c)

systole

d)

diastole

11.

Red blood cells

a)

leukocyte

b)

lymph nodes

c)

plasma

d)

erythrocyte

12.

The area of the heart that creates the electrical impulses; stimulating the heart to beat

a)

atrioventricular node

b)

valve

c)

pericardium

d)

sinoatrial node

13.

The two lower chambers on each side of the heart that receive blood from the atria and in turn force it into the arteries

a)

atrium(a)

b)

sternum

c)

arteries

d)

ventricles

14.

A small mass of fibers between the atria that conducts the impulse received from the sinoatrial node.

a)

sinoatrial node

b)

septum

c)

atrium(a)

d)

atrioventricular node

15.

White blood cell

a)

leukocyte

b)

erythrocyte

c)

plasma

d)

fibrin

16.

The liquid part of blood or lymph

a)

fibrin

b)

lymph

c)

plasma

d)

platelet

17.

The artery that transports blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs

a)

pulmonary vein

b)

oxygenated blood

c)

pulmonary artery

d)

plasma

18.

A blood vessel that transports blood from the heart to the body

a)

veins

b)

pulmonary vein

c)

ventricles

d)

arteries

19.

A membranous flap that controls the flow of blood allowing it to flow in only one direction

a)

atrium(a)

b)

ventricles

c)

valve

d)

sternum

20.

The insoluble protein product of blood coagulation

a)

plasma

b)

lymph

c)

platelet

d)

fibrin

21.

The number of heart beats per minute

a)

heart rate

b)

blood pressure

c)

electrocardiogram

d)

sinoatrial node

22.

The two upper chambers on each side of the heart

a)

ventricles

b)

sternum

c)

atrium(a)

d)

valve

23.

Minute bodies in blood that aid in coagulation

a)

plasma

b)

platelet

c)

fibrin

d)

lymph

24.

A test that checks for problems with the electrical

activity of your heart

a)

sinoatrial node

b)

pericardium

c)

electrocardiogram

d)

blood pressure

25.

A clear yellowish liquid transported to the bloodstream by the lymphatic vessels

a)

plasma

b)

lymph nodes

c)

platelet

d)

lymph

26.

Blood that has been exposed to oxygen in the lung

a)

deoxygenated blood

b)

oxygenated blood