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KA 2.5 & 2.6 Structure and function of blood vessels and heart

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name X

a)

right atrium

b)

left atrium

c)

sinoatrial node

d)

atrioventricular node

2.

Name Y

a)

right ventricle

b)

AV valve

c)

sinoatrial node

d)

atrioventricular node

3.

What is the function of valve Z?

a)

to prevent the backflow of blood from the right ventricle to the right atrium

b)

to prevent the backflow of blood from the left ventricle to the left atrium

c)

to prevent the backflow of blood from the left atrium to the left ventricle

d)

to prevent the backflow of blood from the right atrium to the right ventricle

4.

Electrical impulses pass from X to Y - what is happening to the heart at this time?

a)

Diastole

b)

Ventricular diastole

c)

Ventricular systole

d)

Atrial systole

5.

During which stage of the cardiac cycle is Z closed?

a)

Diastole

b)

Ventricular diastole

c)

Ventricular systole

d)

Atrial systole

6.

Name the type of blood vessel X

a)

artery

b)

arteriole

c)

capillary

d)

venule

7.

By which process could vessel X reduce blood flow to the capillary network?

a)

vasoconstriction

b)

vasodilation

c)

pressure filtration

d)

osmosis

8.

Name the layer of cells which forms the wall of a capillary

a)

lumen

b)

endothelium

c)

muscular layer

d)

outer connective layer

9.

Choose a substance that will pass from the capillary to the tissue fluid

a)

red blood cells

b)

plasma proteins

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

glucose

10.

Choose a substance that will pass from the cells to the tissue fluid

a)

oxygen

b)

amino acids

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

glucose

11.

Choose the typical blood pressure reading for a healthy adult

a)

80/170

b)

70/180

c)

120/80

d)

80/120

12.

In a blood pressure reading of 120/80, what does the number 120 represent?

a)

the diastolic pulse rate

b)

the systolic pulse rate

c)

the diastolic pressure

d)

the systolic pressure

13.

The terms atrial systole, ventricular systole and diastole are concerned with

a)

the cardiac cycle of the heart

b)

the conducting system of the heart

c)

the circulation of blood in the heart

d)

cardiovascular disease of the heart

14.

The terms sympathetic and parasympathetic are concerned with

a)

the cardiac cycle of the heart

b)

the conducting system of the heart

c)

the circulation of blood in the heart

d)

cardiovascular disease of the heart

15.

Name the diagram that is produced from electrical activity in the heart

a)

Electrocardiograph

b)

Electrocardiogram

c)

Electrocoronarygraph

d)

Electrocoronarygram

16.

State how long one heart beat lasts in this ECG

a)

0.1s

b)

0.35s

c)

0.5s

d)

0.6s

17.

Calculate the heart rate for this individual.

a)

60bpm

b)

83bpm

c)

120bpm

d)

100bpm

18.

State the stage of the cardiac cycle that lasts longest.

a)

atrial systole

b)

ventricular systole

c)

diastole

19.

Predict how this ECG pattern would change under the influence of the parasympathetic nervous system

a)

speed up

b)

slow down

c)

stay the same

20.

Which statement about veins and arteries is correct?

a)

Arteries can undergo vasoconstriction and carry blood at low pressure

b)

Veins can undergo vasodilation and have valves

c)

Arteries have a thicker muscular layer than veins and carry deoxygenated blood

d)

Veins carry blood at low pressure and have a wider lumen than arteries