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MT: Cardiovascular System

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Interpret the meaning of the term: Atheroma

a)

artery cancer

b)

artery growth

c)

fatty plaque cancer

d)

mass of fatty plaque

2.

What two things go INTO cellular respiration?

a)

Glucose and CO2

b)

Glucose and O2

c)

Energy and CO2

d)

Energy and O2

3.

Which of these is NOT found in blood?

a)

RBCs

b)

WBCs

c)

Marrow

d)

Plasma

4.

Interpret the meaning of the term: Myocardium

a)

Outer layer of the heart

b)

Inner layer of the heart

c)

Heart muscle layer

d)

Heart marrow layer

5.

Which of these is are the PRODUCTS of cellular respiration?

a)

O2 and Energy

b)

CO2, Energy and heat

c)

Glucose and Energy

d)

O2, Energy and heat

6.

Interpret the meaning of the term: Hemorrhage

a)

Blockage of blood

(Embolism or Ischemia)

b)

Normal flow of blood (Perfusion)

c)

Abnormal flow of blood (Bleeding)

d)

Backwards flowing blood

7.

What are the ventricles of the heart?

a)

Outer layer

b)

Inner layer

c)

Superior chambers

d)

Inferior chambers

8.

Blood flows away from the heart and to the lungs via

a)

pulmonary veins

b)

pulmonary artery

c)

aorta

d)

vena cava

9.

Oxygen-rich (oxygenated) blood appears

a)

Bright red

b)

Dark red

c)

Bright blue

d)

Dark blue

10.

In corporal capillaries (body), the RBC changes from bright red to dark red. Which gas is carried by the blood now that it is dark?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Oxygen

d)

Carbon dioxide

11.

Interpret the meaning of the term: Arteriosclerosis

a)

Hardened plaque

b)

Softened plaque

c)

Hardened arteries

d)

Softened arteries

12.

Interpret the meaning of the term: Tachycardia

a)

Normal heart rate

b)

Fast heart rate (>100 BPM)

c)

Slow heart rate (<60 BPM)

d)

Heart failure

13.

Into which chambers does blood enter the heart?

a)

the atria

b)

the ventricles

c)

the septum

d)

the arteries

14.

In which vessel does blood flow away from the heart and out to the rest of the body?

a)

aorta (largest artery)

b)

vena cava (largest vein)

c)

pulmonary artery

d)

pulmonary veins

15.

Interpret the meaning of the term: Hypertension

a)

Low blood pressure

b)

High blood pressure

c)

High heart rate

d)

Low heart rate