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6.2 IB Cardiac Cycle & Heartbeat

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
Date
1.

When blood leaves the left atrium it passes through which valve?

a)

left atrioventricular valve

b)

aortic semilunar valve

c)

pulmonary semilunar valve

d)

tricuspid valve

2.

Blood passes through this valve after leaving the right ventricle:

a)

right atrioventricular valve

b)

tricuspid valve

c)

aortic semilunar valve

d)

pulmonary semilunar valve

3.

Diastole refers to what action?

a)

Relaxing

b)

Contracting

4.

Systole refers to what action?

a)

Relaxing

b)

Contractint

5.

The 'Lub' sound of the heart's LUB DUB? are the....

a)

Atrioventricular valves closing

b)

Semilunar Valves closing

c)

Blood flowing through the Pulmonary Trunk and Aorta

d)

Blood Flowing down into the venticles

6.

The 'Dub' sound of the heart's LUB DUB? are the....

a)

Atrioventricular valves closing

b)

Semilunar Valves closing

c)

Blood flowing through the Pulmonary Trunk and Aorta

d)

Blood Flowing down into the venticles

7.

What is the definition of the Cardiac Cycle?

a)

the contraction of the atria

b)

the sequence of events that occur during one complete heartbeat

c)

the contraction and relaxation of the ventricles

d)

the circulation of blood in the heart

8.

What stimulates ventricular contraction and ejection of blood from the heart?

a)

Sinoatrial (SA) Node

b)

Atrioventricular (AV) node

c)

Bundle of His

d)

Purkinje fibers

9.

This is where the electrical signal splits into two bundle branches.

a)

Sinoatrial (SA) Node

b)

Atrioventricular (AV) node

c)

Purkinje fibers

d)

Bundle of His

10.

What is located at the top of the right atrium?

a)

Sinoatrial (SA) node

b)

Atrioventricular (AV) node

c)

Bundle of His

d)

Purkinje fibers

11.

Pacemaker of the heart

a)

Sinoatrial (SA) node

b)

Atrioventricular (AV) node

c)

Purkinje fibers

d)

Bundle of His

12.

Initiates the electrical impulse of the heart's conduction system.

a)

Sinoatrial (SA) node

b)

Atrioventricular (AV) node

c)

Purkinje fibers

d)

Bundle of His

13.

Which of the following correctly outlines the eletrical path of a cardiac impulse through the cardiac conduction system?

a)

SA > AV > Bundle of His > Bundle Branches > P. Fibers

b)

AV > SA > Bundle of His > Bundle Branches > P. Fibers

c)

AV > SA > Bundle of His > P. Fibers > Bundle Branches

d)

SA > AV > Bundle Branches > Bundle of His > P. Fibers

e)

SA > Bundle of His > Bundle Branches > AV > P. Fiber

14.

Cardiac muscles are myogenic - what does this mean?

a)

Muscles contract and relax by receiving signals from the nervous system

b)

They have a particular genetic mutation

c)

Muscles contract and relax without receiving signals from the nervous system

d)

The muscle cells wall are made of myelin

15.

Specifically which part of the brain can influence heart rate and the SAN?

a)

Hippocampus

b)

Medulla oblongata

c)

Amygdala

d)

Hypothalamus

16.

What does the sinoatrial node do?

a)

Sends out regular waves of electrical activity to relax all of the heart muscles

b)

Sends out regular waves of electrical activity to the ventricular walls, causing contraction

c)

Sends out regular waves of electrical activity to the medulla oblongata

d)

Sends out regular waves of electrical activity to the atrial walls, causing contraction

17.

Why is there a slight delay before the AVN passes on the electrical impulse from the SAN to the Bundle of His?

a)

To allow the atria to completely fill with blood

b)

To ensure the ventricles have completely emptied of blood before they contract

c)

To ensure the atria have completely emptied of blood before the ventricles contract

d)

To stop the electrical impulse travelling through the heart too quickly

18.

What fibres allow the ventricles to contract?

a)

SAN fibers

b)

AVN fibers

c)

Purkinje fibers

d)

Bundle of His

19.

The sinoatrial node is located in the......

a)

aorta

b)

right atrium

c)

left atrium

d)

right ventricle

20.

Which label is representing the Purkinje fibers?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

21.

Which label is representing the SA node?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

22.

Which label is representing the left & right branches of Bundle of His?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

23.

What is the contraction phase of a hearbeat called?

a)

Diastole

b)

Sinoatrial

c)

Systole

d)

Atrioventricular

24.

When the atria contract this is called......

a)

Atrial systole

b)

Atrial diastole

c)

Sinoatrial systole

d)

Sinoatrial diastole

25.

When the ventricles contract this is called......

a)

Ventricular systole

b)

Ventricular diastole

c)

Atrioventricular systole

d)

Atrioventricular diastole

26.

When the atria relax it is called....

a)

Atrial diastole

b)

Atrial systole

c)

Sinoatrial diastole

d)

Sinoatrial systole

27.

When the ventricles relax is it called.....

a)

Ventricular diastole

b)

Ventricular systole

c)

Atrioventricular diastole

d)

Atrioventricular systole

28.

Why does a beating heart removed from the body eventually stop?

a)

The brain can no longer send it signals to pump.

b)

The cardiac cells run out of oxygen

c)

The electrical impulses have nowhere to go

d)

In the absence of blood in the atria and ventricles, the heart is no longer stimulated to pump.

29.

What does the term 'cardiac' refer to?

a)

The heart

b)

The lungs

c)

The nervous system

d)

The digestive system

30.

What does the term 'pulmonary' refer to?

a)

The heart

b)

The lungs

c)

The nervous system

d)

The digestive system

31.

What is A?

a)

Valve

b)

Tunica intima

c)

Tunica media

d)

Tunica externa

e)

Epithelial cells

32.

What is B?

a)

Valve

b)

Tunica intima

c)

Tunica media

d)

Tunica externa

33.

What is C?

a)

Valve

b)

Tunica intima

c)

Tunica media

d)

Tunica externa

34.

What is D?

a)

Valve

b)

Tunica intima

c)

Tunica media

d)

Tunica externa

35.

What are E?

a)

Epithelial Cells

b)

Tunica intima

c)

Tunica media

d)

Tunica externa