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Muscles + Cardio

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The basic properties of a muscle are

a)

Excitability, Contractility, Extensibility, Elasticity

b)

Contractility, Flexibility, Motion, Shape

c)

Multinucleated, Striated, Voluntary, Elastic

d)

Excitability, Type, Function, Elasticity

2.

Active sites on actin become available for binding when

a)

Actin binds to troponin

b)

Troponin binds to tropomyosin

c)

Calcium binds to troponin

d)

Calcium binds to tropomyosin

3.

Muscle stem cells are known as

a)

Sarcomeres

b)

Myosatellite cells

c)

Myocytes

d)

Muscular regenerator cells

4.

The theory that explains muscle contraction is formally known as the _________.

a)

Sliding filament theory

b)

Muscle contraction theory

c)

Striated voluntary muscle theory

d)

Rotating myosin head theory

5.

Which type of muscle fiber arrangement is this?

a)

Pennate

b)

Parallel

c)

Circular

d)

Convergent

6.

A muscle that provides the major force for producing a specific movement is called a(n)

a)

Synergist

b)

Agonist

c)

Antagonist

d)

Fixator

7.

The is a layer of dense irregular connective tissue surrounding the entire skeletal muscle is the

a)

Epimysium

b)

Perimysium

c)

Endomysium

d)

Fascicle

8.

What is the correct path through the circulatory system which describes the passage of blood originating in the left leg?

a)

Vena cava → left atrium → right atrium → lungs → left ventricle → right ventricle → aorta

b)

Vena cava → right atrium → left atrium → lungs → right ventricle → left ventricle → aorta

c)

Vena cava → left atrium → left ventricle → lungs → right atrium → right ventricle → aorta

d)

Vena cava → right atrium → right ventricle → lungs → left atrium → left ventricle → aorta

9.

All the veins of the systemic circulation eventually drain into the

a)

Superior vena cava

b)

Inferior vena cava

c)

Coronary sinus

d)

Superior and inferior vena cava

e)

Superior and inferior vena cava and coronary sinus

10.

The arteries that directly feed into the capillary beds are called

a)

Muscular arteries

b)

Elastic arteries

c)

Arterioles

d)

Venules

11.

Most of the cardiac muscle of the heart is found in the

a)

Endocardium

b)

Epicardium

c)

Myocardium

d)

Pericardium

12.

The only vein in the body that transports oxygen-rich blood is the

a)

Coronary vein

b)

Hepatic portal vein

c)

Pulmonary vein

d)

Aortic vein

13.

Individuals with type AB blood can receive blood from donors possessing

a)

Type A blood

b)

Type AB blood

c)

Type B blood

d)

Type O blood

e)

All of the above

14.

If the papillary muscles fail to contract,

a)

Blood will not enter the atria

b)

The ventricles will not pump blood

c)

The AV valves will no close properly

d)

The aortic and pulmonary valves will ot open

15.

The two main branches of the right coronary artery (RCA) are the

a)

Circumflex branch and the left marginal branch

b)

Anterior interventricular branch and the anterior left descending branch

c)

Right marginal branch and the posterior interventricular branch

d)

Great and middle cardiac veins

16.

A blockage in the pulmonary trunk would first affect which heart chamber with buildup

of blood?

a)

Left ventricle

b)

Right ventricle

c)

Right atrium

d)

Left atrium

17.

The pacemaker cells of the heart are located in

a)

The wall of the left ventricle

b)

The Purkinje fibers

c)

The SA node

d)

Both the left and right ventricles

18.

This branch continues toward the apex of the heart within the interventricular sulcus.

a)

Posterior interventricular branch

b)

Right marginal branch

c)

Middle cardiac vein

d)

Coronary sinus

19.

In the layers of the blood vessel wall, the tunica media of the artery is ___________ the vein.

a)

Thicker than

b)

Thinner than

c)

The same as

20.

Which valve is indicated by the black arrow?

a)

Pulmonary

b)

Bicuspid (mitral)

c)

Tricuspid

d)

Aortic