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Heartbeat and cardiac cycle

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The emptying of the atria is controlled by the:
a)
SA node
b)
AV node
c)
Purkinje fibres
d)
Bundle of His
2.
The pacemaker of the heart is also known as the....
a)
AV node
b)
SA node
c)
Purkinje fibres
d)
Bundle of His
3.
What fibres allow the ventricles to contract?
a)
SA
b)
AV
c)
Purkinje
d)
Bundle of His
4.
During the systole phase of the cardiac cycle, the ventricles....
a)
Contract
b)
Relax
5.
Which letter/s of the ECG shows the ventricles contracting.....
a)
P
b)
QRS
c)
ST
6.
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
7.
During ventricular ejection
a)
only the AV valves open
b)
the semilunar valves open and the AV valves close
c)
only the semilunar valves close
d)
the semilunar valves close and the AV valves open
8.

Define diastole

a)

when the heart is relaxing

b)

when the heart is contracting

c)

duration of the cardiac cycle

d)

frequency of the cardiac cycle

9.

The cardiac cycle does not require nerve stimulation to contract like other muscles

a)

True

b)

False

10.
Why are the walls of the left ventricle thicker than that of the right ventricle?
a)
The left ventricle must force blood into all the capillaries of the lungs 
b)
the left ventricle doesn't skip leg day
c)
This is false, the walls of the right ventricle are thicker
d)
Blood from the left ventricle is pumped throught the entire body 
11.

What is the sequence of excitation of the heart muscle?

a)

sinoatrial node -> atrioventricular node -> ventricles

b)

pulmonary artery -> pulmonary vein -> vena cava

c)

pulmonary vein -> vena cava -> pulmonary artery

d)

atrioventricular node -> ventricles -> sinoatrial node

12.

What is another name for a mitral valve?

a)

bicuspid

b)

tricuspid

c)

aortic

d)

pulmonary

13.

Which of the following correctly describes the sequence of excitation of heart muscle?

a)

AV node -> bundle of HIS -> SA node

b)

SA node -> AV node -> bundle of HIS

c)

bundle of HIS -> SA node -> AV node

d)

AV node -> SA node -> bundle of HIS