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EKG CHAPTER 1 - HEART ANATOMY

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 4hrs 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When blood enters the right atrium, where is it coming from?
a)
The body
b)
Left ventricle
c)
Right Atrium
d)
Lungs
2.
What chamber pumps blood to the body?
a)
Right atrium
b)
Right ventricle
c)
Left atrium
d)
Left ventricle 
3.
A flap of tissue that prevents blood from flowing backward
a)
Aorta
b)
Atrium
c)
Septum
d)
Valve
4.
Which side of the heart has oxygen rich blood?
a)
Left Side
b)
Right Side
5.
Un-oxygenated blood enters the right atrium from the top of the heart.
a)
inferior vena cava
b)
superior vena cava
c)
aorta
6.
Un-oxygenated blood enters the right atrium from the bottom of the heart.
a)
inferior vena cava
b)
superior vena cava
c)
pulmonary veins
7.
Name this part.
a)
Right ventricle
b)
Aorta
c)
Right atrium
d)
Atrium
8.
Name this part.
a)
Right ventricle
b)
Pulmonary artery
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right atrium
9.
Which side of the heart pumps oxygen-rich blood to the rest of the body?
a)
Right
b)
Left
10.
Which side of the heart pumps blood into the lungs?
a)
Right
b)
Left
11.
______ carry blood to the heart.
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
d)
Vena Cava
12.
The heart has ___ chambers.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
13.

This part of the heart separates the left and right heart chambers.

a)

Mitral valve

b)

Septum

c)

Aortic valve

d)

Inferior vena cava

14.
This chamber of the heart RECEIVES blood returning from the body
a)
Right Atrium
b)
Right Ventricle
c)
Left Atrium
d)
Left Ventricle
15.
Which side of the heart contains oxygenated blood?
a)
the right
b)
the left
c)
the superior region
d)
the inferior region
16.

The mitral valve is another name for the

a)

Aortic valve

b)

Pulmonary valve

c)

Tricuspid valve

d)

Bicuspid valve

17.

Which of the following carries blood TO the lungs?

a)

pulmonary veins

b)

pulmonary arteries

c)

aorta

d)

superior vena cava

18.

What large vessel takes blood to the bottom half of the body?

a)

descending aorta

b)

pulmonary arteries

c)

ascending aorta

d)

both vena cava

19.

Which are larger, atria or ventricles?

a)

atria

b)

ventricles

20.

Prevention of backflow is the function of the

a)

pulmonary arteries

b)

valves

c)

septums

d)

vena cava

21.

The circuit that delivers blood to the body is called

a)

pulmonary

b)

systemic

22.

After dropping off oxygen to the body, blood will re-enter the heart through the

a)

pulmonary veins

b)

aorta

c)

superior and inferior vena cava

d)

pulmonary arteries

23.
The fluid-filled sac that covers the heart
a)
Pericardium
b)
Epicardium 
c)
Myocardium 
d)
Endocardium 
24.
Wall of the heart made up mostly of cardiac muscle
a)
Pericardium 
b)
Epicardium 
c)
Myocardium 
d)
Endocardium 
25.
Wall of the heart that lines all of the heart chambers and covers valves
a)
Pericardium 
b)
Epicardium 
c)
Myocardium 
d)
Endocardium 
26.
This goes up and around the heart; delivers blood to the body - the largest artery in the body 
a)
Aorta
b)
Pulmonary
c)
Atrium
d)
Ventricle
27.

This artery is the only artery in the body to carry deoxygenated blood:

a)

Aorta

b)

Pulmonary Artery

c)

Coronary Arteries

d)

Hepatic Arteries

28.

This valve allows the passage of blood from the right ventricle to the pulmonary artery:

a)

Tricuspid Valve

b)

Mitral Valve

c)

Aortic Valve

d)

Pulmonary Valve

29.

The only veins in the body that carry oxygenated blood are the:

a)

Vena Cava

b)

Pulmonary Veins

c)

Pulmonary Arteries

d)

Venules

30.

Which term refers to the lungs?

a)

Hepatic

b)

Coronary

c)

Pulmonary

d)

Thoracic

31.

Blood in the Aorta is:

a)

Oxygenated

b)

Deoxygenated

32.

Blood leaving the Pulmonary arteries and travelling to the lungs is:

a)

Oxygenated

b)

Deoxygenated

33.

Blood entering the Left Ventricle is:

a)

Oxygenated

b)

Deoxygenated

34.

The name given to the wall between right and left parts of the heart:

a)

apex

b)

atrium

c)

septum

d)

pericardium

35.

The heart is located:

a)

in the left part of the chest cavity

b)

in the right part of the chest cavity

c)

in the middle of the lungs

d)

all the options are wrong

36.
_______ circulation takes blood from the heart to the lungs and back.
a)
Systemic
b)
Pulmonary
c)
Body
d)
Blood
37.
How many valves does your heart have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
38.

Location of the heart

a)

Thoracic cavity

b)

pericardium

39.

designed to open and close so that blood can flow in one direction

a)

ventricles

b)

valves

c)

atria

40.

protective, fibrous membrane that surrounds the heart

a)

lumen

b)

pericardium

41.

valve located between the left ventricle and ascending aorta

a)

atrium

b)

aortic valve

c)

mitral valve

42.

The lower chambers of the heart

a)

atrium

b)

ventricles

43.

a dividing wall in the heart made of thick muscle that separates the right from the left side of the heart

a)

atrium

b)

septum

c)

ventricle

44.

valves that separate the atria from ventricles

a)

septum

b)

AV valves

45.

blood vessels decrease in diameter

a)

vasoconstriction

b)

vasodilation

46.

valve located between the right atrium and right ventricle, prevents backflow of blood into the right atrium

a)

mitral valve

b)

tricuspid valve

c)

bicuspid valve

47.

valve that separates the left atrium from the left ventricle, preventing backflow of blood into the left atrium

a)

tricuspid valves

b)

bicuspid valves

c)

myocardium

48.

blood vessels increase in size

a)

vasoconstriction

b)

vasodilation

49.

a blood vessel traveling AWAY from the heart

a)

artery

b)

vein

50.

The thickest later of muscle tissue in the heart wall

a)

pericardium

b)

myocardium

51.

Thin and fragile blood vessel, smallest in the body

a)

venuoles

b)

arteriole

c)

capillaries

52.

blood vessel that carries blood BACK to the heart

a)

artery

b)

vein

53.

vein that drains deoxygenated blood from upper body into the right atrium

a)

superior vena cava

b)

inferior vena cava

54.

smallest arteries

a)

arterioles

b)

venuoles

c)

capillaries

55.

vein that drains deoxygenated blood from the body below the heart into the right atrium

a)

superior vena cava

b)

inferior vena cava

56.

arteries that wrap around the heart muscle and supply oxygenated blood to the atria and ventricles

a)

arteries

b)

capillaries

c)

coronary arteries

57.

Which chamber of the heart contains a lubricating fluid that reduces friction as the heart beats?

a)

endocardium

b)

pericardium

c)

myocardium

d)

pleura

58.

What does EKG/ECG stand for?

a)

electric cardiac graphing

b)

electronic coronary geography

c)

electrocardiogram

d)

elemental cardioglyph

59.

Which layer of the heart is made of muscle tissue and pumps blood through the system?

a)

pericardium

b)

myocardium

c)

endocardium

d)

aorta

60.

Which of these tissues is known as the body's natural pacemaker?

a)

SA node

b)

Purkinje fibers

c)

AV node

d)

Bundle of His

61.

The AV (atrioventricular valves) separate the

a)

atria from the ventricles

b)

atria from the lungs

c)

lungs from the heart

62.
The two superior receiving chambers of the heart are known as the _________
a)
atria
b)
ventricles
63.
Arteries are normally depicted as red while veins are colored blue.  The exceptions to this rule are the _______ arteries and veins.
a)
systemic
b)
hepatic
c)
coronary
d)
pulmonary
64.
Pulmonary circulation involves blood flow to and from the heart and the _______.
a)
body
b)
digestive organs
c)
brain
d)
lungs
65.
The sinoatrial node is located in the ________.
a)
aorta
b)
right atrium
c)
left atrium
d)
right ventricle
66.

What is the function of SA node?

a)

Spread impulse to both atrium

b)

Generate electrical impulse

c)

Spread impulse to AV node

67.

Arteries carry blood _____ the heart.

a)

toward

b)

away from

c)

near

d)

outside

68.

Veins carry blood _____ the heart.

a)

toward

b)

away from

c)

near

d)

outside

69.

The right side of the heart contains _____ blood and the left side of the heart contains _____ blood.

a)

oxygenated; deoxygenated

b)

deoxygenated; oxygenated

c)

deoxygenated; deoxygenated

d)

oxygenated; oxygenated

70.

The wall of the _____ is thicker because it has to pump blood to the whole body.

a)

right atrium

b)

left atrium

c)

right ventricle

d)

left ventricle

71.

Which is the correct direction of blood flow?

a)

right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary artery

b)

right atrium, left atrium, pulmonary artery

c)

left ventricle, pulmonary artery, aorta

d)

left ventricle, left atrium, aorta

72.

The last place electrical impulses move through the heart is located where?

a)

the AV Node

b)

the Purkinje fibers

c)

the SA Node

d)

the AV Bundle

73.

Choose the correct order of the chambers through which deoxygenated blood flows in the human heart.

a)

right atrium-----> right ventricle------> aorta

b)

right atrium -----> right ventricle------> pulmonary artery

c)

left atrium------> left ventricle------> aorta

d)

left atrium-------> left ventricle-------> pulmonary artery

74.

The smallest blood vessels in the body are called

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

arterioles

d)

capillaries

75.

What type of muscle is the heart?

a)

Smooth

b)

Cardiac

c)

Skeletal

76.

What type of muscle is the heart?

a)

Voluntary

b)

Involuntary

77.

How big is your heart?

a)

About the size of your brain

b)

About the size of your lungs

c)

About the size of a cell

d)

About the size of your fist

78.

How does the heart muscle move the blood between your heart, lungs and the rest of the body?

a)

Magic

b)

Diaphragm muscle pushes the blood around your body

c)

Muscle contractions and relaxations

d)

Who knows, ask a scientist

79.

Blood Vessels are

a)

Arteries and Veins

b)

Vien and Blood cells

c)

Blood cells and Arteries

80.

The Heart and Lungs work together

a)

to bring oxygen to the only parts of the body

b)

to bring oxygen to the entire body

c)

to bring Carbon dioxide to the body

81.

Smooth muscles are also known as....

a)

Skeletal muscles

b)

Involuntary muscles

c)

Invisible muscles

d)

Long muscles