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Cardiovascular Trivia

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Make a fist. That is around about the size of your heart. How much do you think your heart weighs in grams?

a)

30grams

b)

300grams

c)

100 grams

d)

200grams

2.

The sound of a heartbeat has been described as a lub dub, lub dub. What part of the heart is making that noise?

a)

Atrium

b)

Ventricles

c)

Valves/Valves opening and closing

d)

Aorta

3.

How many weeks after conception does a human heart start beating?

a)

12 weeks

b)

3 weeks

c)

5 weeks

d)

8 weeks

4.

Daniel Hale Williams performed the first successful open-heart surgery on a patient with a knife wound in his chest. What year did Williams complete this surgery

a)

1930

b)

1980

c)

1900

d)

1893

5.

In 1958, Arne Larsson received the first one of these implants to help his heartbeat normally. He went on to outlive the surgeon who installed it, finally dying from melanoma at age 86. What was installed in his chest?

a)

Pacemaker

b)

Arrhythmia

c)

Cardiac Ablation

d)

Artificial Valve

6.

Louis Washkansky received the first human heart transplant when Lyndon B. Johnson was the U.S. president. What year was this surgery completed?

a)

1930

b)

1953

c)

2000

d)

1967

7.

The first successful human heart transplant was completed by Dr Christiaan Bardnard in 1967. In what country was this amazing surgery performed?

a)

United Kingdom

b)

India

c)

South Africa

d)

Canada

8.

You're having a heart transplant. The doctor fumbles and your heart rolls under the table. How many minutes does he have to recover the heart before it's spoiled?

a)

5 second rule!

b)

About an hour

c)

About 3-5 minutes

9.

With the help of a doctor and an ice box, how long can your heart survive outside the body before being reconnected?

a)

1 hour

b)

8 hours

c)

4 hours

10.

When you pledge allegiance to the flag, where should you really be placing your hand to cover your heart?

a)

Midchest

b)

Right side

c)

Center, slightly to the left

11.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. How often does someone die from this disease?

a)

One every 57 minutes

b)

One every 23 minutes

c)

One every 36 seconds

12.

Every year, about how many Americans have a heart attack?

a)

800,000

b)

550,000

c)

200,000

13.

Your heart pumps blood to every corner of your body. Except for one place. Where?

a)

Fingertips

b)

Tongue

c)

ears

d)

Cornea

14.

Before the invention of this instrument, a doctor would have to rest his head on your chest to listen to your heart. This is most improper! What modest instrument was invented in 1816 to fix this?

a)

Stethoscope

b)

Oxymeter

c)

Blood pressure cuff

15.

At 8 microns in diameter, about a tenth of the diameter of a human hair, these little vessels are found throughout the body

a)

Artery

b)

Veins

c)

Capillaries

16.

Connected to the left ventricle of the heart, this artery is the largest in your body.

a)

Inferior Vena Cava

b)

Aorta

c)

Pulmonary Artery

17.

Cardiac catheterization is where a doctor puts a very small, flexible, hollow tube into a blood vessel that then threads up into the aorta and heart. They can enter from your arm, neck, or what other place?

a)

Abdomen

b)

Midsternum

c)

Groin

18.

Femoral, Brachial, Pericardial, and Vertebral are all types of what?

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

19.

In the movie Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, a man has his heart ripped out of his chest. It still beats. Should that heart still be beating?

a)

Yes

b)

No

20.

Human hearts beat at between 60 to 100 beats per minute. Which animal's heart beats the fastest at 1200 beats per minute?

a)

Giraffe

b)

Cheeta

c)

Shrew