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Heart Structure and Blood Flow Practice

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Major artery at the top of the heart sends oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the rest of the body.
a)
aorta
b)
pulmonary artery
c)
inferior vena cava
2.

Which part of the heart pumps the oxygen-riched blood to all parts of the body?

a)

right ventricle

b)

left ventricle

c)

right atrium

d)

left atrium

3.

Which structure of the heart receives blood from the body that is low in oxygen and high in carbon dioxide?

a)

Right atrium

b)

Left atrium

c)

Right ventricle

d)

Left ventricle

4.
What does letter D represent?
a)
aorta
b)
left atrium
c)
left ventricle
d)
right atrium
5.
What does letter B represent?
a)
aorta
b)
superior vena cava
c)
inferior vena cava
d)
right pulmonary artery
6.
Which valve is letter X?
a)
aortic
b)
bicuspid
c)
tricuspid
d)
pulmonary
7.
Freshly oxygenated blood is delivered to the _____________ and then it passes into the  __________ to be pumped to the entire body.
a)
right ventricle; right atrium
b)
left ventricle; left atrium
c)
left atrium; left ventricle
d)
right atrium; right ventricle
8.

In the walls of the heart, there are two thin layers around a thick layer of muscle called the

a)

epithelial tissue.

b)

pericardium.

c)

connective tissue.

d)

myocardium.

9.
The valves between the atria and ventricles are known as the ________ valves.
a)
atrioventricular
b)
aortic
c)
semilunar
d)
pulmonary
10.

Vein that empties deoxygenated blood from the upper body into the upper right heart chamber

a)

Inferior Vena Cava

b)

Superior Vena Cava

c)

Pulmonary Veins

d)

Aortic veins

11.

Vein that empties deoxygenated blood from the lower body into the upper right heart chamber

a)

Inferior Vena Cava

b)

Superior Vena Cava

c)

Pulmonary Veins

d)

Aortic veins

12.

Type of blood vessels taking blood away from the heart

a)

Venules

b)

Veins

c)

Capillaries

d)

Arteries

13.

Type of blood vessels taking blood to the heart

a)

Venules

b)

Veins

c)

Capillaries

d)

Arteries

14.

Which valve sits between the right atrium and right ventricle of the heart?

a)

Pulmonary

b)

Bicuspid

c)

Aortic

d)

Tricuspid

15.

Which chamber receives blood from the two largest veins in the body?

a)

Right atrium

b)

Right ventricle

c)

Left atrium

d)

Left ventricle

16.

Place the pathway of blood through the heart in the correct sequence.

a)

L-K-H-B-G-E-C-F-A-I-E-D

b)

I-J-D-C-F-A-H-B-G-E-K-L

c)

A-B-J-C-D-E-F-K-L-G-H-I

d)

I-J-E-D-C-F-A-B-G-H-K-L

17.

Which area of the heart receives blood from the systemic veins?

a)

Right atrium

b)

Left atrium

c)

Right ventricle

d)

Left ventricle