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Cardiac Physiology

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

The heart lies in the left half of the thoracic cavity

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which of the following is the proper sequence of cardiac excitation?

a)

SA node-AV node-atrial myocardium-bundle of

His-Purkinje fibers-ventricular myocardium

b)

SA node-atrial myocardium-AV node-bundle of

His-ventricular myocardium-Purkinje fibers

c)

SA node-atrial myocardium-ventricular myocardium-AV node-bundle of His-Purkinje fibers

d)

SA node-atrial myocardium-AV node-bundle of

His-Purkinje fibers-ventricular myocardium

3.

Sympathetic stimulation of the heart

a)

increases the heart rate

b)

increases the contractility of the heart muscle

c)

shifts the Frank–Starling curve to the left

d)

Both a and b

e)

All of the above

4.

It received O2 poor blood from the venae cavae

a)

Left atrium

b)

Right Atrium

c)

Left ventricle

d)

Right ventricle

5.

Pumps O2 rich blood into the aorta

a)

Left atrium

b)

Right Atrium

c)

Left ventricle

d)

Right ventricle

6.

pumps O2-poor blood

into the pulmonary artery

a)

Left atrium

b)

Right Atrium

c)

Left ventricle

d)

Right ventricle

7.

receives O2-rich blood

from the pulmonary veins

a)

Left atrium

b)

Right Atrium

c)

Left ventricle

d)

Right ventricle

8.

prevents backflow of blood from the ventricles to the atria

a)

AV valves

b)

Semilunar valves

9.

prevents backflow of

blood from the arteries

into the ventricles

a)

AV valves

b)

Semilunar valves

10.

The first heart sound is associated with the closing of

the _______(AV/semilunar) valves and signals the onset of ____________(systole/

diastole), whereas the second heart sound is associated with

closing of the _________(AV/semilunar) valves and signals the onset of

_____________(systole/diastole).

(a)  

11.

The link that coordinates coronary blood flow with myocardial oxygen need

a)

Acetylcholine

b)

Adenosine

c)

Epinephrine

d)

Nor epinephrine

12.

According to the Frank-Starling law of the heart, the strength

of ventricular contraction is

a)

directly proportional to the end-diastolic volume.

b)

inversely proportional to the end-diastolic volume.

c)

independent of the end-diastolic volume.

13.

In the absence of compensations, the stroke volume will decrease when

a)

blood volume increases

b)

venous return increases.

c)

contractility increases.

d)

arterial blood pressure increases.

14.

Blood flow in the coronary circulation

a)

increases during systole.

b)

increases during diastole.

c)

remains constant throughout the cardiac cycle.

15.

The volume of blood pumped per minute by the left ventricle is

a)

greater than the volume pumped by the right ventricle.

b)

less than the volume pumped by the right ventricle.

c)

the same as the volume pumped by the right ventricle.

d)

either less or greater than the volume pumped by the right

ventricle, depending on the strength of contraction.