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IB Biology SL - The Heart

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of muscle is found in the heart?

a)

skeletal

b)

smooth

c)

voluntary

d)

cardiac

2.

In general, what is systole?

a)

contraction

b)

the same as diastole

c)

relaxation

d)

the system of blood vessels in the heart

3.

What causes the "lub" sound?

a)

AV valves closing

b)

AV valves opening

c)

semilunar valves closing

d)

semilunar valves opening

4.

What chamber of the heart has the thickest walls?

a)

right atrium

b)

left atrium

c)

right ventricle

d)

left ventricle

5.

The human heart is referred to as myogenic because

a)

nerve impulses stimulate the heart muscle tissue to contract

b)

an individual has an SA node that is not functioning

c)

a signal originates within the heart muscle tissue to contract

d)

the size of the heart is genetically determined based on the myocyte gene

6.

The two causes of normal heart sounds are

a)

AV valves closing and semilunar valves opening

b)

AV valves opening and semilunar valves closing

c)

AV valves closing and semilunar valves closing

d)

AV valves opening and semilunar valves opening

7.

The diagram shows the pressure changes during a cardiac cycle. Which is an explanation of what is happening?

a)

During phase I, pressure in the left ventricle decreases while it increases in the aorta during contraction of the left atrium

b)

In phase II , pressure rises in the aorta because the left ventricle is contracting

c)

In phase III, pressure decreases in the aorta because the left atrium is relaxing

d)

In phase III, there is a constant increase of pressure in the aorta as both the left atrium and ventricle are at rest

8.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

9.

In which blood vessels connected to the heart does the blood have the lowest carbon dioxide concentration?

a)

Pulmonary vein

b)

Vena cava

c)

Pulmonary artery

d)

Coronary vein

10.

The picture shows a human heart. Which shows the sequence of blood flow through the heart?

a)

III ----> IV ----> I

b)

IV ----> III ----> II

c)

VII ----> VIII ----> I

d)

VIII ----> VII ----> VI