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Cardiovascular System Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which part of the heart is this? It delivers oxygenated blood to the rest of the body.

a)
Aorta
b)
Pumonary Vein
c)
Pulmonary Artery
d)
Left Atrium
2.

Which part of the heart is this? It pumps blood into the aorta and out to the body.

a)

Aorta

b)

Right Ventricle

c)

Left Atrium

d)

Left Ventricle

3.

Which part of the heart is this? These vessels bring blood back to the heart from the lungs.

a)
Pulmonary Vein
b)
Pulmonary Artery
c)
Right Atrium
d)
Tricuspid Valve
4.
During the Cardiac Cycle, Ventricular systole is when what happens?
a)
The Left Ventricle contracts
b)
When the Right Ventricle contracts
c)
When the Atria contract
d)
When both Ventricles contract
5.
During the Cardiac Cycle the diastole phase is when?
a)

The heart is fully contracted

b)

The ventricles are relaxed

c)

When the ventricles are contracted

d)

All of the above

6.
The number of times the heart Ventricles beat in one minute is known as?
a)
Heart Rate
b)
Stroke Volume
c)
Cardiac Output
7.

Tachycardia is ____

a)
Rest heart rate above 60BPM
b)
Resting heart rate below 40 BPM
c)
Resting Heart Rate below 60BPM
d)
Resting Heart Rate above 100 BPM
8.

What prevents blood from flowing back into the atria when the ventricles contract?

a)

semilunar valves

b)

sinoatrial node

c)

atrioventricular node

d)

tricuspid and bicuspid valves

9.

When blood leaves this chamber of the heart, it heads out the pulmonary arteries to the lungs.

a)

left atrium

b)

right atrium

c)

left ventricle

d)

right ventricle

10.

One of the body's largest blood vessels that transports blood from the body region below the diaphragm to the heart

a)

superior vena cava

b)

inferior vena cava

c)

pulmonary trunk

d)

pulmonary veins

11.

This initiates the action potential that causes the heart to beat. Called the pacemaker.

a)

Inferior vena cava

b)

Atrioventricular node (AV node)

c)

Superior vena cava

d)

Sinoatrial node (SA node)

12.

Blood returning from the brain, will return to the heart in this chamber.

a)

right atrium

b)

right ventricle

c)

left atrium

d)

left ventricle

13.

This stops blood from flowing back into the ventricles when they relax

a)

semilunar valves

b)

tricuspid and bicuspid valves

c)

Sinoatrial node (SA node)

d)

Aorta

14.

This blood vessel splits in two and sends oxygen-poor blood away from the heart and to the lungs

a)

aorta

b)

pulmonary veins

c)

superior vena cava

d)

pulmonary trunk/artery

15.

This chamber of the heart receives oxygenated blood from the lungs

a)

right atrium

b)

right ventricle

c)

left atrium

d)

left ventricle

16.

Which best explains why capillary walls are so thin?

a)

because they do not need to pump blood

b)

because they are found only in the smallest organs and tissues

c)

because they maximize diffusion of nutrients

d)

because blood only travels through them slowly

17.

These carry blood towards the heart

a)

arteries

b)

veins

18.

These carry blood away from the heart

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

19.

Blood traveling through the pulmonary circuit goes through the right side of the heart and out to the _______

a)

left side of the heart

b)

body

c)

lungs

d)

tricuspid valve

20.

Blood traveling through the systemic circuit goes through the _____ side of the heart and out to the body

a)

right

b)

left

21.

Why is coronary circulation necessary?

a)

because blood needs to be pushed throughout the entire body

b)

because the heart itself needs nourishment

c)

because the scalp requires an exceptional amount of nourishment

22.
What does blood consist of?
a)

plasma

b)

platelets

c)
red blood cells
d)

white blood cells

23.
This part of blood helps it clot, when you get cut.
a)
Red blood cells
b)
Plasma
c)
Platelets
d)
White blood cells
24.
_______ is made mostly of water and makes up about 55% of the blood
a)
Plasma
b)
Platelets 
c)
Red blood cells
d)
White blood cells
25.
What part of blood is responsible for carrying oxygen and carbon dioxide to or from body cells?
a)
Red Blood Cells
b)
White Blood Cells
c)
Platelets
d)
Plasma
26.
What part of blood is responsible for carrying wastes, nutrients, and minerals?
a)
Red Blood Cells
b)
White Blood Cells
c)
Platelets
d)
Plasma
27.
What part of blood is responsible for fighting infections?
a)
Red Blood Cells
b)
White Blood Cells
c)
Platelets
d)
Plasma
28.

Name the proteins on the surface of red blood cells.

a)

Antibodies

b)

Antigens

c)

Plasma

d)

Collagen

29.

What type of antigens can be found on the surface of RBC's when someone has blood type O?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

Both A and B

d)

none

30.

What type of antigens can be found on the surface of RBC's when someone has blood type AB?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

Both A and B

d)

none

31.

Where are antibodies located?

a)

surface of red blood cells

b)

surface of white blood cells

c)

plasma

d)

surface of platelets

32.

What antibodies can be found in the plasma when someone has blood type A?

a)

none

b)

A

c)

B

d)

A and B

33.
which blood type is the universal donor (all people can receive it)?
a)
O
b)
AB
c)
A
d)
B
34.
Which blood type is the universal recipient?
a)
AB+ 
b)
AB-
c)
O+
d)
O-
35.

What blood type is this?

a)

A+

b)

B+

c)

AB+

d)

AB-