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Blood Pressure and Conduction System Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

Blood pressure measures

a)

The contraction and relaxation of the heart

b)

The number of times the heart beats per minute

c)

The force exerted on the walls of the arteries by the blood

d)

The expansion and recoiling of the aorta

2.

The phase in the cardiac cycle in which the heart relaxes between contractions is known as

a)

Diastole

b)

Systole

c)

Pulse pressure

d)

Baseline recording

3.

The systolic blood pressure represents the

a)

Pressure in the arteries when the ventricles contract

b)

Pressure in the arteries when the heart relaxes

c)

Pressure in the arteries when the atria contract

d)

Expansion and recoiling of the aorta

4.

Normal blood pressure for an adult is

a)

140/90 mm Hg

b)

120/80 mm Hg

c)

110/40 mm Hg

d)

70–80 beats/min

5.
A blood pressure cuff is also called a 
a)
Mercury meter
b)
Stethoscope 
c)
Pythogometer
d)

Sphygmomanometer

6.

The radial pulse is located in the:

a)

neck

b)

arm

c)

wrist

d)

groin

7.

Which is the pacemaker of the heart?

a)

AV node

b)

SA node

c)

Bundle of His

d)

Bundle branches

8.
Which is the correct path of electrical impulses through the heart?
a)

SA → Purkinje Fibers → Bundle Branches (His)→ AV

b)

SA → AV → Bundle Branches (His)→ Purkinje Fibers

c)

AV → SA → Bundle Branches (His)→ Purkinje Fibers

d)

AV → Bundle Branches (His)→ SA → Purkinje Fibers

9.

Which of the following is a cardiac cycle?

a)

ventricular relaxation

b)

ventricular contraction

c)

equivalent to 1 complete heart beat

d)

a heart attack

10.

What is this called

a)

ECG/EKG

b)

MRI

c)

Echocardiogram

d)

CT

11.

Which blood vessels take blood AWAY from the heart?

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

12.

Which blood vessels are only one cell thick?

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

13.

Which blood vessel has valves to prevent the back-flow of blood?

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

14.

Used to listen to sounds of the heart.

a)

Sphygmomanometer

b)

EKG

c)

stethoscope

15.

Faster than normal Heart rate

a)

Bradycardia

b)

arrythmia

c)

Tachycardia