WorksheetsCardiovascular System Review
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins
1. vascular spasm
2. ___________
3. coagulation
Which of the following is the smallest blood vessel?
Venules
Arterioles
Veins
Capillaries
What makes up around 55% of the blood?
Plasma
Red Blood Cells
White Blood Cells
Platelets
What causes the blood to be the distinct red colour?
Haemoglobin
Glucose
Hormones
Oxygen
What is the function (job) of the platelets?
To form clots (i.e. scabs) when you have cuts and grazes.
To transport oxygen to the muscles
To carry dissolved sugars.
To produce antibodies
What is the function (job) of the white blood cells?
To transport oxygen around the body.
To carry dissolved sugars.
To clot and cover wounds like cuts and grazes.
To release antibodies to help destroy infections.
What is the function (job) of the plasma?
To release antibodies to fight infections.
To transport oxygen around the body.
To carry dissolved nutrients and sugars.
To transport oxygen around the body.
What is the function (job) of the red blood cells?
To transport oxygen around the body and to the muscles.
To release antibodies to fight infections.
To carry dissolved nutrients and sugars.
To clot and form scabs if there is a wound on the body.
What is blood made of?
oxygen and plasma
red blood cells and white blood cells
plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
plasma and platelets
Which cell engulfs and digests bacteria/pathogens?
lymphocytes
phagocytes
platelets
How much blood does an adult have?
5 liters
10 liters
8 liters
20 liters
What are the most common blood cells?
red blood cells
white blood cells
platelets
plasma
Where are platelets made?
plasma
hemoglobin
bone marrow
Pottery Barn
Why do platelets clump together?
to produce oxygen
to reduce oxygen
to produce blood loss
to reduce blood loss
What does a transfusion replace?
lost body temperature
lost blood
lost antibodies
lost pathogens
What is the SECOND step in the three phases of haemostasis?
vascular phase
intrinsic pathway
extrinsic pathway
platelet phase
Which of the following statements about platelets is INCORRECT?
Platelets adhere to collagen fibers of damaged tissue
Platelets are cell fragments of megakaryocytes
Platelets activate the clotting cascade
Platelets are involved in clot dissolution
In haemostasis, which molecule polymerises to become the insoluble blood clot?
factor X
thrombin
fibrin
plasmin
Which enzyme converts fibrinogen to fibrin?
serotonin
thrombin
factor X
factor XIII
These vessels carry blood away from the heart.
arteries
veins
capillaries
superior vena cava
The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place in these vessels.
arteries
veins
inferior vena cava
lung capillaries
Brings blood to the heart from the upper portion of the body.
pulmonary artery
superior vena cava
pulmonary vein
inferior vena cava
Valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle.
tricuspid valve
mitral valve
pulmonary valve
aortic valve
Thickest walled chamber of the heart.
left atrium
right ventricle
left ventricle
right atrium
Valve between the left ventricle and the aorta.
aortic valve
pulmonary valve
tricuspid valve
mitral valve
These vessels carry blood to each lung from the right ventricle.
superior vena cava
pulmonary arteries
pulmonary veins
aorta
Valve between the right atrium and the right ventricle.
mitral valve
pulmonary valve
aortic valve
tricuspid valve
Blood in the right atrium:
Oxygenated
Deoxygenated
Blood in the left ventricle:
Oxygenated
Deoxygenated
Blood in the pulmonary artery:
Oxygenated
Deoxygenated
Blood in the pulmonary veins:
Oxygenated
Deoxygenated
Blood in the aorta:
Oxygenated
Deoxygenated
Blood in the left atrium:
Oxygenated
Deoxygenated
Blood in the Inferior Vena Cava:
Oxygenated
Deoxygenated
High cholesterol can increase your risk of developing heart disease because of the
pressure
plaque
diabetes
obesity
Which of the following blood vessels carries blood back to the heart (returns the blood)?
veins
arteries
The double walled sac that surrounds the heart is called the:
Arteries
Valves
Pericardium
Chambers
The primary cardiac pacemaker
SA Node
AV Node
Bundle of His
Thorel pathways
Which label is representing the Purkinje fibers?
A
C
D
E
B
P Wave:
SA Nodes contracts
Both atria contracts
Impulses reach the av node 0.10 delay allows
Repolarization or recovery of the ventricles
Impulses hit av bundle branch off into two bundles down front of heart into purkinje fibers
A patient is experiencing electrocardiogram changes. Which wave should the nurse recognize as representing ventricular repolarization?
Q wave
R wave
S wave
T wave
A patient is admitted for diagnosis of an electrocardiogram abnormality. Which wave should the nurse plan care based upon changes in the patient’s ventricular depolarization?
P wave
QRS complex
U wave
T wave
The nurse is reviewing cardiac anatomy with a patient scheduled for pacemaker insertion. Where should the nurse identify the location of the sinus node for the patient?
Left atrium
Right atrium
Left ventricle
Right ventricle
A common cardiac dysrhythmia characterized by premature heartbeats originating in the atria.
A-Fib
A-Flutter
PAC's
SA Block
Rate: 150 – 250 bpm
Rhythm: regular
Accelerated Junctional Rhythm
ST
Accelerated IVR
SVT
ST Depression
NSTEMI
STEMI
