Font size
WorksheetsThe Cardiovascular System
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 11mins
The heart is located in the...
Stomach
Thoracic Cavity
Diaphragm
Lungs
The 'apex' of the heart is...
Inside
Outside
Top
Bottom
The 'mediastinum' is also known as the...
Middle of the heart
The cardiac notch
The sternum
The heart wall
The vessels of the cardiovascular system are...
arteries, capillaries and veins
aorta, pulmonary trunk and veins
capillaries, arteries and ventricles
veins, vena cava and atria
The pericardium does what?
Passes the blood to the body
Passes the blood to the lungs
Pumps the heart
Encloses the heart
Which is the odd one out?
Veins carry blood back to the heart
Capillaries are for gas and nutrient exchange
Ventricles carry blood to the body
Arteries carry blood away from the heart
What sets your heart rate?
The sinoatrial node (SA)
the atrioventricular node (NA)
Intercalated discs...
electrically connect cardiac muscle fibres
contain gap junctions
facilitates the co-ordination of cardiac contractions
are found between cardiac muscle cells
Valves in the heart...
prevent backflow of blood
squeeze blood out
let oxygen in
prevents the muscle from moving
Baroreceptors are located in the walls of the carotid artery and the...
(a)
Using blue and red, draw the flow of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood, in and out of the heart
Cardiac output = stroke volume x ...
(a)
The heart beats on its own, this is known as...
autoimmune
automated
automatic
autorhythmic
Label the heart
