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Chapter 1 - The Anatomy of the Heart: Structure

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which valves are closed during ventricular diastole?

a)

Aortic and Pulmonic Valves

b)

Bicuspid and Tricuspid Valves

c)

Mitral and Tricuspid Valves

d)

Mitral and Aortic Valves

2.

Vessels that carry blood to the heart, operate under low pressure, and are relatively thin-walled are called:

a)

Arteries

b)

Capillaries

c)

Arterioles

d)

Veins

3.

The valve is located between the left atrium and the left ventricle is the:

a)

Pulmonic

b)

Aortic

c)

Tricuspid

d)

Mitral

4.

The main coronary arteries are located on the surface of the:

a)

Middle cardium

b)

Epicardium

c)

Endocardium

d)

Exocardiu,

5.

The thick middle layer of the heart is called the:

a)

Epicardium

b)

Endocardium

c)

Myocardium

d)

Pericardium

6.

The excess accumulation of fluid in the pericardial sac is called:

a)

Cardiac compression

b)

Cardiac stenosis

c)

Cardiac tamponade

d)

Cardiac seizure

7.

The _________ is a short trunk that serves to receive deoxygenated blood from the veins of the myocardium.

a)

Coronary groove

b)

Coronary sinus

c)

Coronary thrombus

d)

Coronary sulcus

8.

There are __________ main coronary arteries in the heart.

a)

Two

b)

Five

c)

Four

d)

Six

9.

The valve located between the right atrium and the right ventricle is the:

a)

Bicuspid

b)

Aortic

c)

Tricuspid

d)

Mitral

10.

The upper chambers of the heart are separated by the:

a)

Interventricular septum

b)

Atrioventricular groove

c)

Mediastinum

d)

Interatrial septum

11.

The lower chambers of the heart are called:

a)

Ventricles

b)

Endocardium

c)

Atria

d)

Veins

12.

The valves that prevent backflow into the ventricles are called:

a)

Mitral

b)

Bicuspid

c)

Semilunar

d)

Atrioventricular

13.

Oxygenated blood is distributed throughout the heart muscle through a process known as:

a)

Central

circulation

b)

Coronary circulation

c)

Systemic

circulation

d)

Pulmonary

circulation

14.

Which arteries carry unoxygenated blood?

a)

Pulmonary and umbilical arteries

b)

Carotid and femoral arteries

c)

Femoral and coronary arteries

d)

Aorta and brachial arteries

15.

Passive filling of the coronary arteries occurs during:

a)

Ventricular

contraction

b)

Ventricular

diastole

c)

Ventricular

systole

d)

Atrial diastole

16.

Concerning the pericardial sac, the part that is in direct contact with the pleura is termed:

a)

Visceral

pericardium

b)

Anterior

pericardium

c)

Parietal

pericardium

d)

Posterior

pericardium

17.

The two main coronary arteries arise from the ________ of the aorta.

a)

Inferior end

b)

Trunk

c)

Middle

d)

Top

18.

There are a total of ________ hollow chamber(s) in the heart.

a)

Three

b)

Four

c)

One

d)

Two

19.

The three layers of the arterial walls are called:

a)

Semilunar

b)

Septums

c)

Connective tissue

d)

Tunics

20.

The two upper chambers of the heart are the:

a)

Mediastinum

b)

Atria

c)

Myocardium

d)

Ventricles

21.

The circumflex artery is a branch of the _________ coronary artery.

a)

Lower

b)

Left

c)

Right

d)

Middle

22.

The area that surrounds the outside of the heart and divides the atria from the ventricles is called:

a)

Interatrial

septum

b)

Coronary

sinus

c)

Coronary

sulcus

d)

Inferior

chambers

23.

The left side of the heart is more muscular than the right side.

a)

True

b)

False