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WorksheetsChapter 2 - Cardiovascular Physiology: Function
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The system that is responsible for the preparation of the body for physical activity is the:
Central Nervous System
Peripheral Nervous System
Parasympathetic Nervous System
Sympathetic Nervous System
The term that defines the volume of blood pumped out of one ventricle of the heart in a single beat or contraction is:
Preload Volume
Cardiact Volume
Input volume
Stroke Volume
The effect of alpha stimulation causes:
Increased Bronchial Dilation
Decreased Heart Rate
Increased Blood Pressure
Decreased Blood Pressure
The system that is responsible for regulating the calmer functions of our existence is the:
Sympathetic Nervous System
Peripheral Nervous system
Parasympathetic Nervous System
All of the above
The valve between the right ventricle and the pulmonary arteries is termed the:
Pulmonic Semilunar Valve
Mitral Semilunar Valve
Aortic Semilunar Valve
Bicuspid Semilunar Valve
The only vein that carries oxygenated blood is the:
Lateral Marginal Vein
Inferior Vena Cava
Great Cardiac Vein
Pulmonary Vein
Blood pressure is affected by peripheral vascular resistance and cardiac:
Input
Preload
Stimulation
Output
The _______ is directly affected by the exact volume of blood that returns to the right atrium.
Postload
Preload
Afterload
Middleload
All of the following are signs of inadequate cardiac output EXCEPT:
Low Blood Pressure
Dizziness
Hypertension
Shortness of Breath
Acetylcholine is the chemical neurotransmitter for the ________ nervous system.
Peripheral
Parasympathetic
Sympathetic
None of the Above
The autonomic nervous system is divided into ________ major divisions.
6
4
8
2
The amount of opposition to blood flow offered by the arterioles is known as:
Cardiac Output
Preload
Blood Pressure
Peripheral Vascular Resistance
The result of the release of norepinephrine is the:
Decrease in heart rate and vasodilation
Increase in heart rate and vasoconstriction
Increase in heart rate and vasodilation
Decrease in heart rate and vasoconstriction
The resistance against which the heart must pump is termed:
Preload
Heartload
Afterload
Middleload
The term that is synonymous with ventricular contraction is:
Systole
Heart rate
Diastole
Preload
A concept known as Starling's Law of the heart is a result of the ________ of the ventricular myocardial fibers.
Shrinking
Stimulation
Stretching
Decrease
The effect of beta2 stimulation caused bronchial:
Spasms
Dilation
Constriction
Secretions
The formula for cardiac output is stroke volume X ________.
Respiratory Rate
Blood Volume
Blood Pressure
Heart Rate
The only artery that carries unoxygenated blood is the:
Left Coronary Artery
Brachial Artery
Pulmonary Artery
Aorta
The valve between the right atrium and the right ventricle is the:
Tricuspid Semilunar Valve
Pulmonary Semilunar Valve
Bicuspid Semilunar Valve
Mitral Semilunar Valve
Norepinephrine is the chemical neurotransmitter for the:
Parasympathetic Nervous System
Peripheral Semilunar Valve
Sympathetic Nervous System
Cardiac Nervous System
The term that is synonymous with ventricular relaxation is:
Afterload
Diastole
Stroke Volume
Systole
The effect of beta1 stimulation causes:
Decreased contractility
Vasodilation
Decreased heart rate
Increased heart rate
The valve located between the left atrium and the left ventricle is the:
Pulmonic Valve
Aortic Valve
Mitral Valve
Tricuspid Valve
When acetylcholine is released, it causes the heart rate to:
Increase and atrioventricular conduction rates too slow
Increase and atrioventricular conduction rates to increase
Slow and atrioventricular conduction rates to increase
Slow and atrioventricular conduction rates too slow
