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Heart

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the following

a)

Tricuspid Valve

1.

Prevents backflow from the right ventricle to the right atrium

b)

Mitral Valve

2.

Prevents backflow from the left ventricle to the left atrium

c)

Pulmonary valve

3.

Prevents backflow from the pulmonary artery to the right ventricle

d)

Aortic valve

4.

Prevents backflow from the aorta to the left ventricle

2.

Put the correct order of blood flow through the heart.

a)

Right atrium

b)

Right ventricle

c)

Pulmonary arteries and veins

d)

Left atrium

e)

Left ventricle

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
3.

Match the following

a)

Pericardium

1.

A double-walled sac that surrounds the heart

b)

Endocardium

2.

The endothelial membrane that lines the chambers of the heart

c)

Myocardium

3.

The middle layer of the heart wall; composed of cardiac muscle

d)

Epicardium

4.

The serous membrane on the surface of the myocardium

4.

The point of maximum impulse of the heart is at the:

a)

mediastinum

b)

apex

c)

base

d)

aorta

5.

The portion of the heart wall that lines the heart's chambers is the

a)

myocardium

b)

pericardium

c)

endocardium

d)

epicardium

6.

Which heart valve controls the flow of blood between the left atrium and the left ventricle?

a)

Pulmonary valve

b)

Aortic valve

c)

Tricuspid valve

d)

Mitral valve

7.

What is the name of the great vessel that supplies blood to the right atrium?

a)

Superior and Inferior vena cavae

b)

Aorta

c)

Pulmonary arteries

d)

Pulmonary veins

8.

How does the myocardium receive its blood supply?

a)

It receives its supply of blood from the left ventricle.

b)

It receives its blood through the coronary sinus.

c)

It doesn't require any additional blood other than what flows through the chambers.

d)

It receives its blood through the right and left coronary arteries.

9.

What is the heart's primary pacemaker?

a)

The atrioventricular (AV) node

b)

The Purkinje fibers

c)

The sympathetic nervous system

d)

The sinoatrial (SA) node

10.

On an electrocardiogram, the QRS complex represents:

a)

atrial depolarization

b)

ventricular depolarization

c)

ventricular repolarization

d)

impulse transmission from the atria to the ventricles

11.

On an electrocardiogram, the P wave represents:

a)

atrial depolarization

b)

ventricular depolarization

c)

ventricular repolarization

d)

impulse transmission from the atria to the ventricles

12.

On an electrocardiogram, the T wave represents:

a)

atrial depolarization

b)

ventricular depolarization

c)

ventricular repolarization

d)

impulse transmission from the atria to the ventricles

13.

The cardiac cycle is:

a)

the amount of blood pumped by the heart in 1 minute

b)

the heart's ability to beat spontaneously

c)

the period when the left ventricle ejects its volume of blood

d)

the series of events that occur from the beginning of one heartbeat to the beginning of the next

14.

Cardiac output equals:

a)

heart rate times stroke volume

b)

stroke volume times ejection fraction

c)

age times heart rate

d)

the percentage of blood ejected by the ventricles with each contraction

15.

The parasympathetic nervous system sends impulses to the heart via the vagus nerve, which:

a)

slows the heart rate

b)

increases the heart rate

c)

doesn't affect the heart rate

d)

raises the blood pressure, which, in turn, slows the heart rate

16.

What is the term used to describe the amount of tension, or stretch, in the ventricular muscle just before it contracts?

a)

Contractility

b)

Afterload

c)

Ascites

d)

Preload

17.

How big is your heart?

a)

About the size of your brain

b)

About the size of your lungs

c)

About the size of a cell

d)

About the size of your fist

18.

How are arteries and veins different?

a)

One is bigger than the other.

b)

The arteries carry more blood than the veins.

c)

The arteries carry blood away from the heart.

Veins carry blood to the heart.

d)

The veins carry blood away from the heart.

Arteries carry blood to the heart.

19.

Which chamber in the heart collects oxygen poor blood?

a)

Right Atrium

b)

Right Ventricle

c)

Left Atrium

d)

Left Ventricle

20.

Which chamber in the heart collects oxygen rich blood?

a)

Right Atrium

b)

Left Ventricle

c)

Left Atrium

d)

Right Ventricle

21.

Which chamber in the heart pumps oxygen poor blood to the pulmonary artery?

a)

Right Ventricle

b)

Left Ventricle

c)

Aorta

d)

Right Atrium

22.
Name this part.
a)
Right ventricle
b)
Aorta
c)
Right atrium
d)
Atrium
23.
Name this part.
a)
Right ventricle
b)
Pulmonary artery
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right atrium
24.
Name the part.
a)
Pulmonary vein
b)
Right atrium
c)
Aorta
d)
Pulmonary artery
25.
Name the part.
a)
Left ventricle
b)
Vena cava
c)
Right atrium
d)
Right ventricle
26.
Name this part.
a)
Left ventricle
b)
Pulmonary artery
c)
Right atrium
d)
Pulmonary veins
27.
Name this part.
a)
Right atrium
b)
Left ventricle
c)
Right ventricle
d)
Left atrium
28.
Which side of the heart pumps oxygen-rich blood to the rest of the body?
a)
Right
b)
Left
29.
Which side of the heart pumps blood into the lungs?
a)
Right
b)
Left
30.
What is the largest artery in the body?
a)
femoral artery
b)
brachial artery
c)
carotid artery
d)
aorta
31.

How does the heart muscle move the blood between your heart, lungs and the rest of the body?

a)

Magic

b)

Diaphragm muscle pushes the blood around your body

c)

Muscle contractions and relaxations

d)

Who knows, ask a scientist

32.
A flap of tissue that prevents blood from flowing backward
a)
Aorta
b)
Atrium
c)
Septum
d)
Valve
33.
These structures carry blood away from the heart.
a)
Blood cells
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
d)
Arteries
34.
These structures carry deoxygenated blood to the heart.
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
d)
Vena Cava
35.
This chamber of the heart that RECEIVES blood returning from the body
a)
Right Atrium
b)
Right Ventricle
c)
Left Atrium
d)
Left Ventricle
36.
Deoxygenated blood
a)
travels through veins
b)
has little oxygen because the O2 was delivered to cells
c)
all of these are true
d)
is indicated by blue on anatomical diagrams
37.
The purpose of heart valves is to 
a)
set the pace at which the heart beats
b)
prevent blood from flowing backward
c)
oxygenate the blood as it passes through the valve
d)
add minerals to the blood
38.

#1

a)

superior vena cava

b)

inferior vena cava

c)

aorta

d)

pulmonary artery

39.

#13

a)

right atrium

b)

left atrium

c)

left ventricle

d)

right ventricle

40.

A myocardial infarction occurs when one of the ________ arteries is blocked, preventing blood from getting to the heart muscle.

a)

pulmonary

b)

descending

c)

coronary

d)

carotid

41.

What is Heart Failure?

a)

heart attack

b)

the heart stops beating

c)

the heart has the inability to pump enough blood to meet the body's oxygen or nutrients needs

d)

the heart fills with blood but it unable to pump any blood to the lungs or body

42.
The number of times the heart ventricles beat in one minute is known as?
a)
Heart Rate
b)
Stroke Volume
c)
Cardiac Output
43.
______ are tiny vessels that pass blood from arteries and veins.
a)
Veins
b)
Artery
c)
Capillaries
d)
Sysole
44.

The mitral valve is another name for the

a)

Aortic valve

b)

Pulmonary valve

c)

Tricuspid valve

d)

Bicuspid valve

45.

Which of the following carries blood TO the lungs?

a)

pulmonary veins

b)

pulmonary arteries

c)

aorta

d)

superior vena cava

46.

The "semilunars" include

a)

mitral and tricuspid

b)

aortic and pulmonary

c)

bicuspid and aortic

d)

tricuspid and pulmonary

47.

Prevention of backflow is the function of the

a)

pulmonary arteries

b)

valves

c)

septums

d)

vena cava

48.

The circuit that delivers blood to the body is called

a)

pulmonary

b)

systemic

49.
Carries the blood from the ventricle to the body
a)
Aorta
b)
Atrium
c)
Valve
d)
Septum
50.
These carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs.
a)
Pulmonary arteries
b)
Superior and Inferior vena cava
c)
Pulmonary veins
d)
Ascending and Descending Aorta
51.

Blood vessels of the heart that supply blood to the heart

a)

Coronary arteries

b)

Cardiac veins

c)

Capillary network