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WorksheetsThe Cardiac Cycle
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
Diastole refers to what action?
Filling
Pumping
Systole refers to what action?
Filing
Pumping
The Vena Cava delivers blood to the heart into the.....
left atrium
right atrium
left ventricle
right ventricle
During ventricular systole what is happening?
the ventricles are relaxed and the atria contracted
the ventricles and the atria are relaxed
the ventricles and the atria are contracted
the ventricles are contracted and the atria are relaxed
Deoxygenated blood is found on the left side of the heart. True or false?
True
False
Oxygenated blood returns to the heart via the Pulmonary vein to the ...
Left atrium
Right atrium
Left ventricle
Right ventricle
Oxygenated blood is pumped from the left ventricle to the rest of the body via...
the pulmonary vein
the pulmonary artery
the vena cava
the aorta
What is the definition of the cardiac cycle?
The contraction of the atria
The contraction and relaxation of the ventricles
The sequence of events that occur during one complete heartbeat
The circulation of blood in the heart
During ventricular ejection (blood being ejected from the ventricles when they contract)
Only the AV valves open
The semilunar valves open and the AV valves close.
Only the semilunar valves close.
The semilunar valves close and the AV valves open
Why are the walls of the left ventricle thicker than that of the right ventricle?
The left ventricle must force blood into all the capillaries of the lungs
This is false, the walls of the right ventricle are thicker
The left ventricle pumps blood to the body
Blood from the left ventricle is pumped around the entire body with greater force
