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Cardiovascular Test

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 4hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which heart chambers are thicker: atria or ventricles? Why?

a)

ventricles; they pump blood, atria just receive.

b)

atria; they pump blood, ventricles just receive.

c)

atria; because they are on top.

d)

ventricles; because they are on the bottom.

2.

Which ventricle is thicker: left or right? Why?

a)

left: pumps blood to the body, while the right goes to lungs.

b)

left; ventricles are just thicker.

c)

right; the left lung is smaller.

d)

right: pumps blood to the body, while the left goes to lungs.

3.

What structure is indicated by Letter A ?

a)

pulmonary trunk

b)

aorta

c)

inferior vena cava

d)

pulmonary veins

4.

What structure is indicated by Letter F ?

a)

pulmonary artery

b)

aorta

c)

inferior vena cava

d)

pulmonary veins

5.

What structure is indicated by Letter H ?

a)

pulmonary artery

b)

superior vena cava

c)

inferior vena cava

d)

pulmonary veins

6.

What structure is indicated by Letter K ?

a)

ventricles

b)

septum

c)

superior vena cava

d)

pulmonary veins

7.

What structure is indicated by Letter C ?

a)

left ventricle

b)

right ventricle

c)

left atrium

d)

right atrium

8.

What structure is indicated by Letter L ?

a)

left pulmonary veins

b)

right pulmonary veins

c)

right pulmonary artery

d)

left pulmonary artery

9.

What structure is indicated by Letter J ?

a)

left pulmonary veins

b)

right pulmonary veins

c)

right pulmonary artery

d)

left pulmonary artery

10.

The heart chamber that receives blood coming back from the body is the _____________.

a)

left ventricle

b)

right ventricle

c)

left atrium

d)

right atrium

11.

The heart chamber that pumps blood out to the body is the _____________.

a)

left ventricle

b)

right ventricle

c)

left atrium

d)

right atrium

12.

T/F: The pulmonary veins carry blood back to the heart from the body.

a)

True

b)

False; pulmonary veins

c)

False; aorta

d)

False; vena cavae

13.

The largest blood vessel in the body is the _________.

a)

aorta

b)

superior vena cava

c)

inferior vena cava

d)

femoral artery

14.

The medical term for a heart attack is ___________.

a)

myocardial infarction

b)

cardiac arrest

c)

angina pectoris

d)

cardiomyopathy

15.

Bradycardia is _____________.

a)

condition of a slow heartbeat

b)

surgical removal of a clot

c)

condition of a rapid heartbeat

d)

hardening of a vein

16.

The best procedure to see the anatomy of the heart is a/an ___________________.

a)

echocardiogram

b)

complete blood count

c)

heart transplant

d)

electrocardiogram

17.

Veins always carry ___________________.

a)

blood toward the heart

b)

blood away from the heart.

c)

oxygen-poor blood

d)

oxygen-rich blood

18.

What is another name for the circulatory system?

a)

Blood System

b)

Heart Operations

c)

Cardiovascular System

d)

Cardiorespiratory System

19.

Arteries carry what type of blood?

a)

Oxygenated

b)

Deoxygenated

20.

Veins carry what type of blood?

a)

Oxygenated

b)

Deoxygenated

21.

In which direction do arteries carry blood?

a)

To the body

b)

From the heart

c)

To the heart

d)

From the body

22.

Which is located in the upper two chambers of the heart?

a)

Atrium

b)

Ventricle

23.

Which is located in the lower two chambers of the heart?

a)

Atrium

b)

Ventricle

24.

Roughly how many quarts of blood are in the adult human body?

a)

1-2

b)

4-6

c)

8-10

d)

10-12

25.

Which of the following is NOT a component of blood?

a)

Water

b)

Plasma

c)

Red Blood Cells

d)

Nitrogen

26.

What takes up the most portion in a vial of blood?

a)

Red Blood Cells

b)

White Blood Cells

c)

Plasma

d)

Platelets

27.

What are erythrocytes?

a)

White Blood Cells

b)

Plasma

c)

Platelets

d)

Red Blood Cells

28.

What are leukocytes?

a)

White Blood Cells

b)

Plasma

c)

Platelets

d)

Red Blood Cells

29.

Cardi

a)

Heart

b)

Blood

c)

Blood Vessels

d)

Veins

30.

Hem

a)

Blood

b)

Plasma

c)

Platelet

d)

Protein

31.

Sound/feeling of blood against the walls of the arteries.

a)

Heart pulse

b)

Pulse

c)

Blood Pressure

d)

None of the above

32.

Major pulse point located in the neck.

a)

Brachial

b)

Femoral

c)

Radial

d)

Carotid

33.

Major pulse point located in the wrist.

a)

Brachial

b)

Femoral

c)

Radial

d)

Carotid

34.

Major pulse point located in the elbow.

a)

Brachial

b)

Femoral

c)

Radial

d)

Carotid

35.

Major pulse point located in the upper leg.

a)

Brachial

b)

Femoral

c)

Radial

d)

Carotid

36.

What finger must you never take a pulse with?

a)

Ring

b)

Middle

c)

Pinky

d)

Thumb

37.

Top number in blood pressure.

a)

Diastolic

b)

Systolic

38.

Bottom number in blood pressure.

a)

Diastolic

b)

Systolic

39.

Pressure when the heart is relaxing.

a)

Systolic

b)

Diastolic

40.

What is a normal blood pressure reading?

a)

110/70

b)

120/80

c)

125/95

d)

130/90

41.

A condition in which red blood cells are shaped like bananas.

a)

Anemia

b)

Sickle Cell Anemia

c)

Leukemia

d)

Heart Attack

42.

When there is an inadequate number of red blood cells.

a)

Sickle Cell Anemia

b)

Anemia

c)

Leukemia

d)

Erythrodemia

43.
Blood flows from left atrium to left ventricle through which valve?
a)
Bicuspid
b)
Tricuspid
c)
Semilunar Valve
d)
Pulmonary valve
44.
Pulmonary vein
a)
carries oxygenated blood to left atrium
b)
carries deoxygenated blood to left ventricle
c)
carries oxygenated blood to left ventricle
d)
carries deoxygenated blood to left atrium
45.
Blood flows from right atrium to right ventricle through which valve?
a)
semilunar valve
b)
tricuspid valve
c)
bicuspid valve
d)
pulmonary valve 
46.
Bicuspid valve is also called __________
a)
tricuspid
b)
mitral
c)
pulmonary
d)
aortic
47.
This is the thickest layer of the heart
a)
Pericardium
b)
Endocardium
c)
Myocardium
d)
Epicardium
48.
The smooth layer that lines the inside of the heart
a)
Endocardium
b)
Pericardium
c)
Myocardium
d)
None of the Above
49.
Double membrane sac that covers the outside of the heart
a)
Pericardium
b)
Myocardium
c)
Endocardium
d)
All of the above
50.
What do capillaries, the smallest blood vessels, do?
a)
Exchange O2 only
b)
Exchange CO2 only
c)
exchange nutrients and  oxygen for waste 
d)
break down foods
51.
Which side of the heart pumps oxygen-rich blood to the rest of the body?
a)
Right
b)
Left
52.
which is the correct order
a)
vein, venule, capillaries, arteriole, artery
b)
capillary, vein, venule, artery, arteriole
c)
artery, arteriole, capillaries, venule, vein
53.
Where does an electrical impulse go after it leaves the Bundle of His?
a)
AV node
b)
Purkinje fibers
c)
Aorta
d)
SA node
54.

The heart is located here

a)

mediastinum

b)

ventral cavity

c)

pleural cavity

d)

thoracic cavity

55.

Separates the atria

a)

interventricular septum

b)

interventricular sulcus

c)

interatrial septum

d)

interatrial sulcus

56.
Order the phases an action potential travels in the conduction system
a)
SA node--> AV bundle branches--> AV node--> Purkinje fibers
b)
SA node--> AV node--> AV bundle branches-->  Purkinje fibers
c)
Av bundle branches--> AV node--> SA node--> Purkinje fibers
d)
Purkinje fibers--> SA node--> AV node--> AV bundle branches
57.
The t-wave correlates with which event?
a)
atrium contraction /signals moving from SA node to AV node
b)
ventricle contraction
c)
ventricle repolarization
d)
both atrial and ventricle contraction
58.
From the right ventricle blood is pushed through this valve
a)
Pulmonary valve
b)
Mitral valve
c)
Aortic valve 
d)
Tricuspid valve
59.
What is going on in the heart during the P wave?
a)
SA node triggers depolarization in atria
b)
AV node triggers depolarization in ventricle, the main pumpung action
c)
Delay caused by the SA node
d)
Repolarization of the ventricle 
60.
What is going on in the heart during the R-wave, also known as the QRS complex?
a)
SA node triggers depolarization in atria
b)
AV node triggers depolarization in ventricle, the main pumpung action
c)
Delay caused by the SA node
d)
Repolarization of the ventricle 
61.
What is going on in the heart during the T-wave?
a)
SA node triggers depolarization in atria
b)
AV node triggers depolarization in ventricle, the main pumpung action
c)
Delay caused by the SA node
d)
Repolarization of the ventricle 
62.

Highest pressure against blood vessels. Represented by first heat sound

a)

diastolic pressure

b)

systolic pressure

c)

hypotension

d)

hyperstension

63.
Systolic pressure is the result of 
a)
ventricles contracting
b)
atria contracting
c)
venious flow
d)
gastrocnemius contraction
64.
The place where the electrical current starts and is considered the heart's pacemaker:
a)
Sino-atrial node 
b)
right atrium
c)
atria-ventricular node 
d)
left ventricle
65.

Loos fitting sac around the heart

a)

myocardium

b)

endocardium

c)

epicardium

d)

parietal pericardium

66.
Blood enters the heart through which vessels
a)
Superior and Inferior Vena Cava
b)
Pulmonary Artery
c)
Pulmonary Vein
d)
Tricuspid Valve
67.

Mrs. Smith has been diagnosed with hypertension. This means that the upper number in her blood pressure reading is over 140mmHg. The upper number in a blood pressure reading is called __________.

a)

pulse pressure

b)

systolic

c)

pulse

d)

diastolic

68.

On an EKG the contractions of the ventricles is represented by the ______________.

a)

T wave

b)

PR interval

c)

QRS complex

d)

P wave

69.

The hardening and narrowing of arteries caused by a build-up of cholesterol plaque is called ___________.

a)

venosclerosis

b)

arteriosclerosis

c)

phlebomegaly

d)

arteriomegaly

70.

Type of circulation that refers to blood flow from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart again?

a)

Systemic circulation

b)

Renal circulation

c)

Portal circulation

d)

Pulmonary circulation

71.

Type of circulation that refers to the blood flowing through the entire body?

a)

Systemic circulation

b)

Renal circulation

c)

Portal circulation

d)

Pulmonary circulation

72.

Instrument used to measure blood pressure?

a)

AED

b)

ECG

c)

Sphygmomanometer

d)

ultrasound

73.

The _________________arteries carry blood and oxygen to all parts of the heart.

a)

coronet

b)

coronary

c)

corridor

74.

The part of the cardiac conduction system that goes down the interventricular septum is the:

a)

AV node

b)

SA node

c)

Bundle of His

d)

Purkinje Fibers

75.

The area of the heart that divides the right and left ventricles is called the:

a)

Chordae tendinae

b)

Papillary muscles

c)

Interventricular septum

d)

Foramen ovale

76.
How many valves are in the heart?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
77.
The pointed, inferior portion of the heart, known as the ________ rests on the diaphragm and is oriented towards the left hip.
a)
base
b)
mediastinum
c)
apex
d)
pericardium
78.
Which label is representing the Purkinje fibers?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
D
d)
E
79.

The string like feature that attaches to and helps close the AV valves is the:

a)

Chordae tendinae

b)

Papillary muscles

c)

Interventricular septum

d)

Foramen ovale

80.

The correct sequence of the three events in ECG

a)

P wave , T wave , QRS complex

b)

QRS complex , P wave , T wave

c)

T wave , QRS complex , P wave

d)

P wave, QRS complex, T wave

81.

Why is a myocardial infarction life threatening?

a)

A damaged heart muscle cannot pump blood efficiently.

b)

Swollen veins lose elasticity, which decreases blood flow to vital organs.

c)

A minor bump or fall could lead to internal bleediing.

d)

It inhibits the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in body cells.

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