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Heart Quiz

Total questions: 112

Worksheet time: 6hrs 16mins

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Class
Date
1.

The heart is primarily a part of which system?

a)

nervous system

b)

endocrine system

c)

cardiovascular system

d)

muscular system

2.

What are the three main parts of the cardiovascular system?

(a)  

3.

The heart beats approximately how many times each day?

a)

8000

b)

100,000

c)

10,000

d)

300,000

4.

The heart pumps about how many liters of blood per day?

a)

100,000 liters

b)

10,000 liters

c)

3000 liters

d)

8000 liters

5.

What is the function of the pulmonary circuit?

a)

to transport blood between the heart and lungs

b)

to transport blood between the heart and body tissues

c)

to transport the blood between the heart and brain

d)

to transport oxygen from the heart to the lungs

6.

Pulmonary refers to the

(a)  

7.

What is the function of the systemic circuit?

a)

to transport deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs

b)

to provide oxygenated blood to the nervous system

c)

to provide functional oxygenated blood to all the body tissues

d)

to transport deoxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart

8.

Name the three types of blood vessels

(a)  

9.

Which type of blood vessels is responsible for exchanging dissolved gases, nutrients, and wastes between blood and surrounding tissues?

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

10.

The blood vessel that is responsible for carrying blood away from the heart

a)

veins

b)

capillaries

c)

arteries

11.

The blood vessel that is responsible for returning blood to the heart

a)

arteries

b)

capillaries

c)

veins

12.

Which chamber of the heart receives deoxygenated blood from the systemic circuit?

a)

right atrium

b)

right ventricle

c)

left atrium

d)

left ventricle

13.

How many chambers of the heart are there?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

14.

Which chamber of the heart pumps blood into the systemic circuit?

a)

right atrium

b)

left atrium

c)

right ventricle

d)

left ventricle

15.

Which chamber pumps blood into the pulmonary circuit?

a)

right atrium

b)

right ventricle

c)

left atrium

d)

left ventricle

16.

Which chamber receives blood from the pulmonary circuit?

a)

right atrium

b)

right ventricle

c)

left atrium

d)

left ventricle

17.

The apex of the heart is located closest to which region of the ribs?

a)

Ribs 1-3

b)

Ribs 3-5

c)

Ribs 6-7

d)

Ribs 8-10

18.

The base of the heart is closest to

a)

Ribs 1-2

b)

Ribs 2-3

c)

Ribs 3-4

d)

Ribs 4-5

19.

The diaphragm is ______ to the heart

a)

superior

b)

inferior

c)

posterior

d)

anterior

20.

The thyroid is ______ to the heart

a)

superior

b)

inferior

c)

posterior

d)

anterior

21.

Which cavity is the heart located in?

a)

mediastinum

b)

peritoneal cavity

c)

pleural cavity

d)

pericardial cavity

22.

The space between the lungs that houses the heart

a)

mediastinum

b)

pericardial sac

c)

pleural cavity

d)

pericardial cavity

23.

The visceral layer of the pericardium

a)

fibrous pericardium

b)

parietal layer

c)

epicardium

d)

serous membrane

24.

The serous pericardium is also known as the

a)

epicardium

b)

parietal layer

c)

peritoneal layer

d)

fibrous pericardium

25.

The part of the pericardium that containts pericardial fluid

a)

pericardial cavity

b)

epicardium

c)

parietal layer

d)

pericardial sac

26.

Inflammed pericardium

(a)  

27.

Pathogens in the pericardium can cause

a)

necrosis

b)

pericarditis

c)

cardiac tamponade

d)

stroke

28.

Restricted movement of the heart due to excess fluid in the pericardial cavity

a)

cardiac tamponade

b)

cardiac arrest

c)

stroke

d)

Arrhythmia

29.

The structure that accomodates blood filling the atria

a)

coronary sulcus

b)

interventricular sulcus

c)

auricles

d)

aorta

30.

What is the name of the highlighted strucure?

a)

interventricular sulcus

b)

right auricle

c)

coronary sulcus

d)

left auricle

31.

How many layers does the heart wall have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

32.

The muscle layer of the heart

a)

myocardium

b)

epicardium

c)

fibrous pericardium

d)

endocardium

33.

The inner layer of the heart composed of simple squamous empithelium and areolar tissue

a)

myocardium

b)

endocardium

c)

epicardium

d)

fibrous pericardium

34.

Forms bands that wrap around the atria in a figure-eight pattern

a)

atrial musculature

b)

ventricular musculature

35.

Forms bands that spiral around the ventricles

a)

atrial musculature

b)

ventricular musculature

36.

Cells that help stimulate activity in the cardiac tissue

a)

pericaridocytes

b)

cardiocytes

c)

RBC's

d)

WBC's

37.

What are the functions of the connective tissue of the heart?

a)

prevents elasticity

b)

prevents overexpansion

c)

distribute forces

d)

surrounds cardiocytes

38.

The structure that surrounds the valves, help stablize, and act as an insulator for electrical activity

a)

pericardial cavity

b)

mediastinum

c)

endocardium

d)

cardiac skeleton

39.

True or False: The heart needs electrical activity in order to contract

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Muscular partitions that separates the chambers of the heart

a)

sulcus

b)

septums

c)

auricles

d)

fibrous skeleton

41.

Structures that make sure blood is flowing in the right direction

a)

valves

b)

auricles

c)

septums

d)

chambers

42.

Which valves are atrioventricular (AV) valves?

a)

triscupid

b)

pulmonary

c)

bicuspid (mitral)

d)

aortic

43.

Semilunar Valves

a)

tricuspid

b)

bicuspid (mitral)

c)

pulmonary

d)

aortic

44.

Which valve permits blood flow in one direction

a)

pulmonary

b)

tricuspid

c)

aortic

d)

bicuspid (mitral)

45.

Receives blood from the superior and inferior vena cava

a)

right atrium

b)

left atrium

c)

right ventricle

d)

left ventricle

46.

Blood being received from the vena cava would have high or low oxygen?

(a)  

47.

The structure that connects the two atria of the fetal heart

a)

foramen magnum

b)

foramen ovale

c)

fossa oval

d)

interventricular septum

48.

After birth, the foramen ovale is covered by a fibrous sheet which rest in a depression between the atrium. This is called the

a)

fossa ovalis

b)

foramen ovale

49.

Structure name when fossa ovalis does not close completely

a)

patent fossa ovalis

b)

patent foramen ovale

c)

patent foramen lamina

50.

The right AV valve

a)

tricuspid valve

b)

mitral valve

c)

biscuspid valve

51.

What is the purpose of the tricuspid valve?

a)

Provide flow of blood

b)

Prevent backflow of blood

c)

Regurgitation

d)

Transport blood

52.

Structure(s) that prevents valve from opening backwards

a)

triscuspid valve

b)

chordae tendinae

c)

papillary muscles

d)

mitral valve

53.

Another word for backflow of blood

(a)  

54.

The pulmonary artery arises from the

a)

right ventricle

b)

infundibulum

c)

pulmonary valve

d)

conus arteriosus

55.

The chamber that receives blood from the left and right pulmonary veins

a)

right atrium

b)

right ventricle

c)

left atrium

d)

left ventricle

56.

The left AV valve

a)

tricuspid valve

b)

mitral valve

c)

bicuspid valve

57.

Blood leaves the left ventricle via the

a)

pulmonary trunk

b)

aortic valve

c)

pulmonary valve

d)

bicuspid valve

58.

Saclike expansions at the base of ascending aorta

a)

papillary muscle

b)

pulmonary sinuses

c)

aortic sinuses

d)

chordae tendinae

59.

True or False: the right and left ventricles both hold and pump the same amount of blood.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

Which ventricle has thinner walls?

a)

right ventricle

b)

left ventricle

61.

Which ventricle develops more pressure?

a)

right ventricle

b)

left ventricle

62.

Which ventricle is more round?

a)

left ventricle

b)

right ventricle

63.

The function of heart valves

a)

transport extra blood

b)

pump blood

c)

allow backflow of blood

d)

prevent regurgitation of blood

64.

True or False: The semilunar valves require chordae tendineae

a)

True

b)

False

65.

The coronary circulation supplies blood to

a)

muscle tissue of the digestive organs

b)

muscle tissue of the heart

c)

the brain and nervous tissues

d)

the circulatory bloodstream

66.

The right coronary artery supplies blood to

a)

the right atrium only

b)

the left atrium only

c)

the right atrium and both ventricles

d)

the left atrium and both ventricles

67.

The difference between resting and maximal cardiac outputs

a)

cardiac resting potential

b)

cardiac reserve

c)

cardiac increase

d)

cardiac difference

68.

The amount of resistance to ventricular ejection from periphery

a)

cardiac rest

b)

cardiac ejection

c)

afterload

d)

cardiac resistance

69.

Degree of ventricular stretching during ventricular diastole

a)

afterload

b)

cardiac rest

c)

cardiac stretch

d)

preload

70.

With exercise, stroke volume

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

71.

As EDV increases, stroke volume increases

a)

Contractility Principle

b)

Bainbridge Reflex

c)

Frank-Starling Principle

72.

Coronary artery disease is causes by a buildup of

(a)  

73.

Atrial systole ends and the ventricles contain maximum blood volume (end-diastolic volume)

a)

ventricular systole

b)

atrial systole

c)

ventricular diastole

d)

atrial diastole

74.

About how many beats per minute are in the cardiac cycle?

a)

40

b)

65

c)

75

d)

100

75.

Cells that produce contractions that propel blood

a)

contractile cells

b)

pacemaker cells

c)

erythrocytes

76.

Commonly one of the first systems of Coronary Artery Disease

a)

necrosis

b)

angina

c)

migraine

d)

hemorrhage

77.

Myocardial infarction is another term for

(a)  

78.

Noninvasive surgery that involves removing plaque from vessel wall

a)

coronary artery bypass graft

b)

valve replacement

c)

atherectomy

d)

angioplasty

79.

Noninvasive surgery that involves the use of a catheter and balloon and is follow by placement of a stent

a)

coronary artery bypass graft

b)

valve replacement

c)

atherectomy

d)

angioplasty

80.

Another vessel is used to create detour around obstructed portion

a)

coronary artery bypass graft

b)

valve replacement

c)

atherectomy

d)

angioplasty

81.

Which contracts first?

a)

atria

b)

ventricles

82.

Cells that control and coordinate the heartbeat

a)

red blood cells

b)

pacemaker cells

c)

contractile cells

83.

Where are pacemaker cells found

a)

sinoatrial node

b)

Purkinje fibers

c)

atrioventricular node

d)

AV bundle

84.

Where are conducting cells found

a)

SA node

b)

internodal pathways of atria

c)

Purkinje fibers

d)

AV node

e)

AV bundle

85.

Systole = _______; Diastole = _______

a)

relaxation; contraction

b)

contraction; flexion

c)

contraction; relaxation

d)

relaxtion; expansion

86.

How many phases are in the cardiac cycle?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

8

d)

10

87.

Does blood pressure rise or fall during systole?

a)

Rise

b)

Fall

c)

Neither

88.

Does blood pressure rise or fall during diastole?

a)

Neither

b)

Rise

c)

Fall

89.

During this phase atrial contraction begins and the atria ejects blood into the ventricles

a)

atrial systole

b)

atrial diastole

c)

ventricular systole

d)

ventricular diastole

90.

Amount of blood remaining in each ventricle at the end of ventricular systole

a)

end-systolic volume

b)

end-diastolic volume

c)

stroke volume

d)

cardiac output

91.

During this phase ventricular pressure exceeds arterial pressure and the stroke volume is ejected

a)

ventricular systole-second phase

b)

ventricular diastole-early phase

c)

ventricular systole-first phase

d)

ventricular diastole-late phase

92.

Ventricles contain maximum blood volume

a)

End-diastolic volume

b)

stroke volume

c)

end-systolic volume

93.

In this phase the ventricles contract and build pressure, producing isovolumetric contraction

a)

ventricular diastole (late phase)

b)

ventricular diastole (early phase)

c)

ventricular systole (second phase)

d)

ventricular systole (first phase)

94.

During ventricular systole first phase, which valves close?

a)

semilunar valves

b)

AV valves

95.

During which phase do semilunar valves open and blood is ejected

a)

ventricular diastole (late phase)

b)

ventricular diastole (early phase)

c)

ventricular systole (second phase)

d)

ventricular systole (first phase)

96.

During the second phase of ventricular systole, semilunar valves close and ventricles contain

a)

end-systolic volume

b)

stroke volume

c)

end-diastolic volume

97.

During which phase does isovolumetric relaxation take place?

a)

ventricular diastole-early phase

b)

ventricular diastole-late phase

c)

ventricular systole-first phase

d)

ventricular systole-second phase

98.

During this phase AV valves open and ventricles fill passively

a)

ventricular diastole-early phase

b)

ventricular diastole-late phase

c)

ventricular systole-first phase

d)

ventricular systole-second phase

99.

True or False: during ventricular diastole-late phase all chambers are relaxed

a)

True

b)

False

100.

True or False: during ventricular diastole late phase atrial pressure is higher than ventricular pressure

a)

True

b)

False

101.

Auscultation

a)

measurement of heart beats

b)

listening to sounds in the body

c)

detecting blood pressure

d)

measure of heart rhythmicity

102.

The loud sounds of the heart

a)

S2

b)

S1

c)

S4

d)

S3

103.

S3 and S4 represent

a)

soft sounds of the heart

b)

loud sounds of the heart

c)

blood flowing into ventricles and atrial contraction

d)

blood flowing into atrium and ventricle contraction

104.

The volume pumped by left ventricle in one minute

a)

end-systolic volume

b)

end-diastolic volume

c)

cardiac output

d)

stroke volume

105.

Amount of blood in each ventricle at the end of atrial systole

a)

end-diastolic volume

b)

end-systolic volume

c)

stroke volume

d)

cardiac output

106.

occurs when the heart rate increases in response to a rise in atrial pressure.

a)

Bainbridge reflex

b)

dual innervation

c)

aerobic reflex

107.

True or False: the thyroid can affect the speed of heart rate

a)

True

b)

False

108.

The degree of ventricular stretching during ventricular diastole

a)

preload

b)

afterload

109.

As end diastolic volume increases, stroke volume increases

a)

Frank-Starling principle

b)

Bainbridge reflex

110.

Atrial depolarization

a)

P wave

b)

QRS

c)

T wave

d)

QT interval

111.

Ventricular depolarization

a)

P wave

b)

QRS complex

c)

T wave

d)

R wave

112.

Ventricular repolarization

a)

P wave

b)

QRS complex

c)

T wave

d)

R wave