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Cardiovascular Unit Review

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. The type of muscle tissue that is in the heart is _______________.

a)

cardiac

b)

smooth

c)

nervous

d)

skeletal

2.

1. The size of the typical human heart is _________.

a)

About the size of your fist

b)

nobody knows

c)

same size as the brain

d)

about five pounds

3.

What are the blood vessels called where gas and nutrient exchange occur?

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

d)

venules

4.

The human heart has _________ chambers.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

5.

The heart chambers that pump blood out of the heart are the _________.

a)

atria

b)

ventricles

c)

aorta

d)

valves

6.

Attached to the AV valves are tiny white collagen cords called _______________ that anchor the cusps to the papillary muscles.

a)

chordae tendinae

b)

mitral strings

c)

tricuspid valves

d)

angiograms

7.

What is #5 pointing to?

a)

aorta

b)

superior vena cava

c)

left atrium

d)

mitral valve

8.

What is #4 pointing to?

a)

aorta

b)

pulmonary artery

c)

superior vena cava

d)

left atrium

9.

Where is #8 coming from?

a)

the body

b)

the lungs

c)

the brain

d)

the aorta

10.

Blood is area #7 is

a)

oxygenated

b)

deoxygenated

c)

both

d)

nitrogen fixated

11.

The primary vessel that returns blood to the heart from the lower body is the ______.

a)

superior vena cava

b)

inferior vena cava

c)

pulmonary artery

d)

aorta

12.

The path of blood flow in the vascular system is:

a)

arterioles, arteries, capillary beds, veins, venules

b)

arteries, arterioles, capillary beds, venules, veins

c)

arteries, arterioles, capillary beds, veins, venules

d)

venules, veins, arteries, arterioles, capillaries

13.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following are structures in the cardiovascular system?

a)

Heart

b)

Arteries

c)

Lymphatic vessels

d)

Blood

e)

Diaphragm

14.

Veins flow towards the heart.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What is the common term for a myocardial infarction?

(a)  

16.

Which of the following conditions leads to a myocardial infaction?

a)

congestive heart failure

b)

aneurysm

c)

hemophilia

d)

atherosclerosis

17.

The actual heart muscle is called this.

a)

Epicardium

b)

Myocardium

c)

Endocardium

d)

Pericardium

18.

____________ delivers blood to the lungs.

a)

Pulmonary Arteries

b)

Pulmonary Veins

c)

Pulmonary Valve

d)

Aorta

19.

The contracting of the heart is known as ________________?

a)

Diastole

b)

Systole

c)

Asystole

d)

Repolarization

20.

Another name for the pacemaker of the heart is?

a)

AV (atrioventricular) Node

b)

Bundle of His

c)

SA (sinoatrial) Node

d)

Purkinje Fibers

21.

______________ is when the atria and ventricles RELAX.

a)

Diastole

b)

Systole

c)

Asystole

d)

Contract

22.

Which of the following delays the electrical impulse in the heart so the atria can fill up?

a)

AV (atrioventricular) Node

b)

SA (sinoatrial) Node

c)

VA Node

d)

Bundle of His

23.

What comes next? SA Node ⇒ AV Node ⇒ _______ which divide into Left & Right Bundle Branches ⇒ Purkinje Fibers

a)

Bundle of His

b)

Ventricles

c)

Myocardium

d)

Systole

24.

EKG or ECG is short for?

a)

electrocardiogram

b)

electrocardiograph

c)

electroencelephalogram

d)

electrocardiogiraffe

25.

What is happening during the P wave?

a)

activation of ventricle (ventricular systole)

b)

relaxation of atria (atrial diastole)

c)

activation of atria (atrial systole)

d)

relaxation of ventricle (ventricular diastole)

26.

The T wave is responsible for?

a)

recovery phase

b)

activation of the ventricles

c)

activation of the heart valves

d)

activation of atria

27.

What is happening during the QRS complex?

a)

ventricles are contracting

b)

ventricles are repolarizing

c)

atria are contracting

d)

atria are repolarizing

28.

This is the MUSCULAR middle layer of the arteries and veins

a)

Tunica Intima

b)

Tunica Media

c)

Tunica Adventicia

d)

Pericardium

29.

Dub is the sound you hear when:

a)

tricuspid/mitral valves open

b)

tricuspid/mitral valves close

c)

aortic/pulmonary valves open

d)

aortic/pulmonary valves close

30.

Lub is the sound you hear when:

a)

The atrio-ventricular valves open

b)

The atrio-ventricular valves close

c)

The semi-lunar valves open

d)

The semi-lunar valves close

31.

What is the basic unit of structure and function of all LIVING organisms?

a)

Organism

b)

Species

c)

Cell

d)

Tissue

e)

Organ System

32.

Reorder the following from smallest to largest.

a)

cell

b)

tissue

c)

organ

d)

organ system

1)
2)
3)
4)
33.

The bone above is the

a)

Rib

b)

Chest Plate

c)

Sternum

d)

Clavicle

34.

The sac that surrounds the heart is called the

a)

pericardium

b)

ventricle

c)

atrium

d)

septum

35.

White blood cells that can produce antibodies and are able to surround and engulf foreign bodies.

a)

Fibrin

b)

Leukocyte

c)

Platelet

d)

Erythrocyte

36.

Is described as chest pain or discomfort.

a)

heart attack

b)

angina

c)

stroke

37.

What is wrong with the arteries if a person is diagnosed with an aneurysm

a)

It's missing

b)

It's twisted

c)

There is a clot stuck

d)

There is a weakness in the wall

38.

Condition in which the mitral valve doesn’t close properly; may cause blood leakage back into left atrium

a)

Mitral tamponade

b)

Mitral valve prolapse

c)

Cardiac tamponade

d)

Mitral Valve Congestion

39.

Results from reduced blood flow from the heart; causes weakness, breathlessness, abdominal discomfort, edema in lower extremities

a)

cyanosis

b)

hypotension

c)

congestive heart failure

d)

pericarditis

40.

Extra, abnormal heartbeats that disrupt the regular ventricular rhythm of the heart

a)

Arrhythmia

b)

Premature ventricular contraction

c)

Tachycardia

d)

Bradycardia

41.

Localized, balloon-like dilation of a blood vessel, usually an artery

a)

fibrillation

b)

cardiomyopathy

c)

Aneurysm

d)

flutter

42.

Inflammation of the myocardium ( muscular layer of the heart)

a)

myocardial infarction

b)

pericarditis

c)

endocarditis

d)

myocarditis

43.

Narrowing of the coronary arteries, resulting in an insufficient blood supply to the heart

a)

Peripheral artery disease

b)

Cardiac tamponade

c)

Coronary Artery Disease

d)

hyotension

44.

 Inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart

a)

Cardiac tamponade

b)

endocarditis

c)

endomyocarditis

d)

pericarditis

45.

Pathological condition in which excess fluid build up in the pericardium.

a)

Pericarditis

b)

atrial fibrillation

c)

Cardiac tamponade

d)

Heart Murmur

46.

Condition in which the atria beat more rapidly than the ventricles, causing a quivering movement

a)

Ventricular flutter

b)

atrial flutter

c)

atrial fibrillation

d)

ventricular fibrillation

47.

Abnormal sound heard during auscultation of the heart, such as a whooshing sound

a)

dysarthria

b)

Murmur

c)

premature ventricular contractions

d)

tachycardia

48.

abnormally high heart rate over 100bpm

a)

sinus rhythm

b)

tachycardia

c)

supraventricular tachycardia

d)

bradycardia

49.

abnormally low heart rate below 60bpm

a)

tachycaria

b)

bradypnea

c)

bradycardia

d)

tachypnea