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Heart

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Your heart is an involuntary muscle that is always working.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The heart is made of which of the following types of muscles?

a)

Cardiac muscle

b)

Striated muscle

c)

Smooth muscle

d)

None of the above

3.

Your heart always pumps at the same rate.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Electricity cause your muscles to contract.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Which of the following are chambers of the heart?

a)

Valves

b)

Atrium and ventricle

c)

Arteries and veins

d)

Sinoatrial nerve

6.

Blood clots can cause a heart attack

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which of the following is true about your heart?

a)

Your heart may stop beating from time to time.

b)

You have to think in order to keep your heart beating.

c)

Your heart pushes blood through your body.

d)

All of the above

8.

What can happen sometimes when you stand up to quickly?

a)

You become light-headed.

b)

Your blood stays down at your legs and feet.

c)

Your blood does not get to your head fast enough.

d)

All of the above.

9.

The pulmonary artery is the artery that carries the blood to your heart from your lungs.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

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 while veins carry blood to the heart.

d)

The veins carry blood away from the heart while arteries carry blood to the heart.

11.

Your heart is an involuntary muscle that is always working.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The heart is made of which of the following types of muscles?

a)

Cardiac muscle

b)

Striated muscle

c)

Smooth muscle

d)

None of the above

13.

Your heart always pumps at the same rate.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Electricity cause your muscles to contract.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Which of the following are chambers of the heart?

a)

Valves

b)

Atrium and ventricle

c)

Arteries and veins

d)

Sinoatrial nerve

16.

Blood clots can cause a heart attack

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Which of the following is true about your heart?

a)

Your heart may stop beating from time to time.

b)

You have to think in order to keep your heart beating.

c)

Your heart pushes blood through your body.

d)

All of the above

18.

What can happen sometimes when you stand up to quickly?

a)

You become light-headed.

b)

Your blood stays down at your legs and feet.

c)

Your blood does not get to your head fast enough.

d)

All of the above.

19.

The pulmonary artery is the artery that carries the blood to your heart from your lungs.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

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 while veins carry blood to the heart.

d)

The veins carry blood away from the heart while arteries carry blood to the heart.

21.
Which number is the vena cava?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
8
22.
The two chambers of the heart which receive blood are known as the _________
a)
atria
b)
ventricles
c)
systemics
d)
pulmonic
23.
Which valve is letter X?
a)
aortic
b)
bicuspid
c)
tricuspid
d)
pulmonary
24.
Freshly oxygenated blood is delivered to the _____________ and then it passes into the  __________ to be pumped to the entire body.
a)
right ventricle; right atrium
b)
left ventricle; left atrium
c)
left atrium; left ventricle
d)
right atrium; right ventricle
25.

What is the most muscular chamber of the heart?

a)

left ventricle

b)

left atrium

c)

right atrium

d)

right ventricle

26.
As the right ventricle contracts, the blood flows into the 
a)
Heart
b)
Pulmonary arteries 
c)
Atrium
d)
Ventricle 
27.
Which letter is the aortic valve?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
E
d)
F
28.

Valve that blood is forced through from right ventricle into pulmonary arteries.

a)

pulmonary semi lunar valve

b)

aortic valve

c)

mitral valve

29.

In the walls of the heart, there are two thin layers around a thick layer of muscle called the

a)

epithelial tissue.

b)

pericardium.

c)

connective tissue.

d)

myocardium.

30.
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
31.
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
32.
The valves between the atria and ventricles are known as the ________ valves.
a)
atrioventricular
b)
aortic
c)
semilunar
d)
pulmonary
33.

The heart layer that keeps blood from sticking to the inside of the heart made up of squamous epithelial cells

a)

endocardium

b)

pericardium

c)

myocardium

d)

epicardium

34.

Pericardium is a serous membrane it has two layers. The parietal layers of the membranes line the walls of the body cavity. The inner visceral layer covers organ (viscera).

a)

True

b)

False

35.
Which layer of the heart contains a lubricating fluid that reduces friction as the heart beats?
a)
Pericardium
b)
Endocardium
c)
Myocardium
36.

Aorta

a)

The largest arterial trunk that carries blood from the heart to be distributed by branch arteries through the body

b)

a vessel that returns blood to the heart

c)

a body structure that is temporarily closes a passage or orifice, or permits movement of fluid in only one direction.

d)

An integrated group of cells with a common function, structure, or both

37.

Artery

a)

A valve in the heart that guards the opening between the left atrium and the left ventricle; prevents the blood in the ventricle from returning to the atrium. Alternative name is bicuspid valve.

b)

A vein that is the largest vein in the human body and returns blood to the right atrium of the heart from bodily parts below the diaphragm.

c)

The body structure that temporarily closes a passage or orifice, or permits movement of fluid in only one direction.

d)

Any of the tubular, branching, muscular, and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body.

38.

Mitral Valve

a)

The semilunar valve separating the aorta from the left ventricle that prevents blood from flowing back into the left ventricle.

b)

A vein that is the largest vein in the human body and returns blood to the right atrium of the heart from bodily parts below the diaphragm.

c)

An anatomical cavity or passage especially a chamber of the heart that receives blood from the veins and forces it into a ventricle or ventricles

d)

A valve in the heart that guards the opening between the left atrium and the left ventricle; prevents the blood in the ventricle from returning to the atrium. Alternative name is bicuspid valve.

39.
Major artery at the top of the heart sends oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the rest of the body.
a)
aorta
b)
pulmonary artery
c)
inferior vena cava
40.
About how large is the human heart?
a)
the size of an onion
b)
the size of a fist
c)
4.5 pounds
41.

Your heart is an involuntary muscle that is always working.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

The heart is made of which of the following types of muscles?

a)

Cardiac muscle

b)

Striated muscle

c)

Smooth muscle

d)

None of the above

43.

Which of the following are chambers of the heart?

a)

Valves

b)

Atrium and ventricle

c)

Arteries and veins

d)

Sinoatrial nerve

44.

Which of the following is true about your heart?

a)

Your heart may stop beating from time to time.

b)

You have to think in order to keep your heart beating.

c)

Your heart pushes blood through your body.

d)

All of the above

45.
Pumps oxygen-poor blood to the lungs
a)
Right Ventricle
b)
Right Atrium
c)
Left Ventricle
d)
Left Atrium
46.
A flap of tissue that prevents blood from flowing backward
a)
Aorta
b)
Atrium
c)
Septum
d)
Valve
47.

What is the arrow pointing to?

a)

vena cava

b)

mitral valve

c)

tricuspid valve

d)

aorta

48.

The right side of the heart contains...

a)

Oxygenated Blood

b)

De-oxygenated Blood

c)

Both Oxygenated and De-oxygenated Blood

d)

Water

49.

The first chamber that blood enters in the Heart is...

a)

The Atrium

b)

The Ventricle

c)

The Septum

d)

The Aorta

50.

What is the function of valves in the heart?

a)

To keep the heart pumping

b)

To create pressure

c)

To prevent back flow of blood

d)

To keep the blood warm

51.

Your heart is an involuntary muscle that is always working.

a)

True

b)

False