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Heart Structure

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The largest artery in the body. Carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the rest of the body.

a)

aorta

b)

apex

c)

pulmonary artery

d)

vena cava

2.

The blood vessels that supply oxygen to the heart's tissues.

a)

cornary artery

b)

apex

c)

pulmonary artery

d)

vena cava

3.

Chamber that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs.

a)

left atrium

b)

right atrium

c)

left ventricle

d)

right ventricle

4.

Chamber that receives deoxygenated blood from the vena cava.

a)

left atrium

b)

right atrium

c)

left ventricle

d)

right ventricle

5.

The chamber that receives deoxygenated blood from the right atrium and pumps it to the lungs.

a)

left atrium

b)

right atrium

c)

left ventricle

d)

right ventricle

6.

The thickest chamber and is responsible for pumping oxygenated blood to tissues all over the body.

a)

left atrium

b)

right atrium

c)

left ventricle

d)

right ventricle

7.

The blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium.

a)

pulmonary vein

b)

pulmonary artery

c)

aorta

d)

vena cava

8.

Separates the right atrium from the right ventricle.

a)

tricuspid valve

b)

bicuspid valve

c)

aortic valve

d)

mitral valve

9.

The second largest vein in the human body. Returns blood to the right atrium from the upper half of the body.

a)

superior vena cava

b)

right ventricle

c)

chordae tendinae

d)

apex

10.

What is this? (lower case)

(a)  

11.
a)

interventricular septum

b)

vena cava

c)

pulmonary artery

d)

apex

e)

coronary artery

12.

What is the purpose of a valve?

a)

prevents backflow of blood

b)

provides the heart tissue with oxygen

c)

provides electrical stimulation

d)

oxygenates the blood

13.

The pumping of blood from the body to the lungs and back to the heart for the purpose of oxgenating the blood is called (a)   circulation.

14.

(a)   circulation pumps oxygen-rich blood to the body and returns deoxygenated blood back to the heart.

15.

In most of the body, the arteries carry oxygenated blood and the veins carry deoxygenated blood. Which of the following are exceptions

a)

pulmonary artery

b)

pulmonary vein

c)

aorta

d)

vena cava

e)

renal artery

16.
Which number is the vena cava?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
8
17.
Which number is the pulmonary artery?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
8
18.
Where is the blood in 3 coming from?
a)
All over the body
b)
The upper half of the body, head and arms
c)
The lower half of the body, legs and abdomen
d)
The lungs
19.
The two chambers of the heart which receive blood are known as the _________
a)
atria
b)
ventricles
c)
systemics
d)
pulmonic
20.
Blood leaves the right ventricle through the ___________.
a)
pulmonary artery
b)
aorta
c)
superior vena cava
d)
right atrium
21.
What does letter D represent?
a)
aorta
b)
left atrium
c)
left ventricle
d)
right atrium
22.
What does letter B represent?
a)
aorta
b)
superior vena cava
c)
inferior vena cava
d)
right pulmonary artery
23.
Which valve is letter X?
a)
aortic
b)
bicuspid
c)
tricuspid
d)
pulmonary
24.
What carries the oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart?
a)
vena cava 
b)
aorta
c)
pulmonary vein
d)
pulmonary artery
25.
The most muscular chamber of the heart is the 
a)
left ventricle
b)
left atrium
c)
right atrium
d)
right ventricle
26.
Identify
a)
Pulmonary veins
b)
Pulmonary artery
c)
Aorta
d)
Vena cava
27.
Identify
a)
Pulmonary veins
b)
Pulmonary artery
c)
Aorta
d)
Vena cava
28.
Which letter is the aortic valve?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
E
d)
F
29.
A flap of tissue that prevents blood from flowing backward
a)
Aorta
b)
Atrium
c)
Septum
d)
Valve
30.

What is the function of structure labelled 5?

a)

carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs

b)

carry oxygenated blood to all parts of the body

c)

carry deoxygenated blood from all parts of the body to the heart

d)

carry oxygenated blood from the lungs

31.

Which structure of the heart prevents the mixing of oxygen-riched blood and oxygen-poor blood?

a)

Aorta

b)

Atrium

c)

Valve

d)

Septum

32.

The upper chambers of the heart are called______________.

a)

atria

b)

ventricles

c)

septum

33.

There are _____________chambers in the heart.

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

2

34.

The ______________pump blood into the body.

a)

left atrium

b)

right atrium

c)

left ventricles

d)

right ventricle

35.

What keeps blood from flowing backwards in the heart?

a)

atrium

b)

valves

c)

artery

d)

septum

36.

The (a)   divides the heart into left and right sides.

37.
Name this part.
a)
Right ventricle
b)
Pulmonary artery
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right atrium
38.
______ carry blood to the heart.
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
d)
Vena Cava
39.
_____ carries blood away from the heart.
a)
Blood cells
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
d)
Arteries
40.
Name this part.
a)
Right atrium
b)
Left ventricle
c)
Right ventricle
d)
Left atrium
41.
Largest artery in the human body:
a)
Pulmonary artery
b)
femoral artery
c)
aorta
d)
carotid artery
42.

Upper chamber that collects oxygenated blood from the pulmonary veins and pumps it into the left ventricle

a)

right atrium

b)

right ventricle

c)

left atrium

d)

septum

43.

Valve that prevents oxygenated blood from flowing backward from the left ventricle into the left atrium

a)

tricuspid valve

b)

bicuspid valve

c)

semilunar valve

44.

The upper chamber of the heart that receives deoxygenated blood from the body

a)

right atrium

b)

right ventricle

c)

left atrium

d)

septum

45.

Most muscular chamber that pumps oxygenated blood to the entire body

a)

right atrium

b)

right ventricle

c)

left atrium

d)

left ventricle

46.

Prevents blood from flowing backwards as it moves from the right atrium to the right ventricle

a)

tricuspid valve

b)

bicuspid valve

c)

semilunar valve

d)

septum

47.

The right side of the heart contains...

a)

Oxygenated Blood

b)

De-oxygenated Blood

c)

Both Oxygenated and De-oxygenated Blood

d)

Water

48.

How many valve(s) found in the heart?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

49.

Your heart is an involuntary muscle that is always working.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

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

51.

Name X : (a)   valve

52.
Identify the structure the arrow is pointing to
a)
right atrium
b)
right ventricle
c)
left atrium
d)
left ventricle
53.
Identify the structure the arrow is pointing to
a)
right atrium
b)
right ventricle
c)
left atrium
d)
left ventricle
54.
Identify the structure the arrow is pointing to
a)
right atrium
b)
right ventricle
c)
left atrium
d)
left ventricle
55.
Identify the structure the arrow is pointing to
a)
right atrium
b)
right ventricle
c)
left atrium
d)
left ventricle
56.
Identify the structure the arrow is pointing to
a)
Pulmonary Vein
b)
Pulmonary Artery
c)
Vena Cava
d)
Aorta
57.
Identify the structure the arrow is pointing to
a)
Pulmonary Vein
b)
Pulmonary Artery
c)
Vena Cava
d)
Aorta
58.
Identify the structure the arrow is pointing to
a)
Pulmonary Vein
b)
Pulmonary Artery
c)
Vena Cava
d)
Aorta
59.
Identify the structure the arrow is pointing to
a)
Pulmonary Vein
b)
Pulmonary Artery
c)
Vena Cava
d)
Aorta
60.

Which number is the vena cava?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

8

61.
Which number is the pulmonary artery?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
8
62.
Where is the blood in 3 coming from?
a)
All over the body
b)
The upper half of the body, head and arms
c)
The lower half of the body, legs and abdomen
d)
The lungs
63.

What does letter B represent?

a)

aorta

b)

vena cava

c)

pulmonary vein

d)

pulmonary artery

64.
What does letter D represent?
a)
aorta
b)
left atrium
c)
left ventricle
d)
right atrium
65.

Which valve is letter X?

a)

aortic (semi-lunar)

b)

bicuspid

c)

tricuspid

d)

pulmonary (semi-lunar)

66.
The most muscular chamber of the heart is the 
a)
left ventricle
b)
left atrium
c)
right atrium
d)
right ventricle
67.

As the right ventricle contracts, the blood flows into the

a)

Heart

b)

Pulmonary artery

c)

Atrium

d)

Ventricle

68.
Which letters carry deoxygenated blood?
a)
A, B, D
b)
G, A
c)
A, D
d)
B, C, D
69.

The blood enters on the left side of the heart (from the lungs) through the ______________ and enters the left atrium. It then passes through the _____________to enter the left ventricle.

a)

pulmonary artery, mitral valve

b)

pulmonary vein, tricuspid valve

c)

pulmonary artery, aortic valve

d)

pulmonary vein, bicuspid valve

70.

Blood flows in the following sequence in the heart: vena cava, right atrium, tricuspid valve, right ventricle, pulmonary semi-lunar valve, pulmonary artery, lungs, pulmonary vein, left atrium, bicuspid valve, left ventricle, aortic semi-lunar valve, aorta

a)

True

b)

False

71.

Place the pathway of blood through the heart in the correct sequence.

a)

L-K-H-B-G-E-C-F-A-I-E-D

b)

I-J-D-C-F-A-H-B-G-E-K-L

c)

A-B-J-C-D-E-F-K-L-G-H-I

d)

I-J-E-D-C-F-A-B-G-H-K-L

72.

The function of the valves is to...

a)

Allow for the contraction of the heart.

b)

Prevent back-flow.

c)

Oxygenate the blood.

d)

Supply the myocardium with oxygen.