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module 9 (AV): Cardiovascular

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The number of times the heart Ventricles beat in one minute is known as?
a)
Heart Rate
b)
Stroke Volume
c)
Cardiac Output
2.
Baroreceptors measure?
a)
Chemical changes
b)
Increases in blood pressure
c)
Increased motor activity
d)
Temperature change
3.

When blood pressure is high, the Vagus nerve stimulates the SA Node to speed up the heart beat - True or False

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

Which valves are classified correctly? 

a)
Tricuspid valve - Semi Lunar 
b)
Mitral valve - Semi Lunar 
c)
Mitral valve - Atrioventricular 
d)
Aortic valve - Atrioventricular 
5.

The heart can beat outside the body because...

a)

The sinoatrical node is found outside of the heart

b)

Contraction and relaxation signals exist within the heart itself

c)

The heart is able to fully relax

d)

The 4 chambers send chemical messengers to each other

6.

Venous return in veins that pass through the thoracic cavity is increased by the:

a)

skeletal muscle pump

b)

pumping of the right ventricle

c)

pumping of the left ventricle

d)

respiratory pump

7.

If a large amount of blood was lost because of a large wound, blood pressure would?

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Remain the same

d)

Increase, then decrease

8.

Smooth muscle contraction in the blood vessels increases blood pressure because it:

a)

increases blood volume

b)

decreases blood volume

c)

causes vasoconstriction

d)

causes vasodilation

9.

When oxygen levels decreases, the kidneys secrete:

a)

renin

b)

more water

c)

erythropoietin

d)

all of these

10.

The most muscular and strongest blood vessel is the

a)

vein

b)

artery

c)

capillary

d)

both veins and capillaries

11.

The chamber that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs

a)

Right Ventricle

b)

Left Ventricle

c)

Right Atrium

d)

Left Atrium

12.
A flap of tissue that prevents blood from flowing backward
a)
Aorta
b)
Atrium
c)
Septum
d)
Valve
13.

What is colloid osmotic pressure?

a)

Fluid leaves the capillaries into the tissue because of pressure gradients

b)

The return of fluid into the capillaries via osmosis due to the concentration of blood proteins

c)

The movement of water into the tissue following oxygen diffusion

d)

Pressure in the capillary beds to the heart beating

14.

The first heart sound ('Lub') of the heart is caused by...

a)

Atrioventricular valves closing

b)

Semilunar valves closing

c)

Blood flowing through the Pulmonary artery and aorta

d)

Blood Flowing down into the ventricles

15.
Carries the blood from the ventricle to the body
a)
Aorta
b)
Atrium
c)
Valve
d)
Septum
16.

An IMMATURE red blood cell is called

a)

leukocyte

b)

erythrocyte

c)

thrombocyte

d)

reticulocyte

17.
An electrocardiogram measures what?
a)
The amount of pressure exerted on blood vessels.
b)
The electrical activity of the heart.
c)
How many times the heart contracts over time.
d)
The body's temperature caused by friction of blood in vessel.
18.

Where do the pulmonary arteries transport the blood to?

a)

lungs

b)

heart

c)

head

d)

hands

19.

The opening of semilunar valves is due to

a)

increased ventricular pressure

b)

decreased ventricular pressure

c)

increase in artrial volume

20.

These vessels carry blood away from the heart.

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

d)

superior vena cava

21.

Diffusion primarily takes place in these vessels types

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

inferior vena cava

d)

capillaries

22.

Brings blood to the heart from the upper portion of the body.

a)

superior artery

b)

superior vena cava

c)

aorta

d)

inferior vena cava

23.

Blood in the right atrium:

a)

Oxygenated

b)

Deoxygenated

24.

What is the fluid portion of the blood called?

a)

Plasma

b)

White blood cells

c)

Platelets

d)

Formed elements

25.

How many chambers does the heart have?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

26.

___ takes place when blood travels from the heart, through the lungs, and back to the heart.

a)

pulmonary circulation

b)

systemic circulation

27.

What type of antigens can be found on the surface of RBCs when someone has blood type O?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

AB

d)

none

28.

The artery that leaves the heart:

a)

Aorta

b)

Pulmonary Artery

c)

Superior vena cava

d)

Brachiocephalic Artery

29.

What chamber pumps blood to the lungs?

a)

Right atrium

b)

Right ventricle

c)

Left atrium

d)

Left ventricle 

30.

The ventricle is the

a)

Upper chambers

b)

Lower chambers

c)

Right side

d)

left side

31.

What is the function of the veins?

a)

to gather oxygen poor blood throughout the body in order to take it back to the heart

b)

to gather oxygen rich blood throughout the body in order to take it back to the heart

c)

to pump blood throughout the body

d)

they don't have a function

32.
What type of blood cells transport oxygen?
a)
Platelets
b)
White blood cells
c)
Red blood cells