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Cardiovascular System Quiz B2.8!

Total questions: 120

Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which blood vessel is connected to the right atrium carrying deoxygenated blood from the body?

a)

Pulmonary vein

b)

Vena Cava

c)

Vascular shunt

d)

Pulmonary artery

e)

Left atrium

2.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of capillaries?

a)

Smallest of the 3 blood vessels

b)

Huge network of them which links veins and arteries

c)

Thick, elastic walls

3.

Diastolic pressure is...

a)

The higher blood pressure measurement

b)

The pressure when the heart rests between beats

c)

The pressure when the heart pushes blood through arteries

d)

The lower blood pressure measurement

4.

In the cardiac cycle: Body => Vena Cava => RA => RV => _____________

a)

Pulmonary artery

b)

Pulmonary vein

c)

Aorta

5.

Which chamber of the heart receives oxygenated blood from the lungs via the pulmonary vein?

a)

Left Atrium

b)

Right Atrium

c)

Left Ventricle

d)

Right Ventricle

6.

Systolic pressure is...

a)

The higher blood pressure measurement

b)

mmHg

c)

The lower blood pressure measurement

d)

The pressure when the heart rests between beast

e)

The pressure when the heart pushes blood through arteries

7.

Which blood vessels carry blood towards the heart?

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

c)

Capillaries

d)

Alveoli

8.

Which blood vessels have thick, muscular and elastic walls to withstand the high pressure?

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

d)

Alveoli

9.

Which blood vessels have valves to prevent backflow of blood?

a)

Capillaries

b)

Alveoli

c)

Arteries

d)

Veins

10.

The four blood vessels which are used during the cardiac cycle have the initials...?

a)

LA, LV, RA, RV

b)

PA, PV, RA, RV

c)

LV, LA, A, VC

d)

PA, PV, A, VC

e)

PA, LA, RA, LV

11.

Which one of the following is not a function of the cardiovascular system

a)

Regulates body temperature

b)

Removes waste products

c)

Production of red and white blood cells

d)

Transports oxygen

12.

What is the function of the pulmonary and systemic circuits?

a)

In the pulmonary circuit the blood travels from the right side of the heart to the lungs. In the systemic circuit blood travels from the left side of the heart to all body parts.

b)

In the pulmonary circuit the blood travels from the left side of the heart to the lungs. In the systemic circuit blood travels from the right side of the heart to all body parts.

13.

What valve prevents blood going back into the right atrium?

a)

Tricuspid valve

b)

Pulmonic valve

c)

Aortic valve

d)

Mitral valve

14.

Oxygenated blood travels back to the heart and enters the left atrium via the (a)  

15.

When the right ventricle contracts and pumps oxygenated blood, what takes it to the lungs?

(a)  

16.

The arteries that branch into smaller arteries are called (a)  

17.

What happens in the capillaries to help get rid of waste products?

(a)  

18.

What is the only vein which does not transport deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart?

(a)  

19.

Heart rate is the number of what per minute?

(a)  

20.

What is stroke volume?

a)

Amount of blood pumped from left atrium per heartbeat.

b)

Amount of blood pumped from right ventricle per heartbeat.

c)

Amount of blood pumped from left ventricle per heartbeat.

21.

When blood is being pumped faster stroke volume will increase. What will this also increase?

a)

venules

b)

capillaries

c)

blood pressure

22.

What increases in the blood when the skeletal muscles work harder?

(a)  

23.

Does vasodilation...

a)

increase blood to an area

b)

restrict blood flow to an area

24.

Arteries carry blood back to the heart

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The following chambers of the heart are rich with oxygenated blood

a)

Left atrium and left ventricle

b)

Right atrium and right ventricle

26.

The atria receive blood before delivering it down into the ventricles to be ejected out again

a)

True

b)

False

27.

The heart has a double-circulatory system. The systemic circuit delivers blood to the lungs and brings it back to the heart

a)

True

b)

False

28.

The valve that separates the left atrium and the left ventricle is known as the...

a)

Tricuspid valve

b)

Semilunar valve

c)

Bicuspid valve

29.

What is this describing? Thin muscular wall, pocket valves and large lumen.

a)

Capillary

b)

Vein

c)

Artery

30.

The primary role of the capillary is to...

a)

Carry blood away from the heart at high pressure

b)

Return blood to the heart

c)

Allows gaseous exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide at the lungs and muscle sites

31.

Cardiac output is...

a)

The amount of blood pumped out of the left ventricle during each contraction

b)

The volume of blood pumped per minute by each ventricle of the heart

32.

The role of the red blood cells is to...

a)

Carry oxyge back to the heart

b)

Carry oxygen to the working muscle and carbon dioxide back to the lungs for gaseous exchange

33.

Which major blood vessel transports blood away from the heart to the rest of the body

a)

Vena cava

b)

Pulmonary artery

c)

Pulmonary vein

d)

Aorta

34.

Fill in the missing word:

Vena cava to right atrium. Right atrium to right ventricle. Right ventricle into...

a)

Pulmonary vein

b)

Aorta

c)

Pulmonary artery

35.
Which of the following delivers oxygen to cells?
a)
Red Blood cells
b)
White blood cells
c)
Platelets
d)
Plasma
36.
Which of the following delivers oxygen to cells?
a)
Red Blood cells
b)
White blood cells
c)
Platelets
d)
Plasma
37.
Which of the following are the blood vessels that helps blood flow to the heart?
a)
Veins
b)
Arteries
c)
Cappillaries
38.
Which of the following are the blood vessels that have a wall that is 1 cell thick?
a)
Veins
b)
Arteries
c)
Cappillaries
39.
Which of the following are the blood vessels that have the thickest walls?
a)
Veins
b)
Arteries
c)
Cappillaries
40.
What is the name of the circulation between the heart and lungs?
a)
Diastolic
b)
Systemic
c)
Pulmonary
d)
Coronary
41.
What is the name of the circulation between the heart and the body?
a)
Diastolic
b)
Systemic
c)
Pulmonary
d)
Coronary
42.
Blood enters the heart at the ....
a)
Right Atrium
b)
Left Atrium
c)
Right Ventricle
d)
Left Ventricle
43.
What is the name of the part labelled 3?
a)
Right Atrium
b)
Left Atrium
c)
Right Ventricle
d)
Left Ventricle
44.
What is the name of the part labelled 2?
a)
Right Atrium
b)
Left Atrium
c)
Right Ventricle
d)
Left Ventricle
45.
What is the name of the part labelled 4?
a)
Right Atrium
b)
Left Atrium
c)
Right Ventricle
d)
Left Ventricle
46.
What is the function of a valve?
a)
Helps blood to clot
b)
Keeps blood flowing in all directions
c)
Keeps blood flowing in one direction
d)
Stops blood from flowing
47.
Which vessels carry blood away from the heart?
a)
arteries
b)
veins
c)
capillaries
48.
Which vessels carry blood away from the heart?
a)
arteries
b)
veins
c)
capillaries
49.
How many chambers does the heart have ? 
a)
4
b)
6
c)
3
d)
1
50.
Which part of the heart pumps deoxygenated (oxygen-poor) blood?
a)
Left side
b)
Right side
c)
Top side
d)
Bottom side
51.
Which is the muscular wall that separates the heart into right and left sides?
a)
valves
b)
ventricles
c)
atria
d)
septum
52.
Oxygen-poor blood arrives to the heart from the the body via the _____.
a)
aorta
b)
pulmonary arteries
c)
superior and inferior vena cava
d)
pulmonary veins
53.
A hollow, muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body.
a)
Skeleton
b)
Heart
c)
Vein
d)
Artery
54.
A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart.
a)
Cardiovascular System
b)
Heart
c)
Vein
d)
Artery
55.
Another name for the circulatory system is __________________________________________ because they describe the system that consists of the heart, blood vessels, and blood.
a)
Cardiovascular System
b)
Heart
c)
Vein
d)
Artery
56.
Pulmonary vein
a)
carries oxygenated blood to left atrium
b)
carries deoxygenated blood to left ventricle
c)
carries oxygenated blood to left ventricle
d)
carries deoxygenated blood to left atrium
57.
The emptying of the atria is controlled by the:
a)
SA node
b)
AV node
c)
Purkinje fibres
d)
Bundle of His
58.
The pacemaker of the heart is also known as the....
a)
AV node
b)
SA node
c)
Purkinje fibres
d)
Bundle of His
59.
What fibres allow the ventricles to contract?
a)
SA
b)
AV
c)
Purkinje
d)
Bundle of His
60.
During the systole phase of the cardiac cycle, the ventricles....
a)
Contract
b)
Relax
61.
The heart muscle that these electrical signals control is known as the myocardium
a)
True
b)
False
62.
The heart muscle that these electrical signals control is known as the myocardium
a)
True
b)
False
63.
Which letter/s of the ECG shows the ventricles contracting.....
a)
P
b)
QRS
c)
ST
64.
Which node delays the ventricles from firing before fully filled?
a)
AV
b)
SA
65.
What is the definition of the Cardiac Cycle?
a)
the contraction of the atria
b)
the sequence of events that occur during one complete heartbeat
c)
the contraction and relaxation of the ventricles
d)
the circulation of blood in the heart
66.
The semilunar valves are only open during which phase
a)
atrial contraction and ventricular filling
b)
isovolumetric contraction
c)
ventricular ejection
d)
isovolumetric relaxation
67.
Why are the walls of the left ventricle thicker than that of the right ventricle?
a)
The left ventricle must force blood into all the capillaries of the lungs 
b)
the left ventricle doesn't skip leg day
c)
This is false, the walls of the right ventricle are thicker
d)
Blood from the left ventricle is pumped throught the entire body 
68.
Receives oxygenated blood from the lungs
a)
Right Ventricle
b)
Left Ventricle
c)
Right Atrium
d)
Left Atrium
69.
A flap of tissue that prevents blood from flowing backward
a)
Aorta
b)
Atrium
c)
Septum
d)
Valve
70.
Carries the blood from the ventricle to the body
a)
Aorta
b)
Atrium
c)
Valve
d)
Septum
71.
Pumps the oxygenated blood to all parts of the body
a)
Right Ventricle
b)
Left Ventricle
c)
Right Atrium
d)
Left Atrium
72.
Receives blood from the body that is low in oxygen and high in carbon dioxide
a)
Right Atrium
b)
Right Ventricle
c)
Left Atrium
d)
Left Ventricle
73.
Pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs
a)
Right Ventricle
b)
Right Atrium
c)
Left Ventricle
d)
Left Atrium
74.
The AV node is located at...
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
75.
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.
76.
Which of the following is not a direct indicator of a person's cardiac health?
a)
Heart Rate
b)
Blood Pressure
c)
EKG
d)
Temperature 
77.
Normal blood pressure is...
a)
120/80 mmHg
b)
80/120 mmHg
c)
140/90 mmHg
d)
80/140 mmHg
78.

If there is higher pressure in the aorta, there will be no movement of blood out of the ventricle

a)

True

b)

False

79.

The opening of semilunar valves is due to

a)

increased ventricular pressure

b)

decrease ventricular pressure

c)

increased aortic pressure

d)

increase in artrial volume

80.

If ventricular pressure is low, what will happen to the arterioventricular valves?

a)

close

b)

open

81.

Which component of ECG cycle shows ventricular depolarisation?

a)

P

b)

QRS

c)

T

d)

U

82.

One small square on ECG tracing paper _______

a)

is 1 mm by 1 mm

b)

represents 0.04 seconds

c)

represent 0.1mV

83.

In the diagram below, which part of the tracing represents the contraction of the atria?

a)

P

b)

T

c)

R

d)

S

84.

In the 6 second strip below, the heart rate is

a)

7

b)

60

c)

70

d)

75

85.

What shows the time a signal is delayed at the AV nodes?

a)

PR segment

b)

ST segment

c)

PR interval

d)

QRS complex

86.

Name part of red

a)

T wave

b)

Q wave

c)

R wave

d)

S wave

87.

Represents the early part of ventricular repolarisation

a)

QT interval

b)

PR interval

c)

ST segment

88.

This wave indicates repolarisation of ventricles

a)

T waves

b)

U waves

c)

P waves

d)

Q waves

89.
Why are the walls of the left ventricle thicker than that of the right ventricle?
a)
The left ventricle must force blood into all the capillaries of the lungs 
b)
the left ventricle doesn't skip leg day
c)
This is false, the walls of the right ventricle are thicker
d)
Blood from the left ventricle is pumped throught the entire body 
90.
Receives oxygenated blood from the lungs
a)
Right Ventricle
b)
Left Ventricle
c)
Right Atrium
d)
Left Atrium
91.
A flap of tissue that prevents blood from flowing backward
a)
Aorta
b)
Atrium
c)
Septum
d)
Valve
92.
Receives blood from the body that is low in oxygen and high in carbon dioxide
a)
Right Atrium
b)
Right Ventricle
c)
Left Atrium
d)
Left Ventricle
93.
Pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs
a)
Right Ventricle
b)
Right Atrium
c)
Left Ventricle
d)
Left Atrium
94.
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.
95.

The entrance to the ascending aorta is guarded by

a)

an atrioventricular valve

b)

bicuspid valve

c)

semilunar valve

d)

tricuspid valve

96.

Which component of ECG cycle shows ventricular depolarisation?

a)

P

b)

QRS

c)

T

d)

U

97.

In the diagram below, which part of the tracing represents the contraction of the atria?

a)

P

b)

T

c)

R

d)

S

98.

This wave indicates repolarisation of ventricles

a)

T waves

b)

U waves

c)

P waves

d)

Q waves

99.

Systole refers to what action?

a)

Passive filling

b)

Contraction

100.
The 'Lub' sound of the heart's LUB DUB? are the....
a)
Atrioventricular valves closing
b)
Semilunar Valves closing
c)
Blood flowing through the Pulmonary Trunk and Aorta
d)
Blood Flowing down into the venticles
101.
The 'Dub' sound of the heart's LUB DUB? are the....
a)
Atrioventricular valves closing
b)
Semilunar Valves closing
c)
Blood flowing through the Pulmonary Trunk and Aorta
d)
Blood Flowing down into the venticles
102.

Which of the following represents the Purkinje fibres?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

103.

Which of the following represents the sino-atrial node?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

104.

Which of the following represents the atrio-ventricular node?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

105.

In which direction does an electrical impulse travel across the ventricles?

a)

Top to bottom

b)

Bottom to top

c)

Left to right

d)

Right to left

106.

What type of disease is coronary heart disease?

a)

Communicable

b)

Non-communicable

107.

Which blood vessel is most affected in coronary heart disease?

a)

Vena cava

b)

Aorta

c)

Coronary arteries

d)

Coronary veins

108.

In coronary heart disease, what is it that builds up in the arteries?

a)

Fatty acids

b)

Fat

c)

Fatty deposits

d)

Cholesterol

109.

What happens to the lumen of the coronary arteries in patients with CHD?

a)

They get wider

b)

They get narrower

c)

They burst

d)

They become sticky

110.

If a person has CHD, their heart muscle receives less...

(a)  

111.

How are stents used to treat CHD?

a)

Stents are inserted into the coronary arteries and they hold open the blood vessel so more blood can pass through

b)

Stents remove the fatty deposits from the blood vessel

c)

Stents are a medication that increase good cholesterol and lower bad cholesterol so less fatty deposits form

d)

Stents are a medication that increase bad cholesterol and lower good cholesterol so less fatty deposits form

112.

How do statins help to treat CHD?

a)

Statins are inserted into the coronary arteries and they hold open the blood vessel so more blood can pass through

b)

Statins remove the fatty deposits from the blood vessel

c)

Statins are a medication that increase good cholesterol and lower bad cholesterol so less fatty deposits form

d)

Statins are a medication that increase bad cholesterol and lower good cholesterol so less fatty deposits form

113.

Which of these treatment options requires a quick operation?

a)

Stents

b)

Statins

114.

Which of these treatment options is a medication that they patient will have to take for many years?

a)

Stents

b)

Statins

115.

Which of these treatment options can lower a patient's risk of other diseases such as stroke?

a)

Stents

b)

Statins

116.

What is the meaning of coronary heart disease (CHD)?

a)

A disease of the damage septum in heart

b)

A disease when you eat a lot of unhealthy food

c)

A disease when your coronary arteries become narrower because the plaque buildup

d)

A disease when you become lazy to do exercise

117.

What is the meaning of atherosclerosis?

a)

The buildup of fats, cholesterol in artery walls (plaque), which can restrict blood flow

b)

The buildup of blood accumulated out of sudden in the artery

c)

The name of the damaged hole of the septum in heart

d)

The equipment used in the bypass surgery

118.

What happens when the blood could not supply to the heart as there is a blockage in the coronary arteries?

(You can choose multiple answers)

a)

The muscle cell at the heart will die

b)

The person will probably get a stroke

c)

Can cause a heart attack

d)

The person does not feel anything

119.

These are the risk factors for coronary heart disease EXCEPT

a)
b)
c)
d)
120.

Stenting procedure is

a)

The insertion of wire mesh to open up the blockage artery

b)

An expanded balloon to opening up the blood vessel

c)

An open surgery that takes another artery from the other part of the body

d)

The insertion of a catheter into the blood vessel

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