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Control of heart rate

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Chemoreceptors are specialized receptors that process...

a)

light

b)

chemicals

c)

touch

d)

pressure

2.

The specialized sensory receptor that detects light is

a)

mechanoreceptor

b)

chemoreceptor

c)

thermoreceptor

d)

photoreceptor

3.

The Cardiac conduction system starts at which of the following locations?

a)

AV Node

b)

Bundle of His

c)

Purkinje fibers

d)

SA Node

4.

The pacemaker of the heart is the _________

a)

AV node

b)

SA node

c)

Bundle of His

d)

Purkinje Fibre

5.

Which is the correct path of electrical impulses through the heart?

a)

SA → Purkinje Fibres → Bundle of HIS → AV → Bundle Branches

b)

SA → AV → Bundle of HIS → Bundle Branches → Purkinje Fibres

c)

AV → Bundle of HIS → SA → Bundle Branches → Purkinje Fibres

d)

Bundle of HIS → AV → Bundle Branches → SA → Purkinje Fibers

6.

What is part is labelled A

a)

AV Node

b)

SA Node

c)

Purkinje Fibres

d)

Bundle of HIS

e)

Bundle Branches

7.

What is part is labelled B

a)

AV Node

b)

SA Node

c)

Bundle Branches

d)

Bundle of HIS

e)

Purkinje Fibres

8.

What is part is labelled C

a)

AV Node

b)

SA Node

c)

Bundle Branches

d)

Purkinje Fibres

e)

Bundle of HIS

9.

What is part is labelled D

a)

AV Node

b)

SA Node

c)

Bundle Branches

d)

Purkinje Fibres

e)

Bundle Branches

10.

What is the purpose of the Sympathetic Nervous System?

a)

Increases Heart Rate

b)

Decreases Heart Rate

11.

What is the purpose of the Parasympathetic Nervous System?

a)

Increases Heart Rate

b)

Decreases Heart Rate

12.

The SA Node sends what?

a)

Electrical Impulses

b)

Messages

c)

Hormones

d)

Oxygen

13.

The Purkinje Fibres cause what to happen?

a)

Ventricles to contract

b)

Atria to contract

c)

Allows blood to move between atria and ventricles

d)

Separates the heart

14.

Where is the SA Node Located?

a)

Left Atrium

b)

Right Atrium

c)

Left Ventricle

d)

Right Ventricle

15.

Where are the Bundle of HIS and branches located?

a)

Septum

b)

Sternum

c)

Septal

d)

Scapula

16.

What does the AV Node do?

a)

Causes Ventricles to contract

b)

Cause right Atria to contract

c)

Delays passage of impulses to the ventricles

d)

Directs impulses to the apex of the heart

17.

What part of the brain unconsciously controls heart rate?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Cerebral cortex

c)

Medulla oblongata

d)

Corpus Callosum

18.

What system are the sympathetic and parasympathetic neurones part of?

a)

Voluntary

b)

Autonomic

19.

What neurotransmitter is released to increase impulses from the SAN?

a)

Acetylcholine

b)

Adrenaline

c)

Noradrenaline

d)

Dopamine

20.

What neurotransmitter is released to decrease impulses from the SAN?

a)

Acetylcholine

b)

Adrenaline

c)

Noradrenaline

d)

Dopamine