WorksheetsApply your Knowledge Week 5
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 12mins
The largest artery in the body is called.
vein
aorta
brachial artery
myocardium
Blood in the pulmonary vein returns to what area of the heart during circulation?
right atrium
left atrium
right ventricle
left ventricle
If heart rate and force increase what action will it have on blood pressure?
Blood pressure will increase
Blood pressure will decrease
Blood pressure will remain the same
Cardiac muscle is considered an endocrine tissue because its cells can produce what hormone?
Insulin
Aldosterone
Atrial natriuretic peptide
Antidiuretic Hormone
What area or location on the body would you check for the presence of a carotid pulse?
just in front of the ear
at the back of the knee
thumb side of the wrist
lateral to the larynx in the neck
What area or location on the body would you check for the presence of a femoral pulse?
just in front of the ear
lateral to the larynx in the neck
at the top of the thigh
at the back of the knee
What is considered to be the natural pacemaker of the electrical conduction system?
SA node
AV node
Bundle of His
Purkinje fibre
This valve is located between the right atrium and the right ventricle and prevents backflow. This valve is called?
The mitral valve
The pulmonary semi-lunar valve
The tricuspid valve
The aortic semi-lunar valve
List the order of the electrical conduction system of the heart from the options below;
Purkinje fibres, AV Node, SA Node, Bundle of His
This valve prevents backflow of blood from the aorta to the left ventricle when the left ventricle relaxes
mitral valve
aortic semilunar valve
atrioventricular valve
pulmonary semilunar valve
The (a) contains the two cardiac centres that regulate heart rate
The electrical activity of the heart may be depicted in what type of diagnostic test?
EEG
EGG
ECG
EEK
What is the function of the serous fluid of the pericardial membranes?
prevent abnormal blood clotting
nourish the myocardium
prevent friction as the heart beats
keep blood flowing through the heart
What category or type of vessel returns blood back to the heart?
artery
vein
capillaries
arterioles
This medical term is utilized to describe "when the myocardium is deprived of oxygen."
tacycardia
bradycardia
ischemic
normal sinus rhythm
How many main coronary artery branches are in the myocardium?
1
2
3
4
How many chambers make up the heart?
1
2
3
4
