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Heart path

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 2hrs 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Letter D is pointing to

a)

Aorta

b)

Right Pulmonary Artery

c)

Superior Vena Cava

d)

Pulmonary Trunk

2.

Letter G is pointing to

a)

Right atrium

b)

Left Atrium

c)

Right ventricle

d)

Left ventricle

3.

Which letter is pointing to the Apex?

a)

H

b)

I

c)

E

d)

B

4.

What letter is pointing to the aortic arch?

a)

D

b)

K

c)

C

d)

B

5.

Of the four chambers, which one carries deoxygenated blood?

a)

F and J

b)

F and A

c)

A and G

d)

J and G

6.

Which letter is pointing to the tricuspid valve?

a)

M

b)

N

c)

L

d)

O

7.

The mitral valve is another name for the

a)

Aortic valve

b)

Pulmonary valve

c)

Tricuspid valve

d)

Bicuspid valve

8.

Which of the following carries blood TO the lungs?

a)

pulmonary veins

b)

pulmonary arteries

c)

aorta

d)

superior vena cava

9.

The "semilunars" include

a)

mitral and tricuspid

b)

aortic and pulmonary

c)

bicuspid and aortic

d)

tricuspid and pulmonary

10.

What large vessel takes blood to the bottom half of the body?

a)

descending aorta

b)

pulmonary arteries

c)

ascending aorta

d)

both vena cava

11.

Which are larger, atria or ventricles?

a)

atria

b)

ventricles

12.

Which of the following brings blood back to the heart from the lungs?

a)

C

b)

D and K

c)

E

d)

B

13.

H is pointing to the

a)

interatrial septum

b)

interventricular septum

c)

interpulmonary septum

d)

atrioventricular septum

14.

Structure B carries

a)

oxygenated blood

b)

deoxygenated blood

15.

The aortic semilunar valve is letter

a)

O

b)

L

c)

M

d)

N

16.

Prevention of backflow is the function of the

a)

pulmonary arteries

b)

valves

c)

septums

d)

vena cava

17.

The circuit that delivers blood to the body is called

a)

pulmonary

b)

systemic

18.

After dropping off oxygen to the body, blood will re-enter the heart through the

a)

pulmonary veins

b)

aorta

c)

superior and inferior vena cava

d)

pulmonary arteries

19.

The aorta branches off into 3 vessels. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

a)

left subclavian

b)

coronary artery

c)

brachiocephalic

d)

left common carotid

20.

Back flow into the left atrium would be caused by a faulty (not working properly) valve; which one?

a)

aortic semilunar

b)

pulmonary semilunar

c)

tricuspid

d)

bicuspid

21.

Choose the correct sequence of blood flow

a)

L. Atrium, Pulmonary Vein, R. Atrium, Aorta

b)

R. Atrium, Pulmonary Vein, Aorta, Vena Cava

c)

R. Ventricle, R. Atrium, Pulmonary Artery, Aorta

d)

L. Ventricle, Vena Cava, L. Atrium, Aorta

22.

__________ Must be strong and elastic in order to withstand higher blood pressure leaving the heart's ventricles.

a)

Arteries

b)

Capillaries

c)

Veins

d)

Venules

23.

The ____________ carries blood throughout the body;

the ____________ carries blood only to and from the

lungs.

a)

systemic circuit; pulmonary circuit

b)

pulmonary circuit; systemic circuit

c)

venous circulation; arterial circulation

d)

arterial circulation; venous circulation

24.

The myocardium is composed of:

a)

An outer fibrous layer and an inner serous layer.

b)

Cardiac muscle tissue.

c)

A simple squamous epithelium and a layer of areolar connective tissue.

25.

Blood from the systemic circuit returns directly into which

heart chamber?

a)

left atrium.

b)

Right auricle.

c)

Left auricle.

d)

Right atrium.

26.

The pulmonary trunk carries blood from which heart chamber into the pulmonary circuit?

a)

Left atrium.

b)

Right atrium.

c)

Left ventricle.

d)

Right ventricle.

27.

When closed, the left atrioventricular valve prevents backflow of blood into the:

a)

Left ventricle.

b)

Left atrium.

c)

Right atrium.

d)

Right ventricle.

28.

Regardless of the heart chamber, contraction is called ____________ and relaxation, ____________.

a)

Diastole, systole.

b)

Systole, diastole.

c)

Fibrillation, defibrillation.

d)

Defibrillation, fibrillation.

29.

Which vessels have thin walls and small diameters that facilitate rapid diffusion of gases and nutrients between blood and body tissues?

a)

Capillaries.

b)

Arterioles.

c)

Venules.

d)

All of the above.

30.

The valves between the ventricles and the arteries are called:

a)

Atrioventricular valves.

b)

Mitral valves.

c)

Semilunar valves.

d)

All of them.

31.
Which valve is letter X?
a)
aortic
b)
bicuspid
c)
tricuspid
d)
pulmonary
32.

What is the most muscular chamber of the heart?

a)

left ventricle

b)

left atrium

c)

right atrium

d)

right ventricle

33.
As the right ventricle contracts, the blood flows into the 
a)
Heart
b)
Pulmonary arteries 
c)
Atrium
d)
Ventricle 
34.

In the walls of the heart, there are two thin layers around a thick layer of muscle called the

a)

epithelial tissue.

b)

pericardium.

c)

connective tissue.

d)

myocardium.

35.

The heart layer that keeps blood from sticking to the inside of the heart made up of squamous epithelial cells

a)

endocardium

b)

pericardium

c)

myocardium

d)

epicardium

36.

Pericardium is a serous membrane it has two layers. The parietal layers of the membranes line the walls of the body cavity. The inner visceral layer covers organ (viscera).

a)

True

b)

False

37.
Which layer of the heart contains a lubricating fluid that reduces friction as the heart beats?
a)
Pericardium
b)
Endocardium
c)
Myocardium
38.

Artery

a)

A valve in the heart that guards the opening between the left atrium and the left ventricle; prevents the blood in the ventricle from returning to the atrium. Alternative name is bicuspid valve.

b)

A vein that is the largest vein in the human body and returns blood to the right atrium of the heart from bodily parts below the diaphragm.

c)

The body structure that temporarily closes a passage or orifice, or permits movement of fluid in only one direction.

d)

Any of the tubular, branching, muscular, and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body.

39.

The type of blood vessel that normally carries de-oxygenated blood back to the heart from body cells?

a)

arteries

b)

capillaries

c)

veins

40.

The type of blood vessel where exchange of gases, nutrients, and wastes occurs?

a)

arteries

b)

capillaries

c)

veins

41.

An abnormal widening/ballooning of a portion of an artery.

a)

aneurysm

b)

embolism

c)

thrombosis

d)

atherosclerosis

42.

A blood clot that travels through the circulatory system and eventually becomes lodged within a blood vessel?

a)

aneurysm

b)

embolism

c)

thrombosis

d)

atherosclerosis

43.

Type of device that measures the electrical currents created by the SA and AV nodes?

a)

AED

b)

MRI

c)

ECG

d)

CAT Scan

44.

Which choice below correctly identifies the layers of the heart from the most outer layer to the most inner layer?

a)

epicardium, myocardium, endocardium

b)

endocardium, myocardium, epicardium

c)

myocardium, endocardium, epicardium

d)

myocardium, epicardium, endocardium

45.

The sac that surrounds and protects the heart?

a)

endocardium

b)

epicardium

c)

myocardium

d)

pericardium