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Cardiovascular System Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The heart is a hollow organ located where?

a)

anterior mediastinum

b)

middle mediastinum

c)

posterior mediastinum

d)

superior mediastinum

2.

Which of the following terms refers to the sac surrounding the heart and the roots of the great vessels?

a)

chordae tendineae

b)

endocardium

c)

pericardium

d)

septum

3.

While there are many arteries in the body, the ________ is the largest.

a)

aorta

b)

pulmonary artery

c)

superior vena cava

d)

atrium

4.

Sean has been diagnosed with hypertension. Which of the following blood pressure readings is indicative of this disease?

a)

128/72

b)

90/62

c)

140/90

d)

118/84

5.

Which of the following (2) are the largest veins in the body?

a)

superior vena cava

b)

inferior vena cava

c)

anterior vena cava

d)

posterior vena cava

6.

Which of the following supplies the tissues of the heart with oxygenated blood and drains it of deoxygenated blood?

a)

coronary circulation

b)

diastole

c)

heart conduction system

d)

systole

7.

Which of the following initiates and coordinates contraction of the heart muscle?

a)

coronary circulation

b)

diastole

c)

heart conduction system

d)

systole

8.

Which of the following is in the upper wall of the right atrium?

a)

AV node

b)

SA node

c)

bundle of His

d)

purkinje fibers

9.

Which of the following occurs when the atria and ventricles are relaxed?

a)

circulation

b)

diastole

c)

oxygenation

d)

systole

10.

Which of the following is not a blood vessel?

a)

artery

b)

atria

c)

capillary

d)

vein

11.

Carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the capillaries, providing oxygen and nutrients to body tissues

a)

arteries

b)

capillaries

c)

veins

d)

tunica media

12.

The smallest blood vessels with walls one cell layer thick

a)

arteries

b)

atria

c)

capillaries

d)

veins

13.

Why are arteries thicker and stronger than veins?

a)

they are bigger

b)

they carry oxygenated blood

c)

to withstand the pressure of diastole

d)

to withstand the pressure of systole

14.

The term for red blood cell that transports oxygen and carbon dioxide

a)

leukocyte

b)

erythrocyte

c)

thrombocyte

d)

plasma

15.

Your white blood cells fight infection and aid immune processes. What are they called?

a)

leukocyte

b)

erythrocyte

c)

thrombocyte

d)

plasma

16.

There are four components that make up blood. This is the component in which fluid and other cells are suspended.

a)

leukocyte

b)

thrombocyte

c)

plasma

d)

erythrocyte

17.

Blood transports the following to tissues throughout the body, except:

a)

hormones

b)

nutrients

c)

vitamins

d)

water

18.

This is the force exerted by blood on the walls of arteries as it pumps through the body. It is also a vital sign.

a)

blood pressure

b)

diastole

c)

heart rate

d)

systole

19.

You were running during Track practice, and you tripped and scraped your knee. Which of the following assists in clotting your blood?

a)

erythrocyte

b)

leukocyte

c)

plasma

d)

thrombocyte

20.

When learning the flow of blood through the heart, _____ represents oxygenated blood and _____ represents deoxygenated blood.

a)

blue, red

b)

red, blue

c)

purple, blue

d)

red, purple