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Cardiovascular System Quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many chambers does the heart have ? 
a)
4
b)
6
c)
3
d)
1
2.
The average blood pressure is 
a)
120/80
b)
80/120
c)
115/180
d)
120/180
3.
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
4.
Systolic pressure measures which of the following?
a)
atrial contraction
b)
atrial relaxation
c)
ventricular contraction
d)
ventricular relaxation
5.
Which vessels carry blood to the heart?
a)
Veins
b)
Arteries
c)
Capillaries
6.
Which vessels carry blood away from the heart?
a)
Veins
b)
Arteries
c)
Capillaries
7.
What creates the "lub dub" heart sounds?
a)
Flow of blood
b)
Closing of valves
c)
Opening of valves
d)
Breathing
8.
The bottom chambers of the heart are called
a)
ventricles
b)
atria
c)
vena cava
d)
valves
9.
What are tube-like structures that include the arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins?
a)
Blood Vessels
b)
Lymph
c)
Glands
d)
Strep
10.

This initiates the action potential that causes the heart to beat

a)

Inferior vena cava

b)

Atrioventricular node (AV node)

c)

Superior vena cava

d)

Sinoatrial node (SA node)

11.

This is responsible for distributing electrical impulses through the heart

a)

Atrioventricular node

b)

Sinoatrial node

c)

Inferior vena cava

d)

Superior vena cava

12.

The heart is made of ______ muscle

a)

skeletal

b)

cardiac

c)

smooth

13.
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
14.
Which part of the heart pumps oxygenated blood?
a)
Left side
b)
Right side
c)
Top side
d)
Bottom side
15.
Which part of the heart pumps deoxygenated (oxygen-poor) blood?
a)
Left side
b)
Right side
c)
Top side
d)
Bottom side
16.
The bottom chambers of the heart are called
a)
ventricles
b)
atria
c)
vena cava
d)
valves