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Cardiac and Blood Vessel Anatomy and Physiology

Total questions: 137

Worksheet time: 2hrs 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Veins get smaller when they get closer to the heart.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Capillaries are large blood vessels.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What is the function of capillaries?

a)

Transports deoxygenated blood

b)

Transport oxygenated blood

c)

Site for exchange of materials

4.

What are present in veins but absent in arteries?

a)

smooth elastic tissues

b)

muscular tissues

c)

valves

5.

How are capillaries adapted for their function?

a)

Have partially permeable walls

b)

One-cell thick endothelium

c)

Presence of valves

d)

Large lumen

6.
I have a large lumen, I have thin muscular walls, I pump blood towards the heart
a)
Artery
b)
Vein
c)
Capillary
d)
Arteriole
7.
I have muscular walls, and a small lumen.  Pump blood away from the heart
a)
Artery
b)
Vein
c)
Capillary
d)
Arteriole
8.
A system of the body which pumps blood too and from the lungs to become oxygenated. 
a)
Systemic
b)
Pulmonary 
9.
A system of the body which pumps blood from the left ventricle of the heart to the Aorta and the rest of the body. 
a)
Systemic
b)
Pulmonary
10.
Which is the largest artery in the body?
a)
Aorta 
b)
Superior Vena Cava
11.
Which is the largest vein in the body?
a)
Aorta 
b)
Arteriole 
c)
Superior Vena Cava 
12.

Which of the following is NOT a type of blood vessel?

a)

Artery

b)

Capillary

c)

Vein

d)

Ventricle

13.

Which of the following is NOT a major branch of the aorta?

a)

brachiocephalic

b)

right subclavian

c)

left common carotid

d)

left subclavian

14.

What helps blood flow back to the heart? (check all that apply)

a)

Contraction of the diaphragm.

b)

Pumping action of the skeletal muscles.

c)

Valves in the veins.

15.

The narrowing of blood vessels is?

a)

vasoconstriction

b)

vasodilation

16.

The expanding of blood vessels is?

a)

vasoconstriction

b)

vasodilation

17.

Which carries blood away from the heart and is under high pressure?

a)

Artery

b)

Vein

c)

Capillary

18.

Which allows exchange of substances between blood and body tissues?

a)

Artery

b)

Vein

c)

Capillary

19.

Which is under low pressure and contains valves?

a)

Artery

b)

Vein

c)

Capillary

20.

Which is the only vein to carry oxygenated blood?

a)

Aorta

b)

Pulmonary Artery

c)

Pulmonary Vein

d)

Superior and Inferior Vena Cava

21.

Smooth muscles in arteries help

a)

to push blood along through peristalsis.

b)

to prevent the blood vessel from bursting.

c)

to maintain blood pressure.

d)

the blood vessel in elastic recoil in order to push the blood along during diastole.

22.

The highly branched nature of capillaries results in

a)

the blood vessel being very delicate.

b)

a high surface area for material exchange.

c)

a slow blood flow to allow more time for material exchange.

d)

all of the above.

23.

Large amounts of elastic fibers help arteries to

a)

not burst under high pressure.

b)

stretch and recoil to help push blood along it.

c)

help maintain blood pressure.

d)

carry out peristalsis.

24.

Skeletal muscles help blood to move towards the heart when it

a)

contract.

b)

relax.

25.

Low blood pressure in veins is due to

a)

their large lumen relative to the diameter.

b)

lower blood volume.

c)

a lot of pressure had been lost at the capillary bed.

d)

All of the above.

26.

A difference between veins and arteries is that veins have narrow lumens and arteries have wide lumens

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Left ventricle

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

28.

Aorta

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

5

29.

The function of valves in the human circulatory system is to

a)

stimulate the heart beat.

b)

accelerate the flow of blood.

c)

prevent the backward flow of blood.

d)

serve as a cushion to prevent friction

30.

Which is the correct flow of blood?

a)

R. atrium --> R. Ventricle --> pulmonary artery

b)

R. atrium --> L. atrium --> aorta

c)

L. ventricle --> pulmonary artery --> aorta

d)

L. ventricle --> L. atrium --> aorta

31.

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

a)

epithelial tissue.

b)

pericardium.

c)

connective tissue.

d)

myocardium.

32.

Pulmonary Veins

a)

A

b)

C

c)

F

d)

I

33.

Blood vessels in the body include arteries, veins, and capillaries.

a)

true

b)

false

34.

The upper chambers of the heart are ventricles.

a)

true

b)

false

35.
Which is NOT a function of the circulatory system?
a)
deliver O2 and nutrients to cells
b)
remove CO2 and wastes from cells
c)
break down carbohydrates into glucose
d)
transport other materials through body
36.

The blood vessel that has the largest diameter is

a)

vein

b)

artery

c)

capillary

37.

What type of blood do the arteries usually carry?

a)

Oxygenated Blood

b)

Deoxygenated Blood

38.

Which blood vessels take blood AWAY from the heart?

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

39.

Which blood vessels take blood TO the heart?

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

40.

Which of the following is NOT a type of blood vessel?

a)

Artery

b)

Capillary

c)

Vein

d)

Ventricle

41.

In a diagram of a heart and/or blood vessels, red represents...

a)

Deoxygenated blood

(blood without oxygen)

b)

Oxygenated blood

(blood with oxygen)

c)

Mixed oxygenated and deoxygenated blood

d)

None of these

42.

In a diagram of a heart and/or blood vessels, blue represents...

a)

Deoxygenated blood

(blood without oxygen)

b)

Oxygenated blood

(blood with oxygen)

c)

Mixed oxygenated and deoxygenated blood

d)

None of these

43.

Capillaries __________ veins and arteries

a)

seperate

b)

connect

44.

Name this structure:

a)

Vena Cava

b)

Pulmonary Artery

c)

Pulmonary Vein

d)

Aorta

45.

If the P wave on an EKG looks abnormal, which structures in the heart are likely damaged?

a)

SA/AV node

b)

Aortic valve

c)

Bundle of His

d)

Purkinje fibers

46.

The p-wave correlates with which event?

a)

atrial depolarization

b)

ventricle depolarization

c)

ventricle repolarization

d)

atrial repolarization

47.

What does depolarization result in?

a)

relaxation

b)

contraction

c)

repulsion

d)

attraction

48.

What does repolarization result in?

a)

relaxation

b)

contraction

c)

attraction

d)

repulsion

49.
An electrocardiogram measures what?
a)
The amount of pressure exerted on blood vessels.
b)
The electrical activity of the heart.
c)
How many times the heart contracts over time.
d)
The body's temperature caused by friction of blood in vessel.
50.
What is going on in the heart during the T-wave
a)
SA node triggers depolarization in atria
b)
AV node triggers depolarization in ventricle, the main pumpung action
c)
Delay caused by the SA node
d)
Repolarization of the ventricle 
51.

Which of the following describes the network that distributes electrical impulses throughout the heart?

a)

cardiac conduction system

b)

electrocardiogram

c)

HECO

d)

action potential network

52.

Intrinsic electrical impulses start at which of the following locations?

a)

AV Node

b)

Bundle of His

c)

Purkinje fibers

d)

SA Node

53.

Which of the following is most likely to occur if there is a blockage to the AV bundle nerve impulse?

a)

the AV Node will not produce electrical impulses

b)

the SA Node will not produce electrical impulses

c)

no effect

d)

the Purkinje fibers will not produce electrical impulses

54.
The 'Dub' sound of the heart's LUB DUB? are the....
a)
Atrioventricular valves closing
b)
Semilunar Valves closing
c)
Blood flowing through the Pulmonary Trunk and Aorta
d)
Blood Flowing down into the venticles
55.
What is the definition of the Cardiac Cycle?
a)
the contraction of the atria
b)
the sequence of events that occur during one complete heartbeat
c)
the contraction and relaxation of the ventricles
d)
the circulation of blood in the heart
56.

The function of the atrium

a)

To collect blood

b)

To pump blood to the lungs

c)

To pump blood into systemic circulation

d)

To pump blood to the heart muscle

57.
The 'Lub' sound of the heart's LUB DUB? are the....
a)
Atrioventricular valves closing
b)
Semilunar Valves closing
c)
Blood flowing through the Pulmonary Trunk and Aorta
d)
Blood Flowing down into the venticles
58.
Why are the walls of the left ventricle thicker than that of the right ventricle?
a)
The left ventricle must force blood into all the capillaries of the lungs 
b)
the left ventricle doesn't skip leg day
c)
This is false, the walls of the right ventricle are thicker
d)
Blood from the left ventricle is pumped throught the entire body 
59.

The Vena Cava delivers blood to the heart into the.....

a)

left atrium

b)

right atrium

c)

left ventricle

d)

right ventricle

60.

Found in the interventricular septum

a)

AV bundle

b)

AV node

c)

SA node

d)

Purkinje fibers

61.

Network found in the ventricular myocardium

a)

Purkinje fibers

b)

AV node

c)

AV bundle

d)

SA node

62.

The P wave of a normal electrocardiogram indicates:

a)

Atrial depolarization

b)

Atrial repolarization

c)

Ventricular depolarization

d)

Ventricular repolarization

63.

The pacemaker cells of the heart are located in the:

a)

SA node

b)

Purkinje fibers

c)

Wall of the left ventricle

d)

AV node

e)

Both the left and right ventricles

64.

The tricuspid valve is closed:

a)

When the ventricle is in systole

b)

While the ventricle is diastole

c)

While the atrium is contracting

d)

By the movement of blood from atrium to ventricle

65.


The deflection waves in an EKG include:

a)

The T wave, which indicates ventricular repolarization.

b)

The P wave, which is present only in patients who have had a heart attack

c)

The Q-T interval, which indicates the time of atrial contraction

d)

The PQRS complex, which follows ventricular contraction

66.

Blood enters which of these vessels during ventricular systole?

a)

Aorta &Pulmonary arteries

b)

Aorta

c)

Pulmonary vein

d)

Superior vena cava

e)

Pulmonary Artery & Inferior vena cava

67.

___ is to slow heart rate as ___ is to fast heart rate

a)

bradycardia; tachycardia

b)

tachycardia; bradycardia

c)

bradycardia; cardiomyopathy

d)

cardiac tamponade; bradycardia

e)

none of the above

68.

In an EKG, the electrical activity associated with atrial repolarization (relaxation) is usually obscured by the QRS complex

a)

True

b)

False

69.

After the AV node is depolarized and the impulse spreads through the atria, there is a slight delay before the impulse spreads to the ventricles. The reason for this delay is to allow:

a)

The atria to finish contracting

b)

The ventricles to repolarize

c)

A greater venous return

d)

Nothing; there is no reason for the delay

70.

An irregular heart rhythm is known as

a)

Arrhythmia

b)

Bradycardia

c)

Tachycardia

d)

Fibrillation

71.

The correct sequential path of a normal action potential in the heart is:

a)

SA node, AV node, bundle of His, bundle branches, Purkinje fibers

b)

SA node, AV bundle, AV node, Purkinje fibers

c)

AV node, SA node, AV bundle, bundle of His

d)

SA node, AV node, bundle branches, AV bundle, Purkinje fibers

72.

Blood pressure in the large systemic arteries is greatest during:

a)

Ventricular systole

b)

Ventricular diastole

c)

Atrial systole

d)

Isovolumetric diastole

73.
Place the following in the correct order:
     1.atria contract
     2. AV node
     3. Bundle of His
     4.Purkinje fibers
     5. SA node
     6. ventricles contract
a)
5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
b)
2, 1, 5, 3, 4, 6
c)
5, 6, 2, 3, 4, 1
d)
2, 6, 5, 3, 4, 1
74.

The Purkinje fibers are indicated by ________.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

75.

The atrioventricular bundle (bundle of His) is represented by ________.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

76.

The bundle branches are indicated by ________.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

77.
The AV node is located at...
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
78.
The pointed, inferior portion of the heart, known as the ________ rests on the diaphragm and is oriented towards the left hip.
a)
base
b)
mediastinum
c)
apex
d)
pericardium
79.

The SA node fires at a rate of

a)

40-60 bpm

b)

80-90 bpm

c)

60-80 bpm

d)

60-100 bpm

80.

The heart layer that keeps blood from sticking to the inside of the heart and forming potentially deadly blood clots is called

a)

endocardium

b)

pericardium

c)

myocardium

d)

epicardium

81.
A person's blood pressure is a reflection of: 
a)
lymphatic pressure.​
b)
arterial pressure.
c)
osmotic pressure.
d)
venous pressure.
82.

A heart rate 100 bpm or above is called _______.

a)

bradycardia

b)

tachycardia

c)

arrhythmia

d)

fibrillation

83.

A cardiac cycle is:

a)

ventricular relaxation

b)

ventricular contraction

c)

equivalent to 1 complete heart beat

d)

a heart attack

84.

The pacemaker of the heart

a)

AV node

b)

SA node

c)

Bundle of His

d)

Bundle branches

85.
During atrial contraction and ventricular filling,
a)
the AV valves are open
b)
the semilunar valves are open
c)
the ventricles are contracted
d)
the atria are relaxed
86.
A flap of tissue that prevents blood from flowing backward
a)
Aorta
b)
Atrium
c)
Septum
d)
Valve
87.

Which of the following is true about the semi-lunar valves in the heart?

a)

They are between atria and ventricles

b)

They close when pressure in the arteries is higher than pressure in the atria

c)

They prevent backflow of blood into the atria

d)

They open when pressure in the ventricles is higher than pressure in the arteries

88.

During ventricular systole, which of the following occurs?

a)

Atrioventricular valves close and semilunar valves close

b)

Atrioventricular valves close and semilunar valves open

c)

Atrioventricular valves open and semilunar valves are open

d)

Atrioventricular valves open and semilunar valves close

89.
Which contract in unison??
a)
Top chambers, then bottom chambers.
b)
Right Chambers, then the Left Chambers
c)
All four chambers beat in unison.
90.

Define diastole

a)

when the heart is relaxing

b)

when the heart is contracting

c)

duration of the cardiac cycle

d)

frequency of the cardiac cycle

91.

Define systole

a)

when part of the heart is contracting

b)

when part of the heart is relaxing

c)

duration of the cardiac cycle

d)

frequency of the cardiac cycle

92.

The cardiac cycle does not require nerve stimulation to contract like other muscles

a)

True

b)

False

93.
a)
Pulmonary veins
b)
Pulmonary artery
c)
Aorta
d)
Vena cava
94.
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
95.
When blood enters the right atrium, where is it coming from?
a)
The body
b)
Left ventricle
c)
Right Atrium
d)
Lungs
96.
What chamber pumps blood to the body?
a)
Right atrium
b)
Right ventricle
c)
Left atrium
d)
Left ventricle 
97.
Which side of the heart has oxygen rich blood?
a)
Left Side
b)
Right Side
98.
Which side of the heart pumps blood into the lungs?
a)
Right
b)
Left
99.

Which artery is located in the leg and supplies blood to the lover limbs and feet? (Highlighted in green).

a)

Radial Artery

b)

Renal Artery

c)

Pulmonary Artery

d)

Femoral Artery

100.

Which artery travels up into the head from the aorta? (highlighted in green)

a)

Brachial

b)

Pulmonary

c)

Carotid

d)

Iliac

101.

Which artery is connected directly to the kidneys? (Highlighted in green).

a)

Renal Artery

b)

Femoral Artery

c)

Anterior Tibial Artery

d)

Aorta

102.

Which vein takes blood away from the kidney?

a)

Portal Vein

b)

Renal Vein

c)

Femoral Vein

d)

Antebrachial Vein

103.

Which vein returns blood from the head back to the heart? (Highlighted in green).

a)

Superior Vena Cava

b)

Renal Vein

c)

Jugular Vein

d)

Hepatic Vein

104.

Which vein takes blood from the liver and delivers it to the heart via the inferior vena cava? (Highlighted in green)

a)

Inferior Vena Cava

b)

Hepatic Vein

c)

Portal Vein

d)

Femoral Vein

105.

Which vein takes blood from the intestines and delivers it to the liver to filter toxins? (Highlighted in green)

a)

Hepatic Vein

b)

Mesenteric Vein

c)

Hepatic Portal Vein

d)

Iliac Vein

106.

Which side of the heart handles oxygenated blood?

a)

Left side only

b)

Right side only

c)

Both right and left

d)

Neither side

107.

Which specimen did we use in place of studying a human heart?

a)

Swine

b)

Sheep

c)

Bovine

d)

Feline

108.

Double layered closed sac that surrounds the heart & anchors it is called:

a)

Pericardium

b)

Pericardial cavity

c)

Myocardium

d)

Papillary muscles

109.

The muscle of the heart is called:

a)

Pericardium

b)

Cardicardium

c)

Myocardium

d)

Endocardium

110.

The front of the hear is recognized by a groove that extends from the right side of broad end of the heart diagonally to a point above, left of the apex. Name this feature.

a)

Interatrial groove

b)

Interventricular gyri

c)

Interventricular sulcus

d)

Interventricular fissure

111.

The atria are the _____________ chambers.

a)

Receiving

b)

Pumping

c)

Discharge

d)

Oxygenated

112.

The ventricles are the _____________ chambers.

a)

Receiving

b)

Pumping/Discharge

c)

Deoxygenated

d)

Thinner

113.

This major vessel is a large artery that supplies blood to your upper & lower body.

a)

Pulmonary

b)

Coronary

c)

Aorta

d)

Interior & superior vena cava

114.

These vessels return oxygenated blood from right and left lungs to the left atrium.

a)

Pulmonary artery

b)

Pulmonary veins

c)

Aorta

d)

Interior/superior vena cava

115.

The long fibers of connective tissue that attach to papillary muscles of the heart that enable the valves to properly open and close are called:

a)

Chordae tendinae

b)

Cardiac tendons

c)

Cardiac ligaments

d)

Myocardial tendinae

116.

This valve allows blood flow from the right atrium into the right ventricle during ______________ (heart is relaxed)

a)

diastole

b)

systole

117.

Within the right ventricle the one way valve that controls blood flow away from the right ventricle is called:

a)

Pulmonary valve

b)

Tricupsid valve

c)

Bicupsid valve

d)

Aortic valve

118.

Identify # 12?

a)

Bicupsid valve

b)

Tricupsid valve

c)

Seminlunar valve

d)

Aortic valve

119.

The valve labeled #7 is

a)

bicuspid

b)

tricuspid

c)

aortic semilunar

d)

pulmonary semilunar

120.

Identify the chamber labeled #1

a)

right atrium

b)

left atrium

c)

left ventricle

d)

right ventricle

121.

Identify the structure labeled #5

a)

interventricular sulcus

b)

apex

c)

left ventricle

d)

septum

122.

The structure labeled #6 is

a)

left auricle

b)

right auricle

c)

left ventricle

d)

adipose tissue

123.

If you were to insert your finger into the superior vena cava, you would be feeling inside which chamber?

a)

right atrium

b)

left atrium

c)

left ventricle

d)

right ventricle

124.

If you inserted a probe into the aorta, which chamber of the heart would it lead to?

a)

left ventricle

b)

right ventricle

c)

left atrium

d)

right atrium

125.

If you insert your finger into the pulmonary vein, you will be feeling inside which chamber?

a)

right atrium

b)

left atrium

c)

left ventricle

d)

right ventricle

126.

The pulmonary artery connects to which heart chamber?

a)

right ventricle

b)

left ventricle

c)

right atrium

d)

left atrium

127.

The first branch of the aorta is the

a)

brachiocephalic artery

b)

left common carotid

c)

left subclavian

d)

pulmonary vein

128.

If you are looking at the dorsal side of the heart you are looking at the (a)   side of the heart.

129.

Identify the Left Atrium.

a)

C

b)

D

c)

E

d)

F

130.

Identify the Right Ventricle.

a)

C

b)

D

c)

E

d)

F

131.

Which valve is indicated by the red rectangle?

a)

Pulmonary valve

b)

Aortic valve

c)

Mitral (bicuspid) valve

d)

Tricuspid valve

132.

Which structure is indicated by the red rectangle? Hint - this structure holds the bicuspid valve in place.

a)

Trabeculae carneae

b)

Papillary muscles

c)

Chordae tendineae

d)

Pulmonary valve

133.

The structure indicated by the red dot is known as the __________.

a)

Right ventricle

b)

Right Atrium

c)

Interventricular septum

d)

Left Ventricle

134.

What is the inside lining of the heart called?

a)

pericardium

b)

endercardium

c)

extracardium

d)

endocardium

135.

What is the name of the sac that surrounds the heart?

a)

endocardium

b)

pericardium

c)

intercardium

d)

extracardium

136.

What type of tissue comprises the bulk of the myocardium

a)

skeletal muscle

b)

cardiac muscle

c)

smooth muscle

137.

What layer of an artery consist mostly of smooth muscle?

a)

tunica smoothica

b)

tunica intima

c)

tunica externa

d)

Tunica media

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