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Cardiovascular System

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which blood vessels supply blood to the heart muscle?

a)

Superior and inferior vena cavae

b)

Coronary arteries

c)

Coronary veins

d)

Pulmonary arteries

2.

What is the primary pacemaker of the heart?

a)

A) Atrioventricular (AV) node

b)

B) Bundle of His

c)

C) Purkinje fibers

d)

D) Sinoatrial (SA) node

3.
A flap of tissue that prevents blood from flowing backward
a)
Aorta
b)
Atrium
c)
Septum
d)
Valve
4.
Which side of the heart has oxygen rich blood?
a)

Left Side (blockages)

b)

Right Side (pressures)

5.
______ carry blood to the heart.
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
d)
Vena Cava
6.
The heart has ___ chambers.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
7.

Arteries carry oxygenated blood ________ the heart

a)

to

b)

away from

8.

Veins carry deoxygenated blood ________ the heart

a)

to

b)

away from

9.

The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs in the:

a)

arteries (brain)

b)

veins (kidneys)

c)

capillaries (lungs)

10.

The layer of the walls of arteries that helps maintain diastolic blood pressure is made of:

a)

fibrous connective tissue and elastic connective tissue

b)

smooth muscle and fibrous connective tissue

c)

smooth muscle and elastic connective tissue

d)

fibrous connective tissue and simple squamous epithelium

11.

A systematic blood pressure reading always consists of two numbers, which are called:

a)

systemic/systolic

b)

systolic/diastolic

c)

diastolic/systolic

d)

diastolic/systemic

12.

Following a large loss of blood, as in severe hemorrhage, blood pressure will?

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Remain the same

d)

Increase, then decrease

13.

Epinephrine increases blood pressure because it:

a)

causes vasodilation

b)

decreases heart rate and force

c)

increases heart rate and force

d)

increases water reabsorption by the kidneys

14.
Angina pectoris
a)
A condition in which the heart is compressed by fluid filling  the inflexible pericardium
b)
thoracic pain caused by a fleeting deficiency in blood delivery to the myocardium
c)
stiffening / narrowing  of the heart valves which causes constriction of the valve opening
d)
lack of oxygen to the myocardium that results in areas of cell death
15.

As a general rule, what type of blood vessels carry oxygenated blood?

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

16.

What portion of the conduction system is known as the pacemaker?

a)

AV node

b)

Purkinje fibers

c)

SA node

d)

Bundle of His

17.

Which suffix indicates inflammation?

a)

-gram

b)

-itis

c)

-pathy

d)

-tension

18.

What is the correct combining form for "heart"?

a)

angi/o

b)

cardi/o

c)

atri/o

d)

varic/o

19.

The prefix "hyper-" means:

a)

insufficient

b)

excessive

c)

fast

d)

two

20.

The combining form "angi/o" refers to:

a)

artery

b)

vein

c)

vessel

d)

heart

21.

What does the prefix "tachy-" mean?

a)

slow

b)

normal

c)

fast

d)

irregular

22.

Which combining form means "chest"?

a)

steth/o

b)

sphygm/o

c)

fibrin/o

d)

embol/o

23.

The inferior end of the heart that points toward the left hip and rests on the diaphragm is called...

a)

base

b)

pericardium

c)

apex

d)

mediastinum

24.
What color blood cells fight pathogens?
a)

Pink (eosin)

b)

Blue (cyan)

c)

White (leuk)

d)

Red (erythr)

25.

The most inclusive set of symptoms of inflammation is ________.

a)

heat, pain, and redness

b)

pain and whitening of the surrounding tissue

c)

swelling and pain

d)

swelling, heat, redness, and pain

26.

The term "physiology" is related to

a)

the Latin for "physical shape."

b)

the structure of internal organs.

c)

the Greek for "cutting up."

d)

the Greek for "relationship to nature."

27.

Which of the following must the human body obtain from the environment in order to survive?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Wastes

c)

Water

d)

Carbon dioxide

28.

A chicken egg is a cell.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Red blood cells are also known as

a)

Erythrocytes

b)

Leukocytes

c)

Plasma

d)

Thrombocytes

30.

Tissue death in the heart muscle resulting from an occluded coronary artery

a)

Angina

b)

Coronary Artery Disease

c)

Myocardial infarction

d)

Myocarditis

31.

Abnormal sound heard during auscultation of the heart, such as a whooshing sound

a)

dysarthria

b)

Murmur

c)

premature ventricular contractions

d)

tachycardia

32.

Irregular heartbeat (general term)

a)

bradycardia

b)

arrhythmia

c)

sinus tachycardia

d)

premature ventricular tachycardia

33.

Heart conditions that are present at birth and can affect the structure of a baby's heart and the way it works are known as

a)

congenital heart disease

b)

stenosis

c)

pectoris

d)

thrombosis