WorksheetsCardiovascular System
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which blood vessels supply blood to the heart muscle?
Superior and inferior vena cavae
Coronary arteries
Coronary veins
Pulmonary arteries
What is the primary pacemaker of the heart?
A) Atrioventricular (AV) node
B) Bundle of His
C) Purkinje fibers
D) Sinoatrial (SA) node
Left Side (blockages)
Right Side (pressures)
Arteries carry oxygenated blood ________ the heart
to
away from
Veins carry deoxygenated blood ________ the heart
to
away from
The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs in the:
arteries (brain)
veins (kidneys)
capillaries (lungs)
The layer of the walls of arteries that helps maintain diastolic blood pressure is made of:
fibrous connective tissue and elastic connective tissue
smooth muscle and fibrous connective tissue
smooth muscle and elastic connective tissue
fibrous connective tissue and simple squamous epithelium
A systematic blood pressure reading always consists of two numbers, which are called:
systemic/systolic
systolic/diastolic
diastolic/systolic
diastolic/systemic
Following a large loss of blood, as in severe hemorrhage, blood pressure will?
Increase
Decrease
Remain the same
Increase, then decrease
Epinephrine increases blood pressure because it:
causes vasodilation
decreases heart rate and force
increases heart rate and force
increases water reabsorption by the kidneys
As a general rule, what type of blood vessels carry oxygenated blood?
Arteries
Veins
What portion of the conduction system is known as the pacemaker?
AV node
Purkinje fibers
SA node
Bundle of His
Which suffix indicates inflammation?
-gram
-itis
-pathy
-tension
What is the correct combining form for "heart"?
angi/o
cardi/o
atri/o
varic/o
The prefix "hyper-" means:
insufficient
excessive
fast
two
The combining form "angi/o" refers to:
artery
vein
vessel
heart
What does the prefix "tachy-" mean?
slow
normal
fast
irregular
Which combining form means "chest"?
steth/o
sphygm/o
fibrin/o
embol/o
The inferior end of the heart that points toward the left hip and rests on the diaphragm is called...
base
pericardium
apex
mediastinum
Pink (eosin)
Blue (cyan)
White (leuk)
Red (erythr)
The most inclusive set of symptoms of inflammation is ________.
heat, pain, and redness
pain and whitening of the surrounding tissue
swelling and pain
swelling, heat, redness, and pain
The term "physiology" is related to
the Latin for "physical shape."
the structure of internal organs.
the Greek for "cutting up."
the Greek for "relationship to nature."
Which of the following must the human body obtain from the environment in order to survive?
Nitrogen
Wastes
Water
Carbon dioxide
A chicken egg is a cell.
True
False
Red blood cells are also known as
Erythrocytes
Leukocytes
Plasma
Thrombocytes
Tissue death in the heart muscle resulting from an occluded coronary artery
Angina
Coronary Artery Disease
Myocardial infarction
Myocarditis
Abnormal sound heard during auscultation of the heart, such as a whooshing sound
dysarthria
Murmur
premature ventricular contractions
tachycardia
Irregular heartbeat (general term)
bradycardia
arrhythmia
sinus tachycardia
premature ventricular tachycardia
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
congenital heart disease
stenosis
pectoris
thrombosis
