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Cardiovascular Quiz - Brophy

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Prevents blood from flowing back into the atria when the ventricles contract

a)
Pulmonary and aortic valves
b)

Atrioventricular valves (tricuspid valves)

c)
Semilunar valves
d)
Pulmonary and tricuspid valves
2.

When blood leaves this chamber of the heart, it heads out to the body

a)
right ventricle
b)
right atrium
c)
left atrium
d)
left ventricle
3.

One of the body's largest blood vessels that transports blood from the body region below the diaphragm to the heart.

a)
Inferior Vena Cava
b)
Superior Vena Cava
c)
Pulmonary Artery
d)
Aorta
4.

When the chamber contracts it pushes blood through the tricuspid valve

a)
Mitral valve
b)
Aortic valve
c)

Right Atrium

d)
Pulmonary valve
5.

Initiates the action potential that causes the heart to beat

a)
Sinoatrial (SA) node
b)
Bundle of His
c)
Purkinje fibers
d)
Atrioventricular (AV) node
6.

When blood leaves this chamber of the heart, it heads to the lungs

a)
left ventricle
b)
aorta
c)
right ventricle
d)
left atrium
7.

Stops the blood from flowing back into the ventricles each time they contract

a)

Semilunar valves

b)
Brain
c)
Lungs
d)
Blood vessels
8.

Responsible for distributing electrical impulses throughout the heart

a)
Atrioventricular (AV) node
b)
Purkinje fibers
c)
Bundle of His
d)
Sinoatrial (SA) node
9.

This blood vessel splits in two and sends oxygen-poor blood to the lungs

a)
pulmonary vein
b)
aorta
c)
coronary artery
d)

pulmonary trunk

10.

The chamber in the heart that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs

a)
left atrium
b)
upper atrium
c)
lower ventricle
d)
right atrium
11.

The smallest blood vessels with the thinnest walls in order to maximize diffusion of nutrients in the body

a)
Capillaries
b)
Lymphatic vessels
c)
Arteries
d)
Veins
12.

_____ carries blood to the heart

a)
Arteries
b)
Nerves
c)
Capillaries
d)
Veins
13.

______ Carries blood away from the body

a)
Lungs
b)
Capillaries
c)
Arteries
d)
Veins
14.

Blood traveling in the pulmonary circuit goes through the ____ side of the heart

a)
right
b)
left
c)
middle
d)
front
15.

Blood traveling on the pulmonary circuit leaves through the ____

a)
aorta
b)
pulmonary vein
c)

Lungs

d)
coronary artery
16.

Blood on the systemic circuit enters the body through the ____ side of the heart

a)
right atrium
b)
pulmonary artery
c)
left atrium
d)

Right Ventricle