WorksheetsCardiovascular and Respiratory System Assessment
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 57mins
A patient is diagnosed with left ventricular hypertrophy (thickening of the ventricle wall). Which muscular layer of the heart does this condition probably affect?
Identify the 3 primary functions of the pulmonary circuit.
Carries blood to and from the lungs
Pickups up oxygen
Drops off CO2
Carries blood to and from the body
Drops off oxygen
Identify the 3 primary functions of the systemic circuit.
Carries blood to and from the lungs
Pickups up oxygen
Picks up CO2
Carries blood to and from the body
Drops off oxygen
Reorder the following layers of the heart from most superficial to deep.
Fibrous pericardium
Parietal pericaridum
Epicardium
Myocardium
Endocardium
The heart is located between the (a) . It is protected by the (b) . The heart itself has 3 layers; the (c) (outer layer), the (d) (muscular middle layer), and the (e) (inner layer). Blood is pumped in two paths.
The flow of blood from body tissues through the heart to the lungs would go in the following order:
pulmonary arteries
lungs
The flow of blood from the lungs through the heart to body tissues would go in the following order:
pulmonary veins
left atrium
left ventricle
aorta
body tissues
The path of the heart's intrinsic conduction system is as follows:
SA node
AV node
AV bundle
Bundle branches
Purkinje fibers
Which of the following is the best definition for stroke volume?
The amount of blood pumped out by a ventricle per heart beat
Which of the following is the best definition for cardiac output?
Distance blood travels in one minute
The amount of blood pumped by each ventricle per minute
(a) - the contraction phase of the cardiac cycle when blood is pushed through and out of the heart
(b) - the relaxed phase of the cardiac cycle when the heart's chambers refill with blood
Identify three characteristics of arteries:
Thick walls
Receive blood under high pressure
Have 3 layers of tissue
Thin walls
Receive blood under low presure
Identify three characteristics of veins:
Thick walls
Receive blood under high pressure
Have 3 layers of tissue
Thin walls
Receive blood under low presure
Blood is made up __% plasma.
Blood is made up __% RBCs.
Identify 3 characteristics of erythrocytes:
Transport oxygen around the body via hemoglobin
Do not contain nuclei
Concentration fluctuates
Constant concentration
Protect the body from foreign pathogens
Identify 3 characteristics of leukocytes:
Transport oxygen around the body via hemoglobin
Lifespan of a few days up to a few years
100-120 day lifespan
Concentration fluctuates
Protect the body from foreign pathogens
What features of erythrocytes make them well-suited for transporting oxygen? (Select 3)
Biconcave shape increases surface area
Round sides protect blood vessels and increase flow efficiency
No nucleus and few organelles to use oxygen while transporting
Have varying shapes and sizes to adjust to the size of oxygen molecules
Sharp edges to travel faster through blood vessles
Put the steps of hemostasis into the correct order:
Blood vessels contract, reducing blood loss at the wound
Platelets are chemically attracted to the wounded epithelium and stick together
Injured tissues release "tissue factor"
Thrombin is produced and combines with fibrinogen to create fibrin mesh
If a person has type B- blood, which antigens are present in their blood? (Select all that apply)
A antigen
B antigen
RH antigen
No antigens are present
If a person has type O+ blood, which antigens are present in their blood? (Select all that apply)
A antigen
B antigen
RH antigen
No antigens are present
If a person has type O+ blood, which antigens are present in their blood? (Select all that apply)
A antigen
B antigen
RH antigen
No antigens are present
A patient needs a blood transfusion. Their blood type is B+. Which of the following blood types could be used? (Select all that apply)
AB+
O-
A-
B+
B-
A patient needs a blood transfusion. Their blood type is O+. Which of the following blood types could be used? (Select all that apply)
AB+
O-
A-
O+
B-
Order the sections of the pharynx from superior to inferior.
Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Laryngopharynx
During breathing, muscle contraction (a) lung volume which (b) pressure within the lungs causing air to rush (c) . This is called (d) .
During breathing, muscle relaxation (a) lung volume which (b) pressure within the lungs causing air to rush (c) . This is called (d) .
If a cell had 10 hemoglobin, how many molecules of oxygen could be carried?
Which type of blood cell releases histamines to react to infections or allergens?
Neutrophils
Eosinophils
Basophils
Lymphocytes
Monocytes
Which type of blood cell engulf and destroy foreign bacteria?
Neutrophils
Eosinophils
Basophils
Lymphocytes
Monocytes
Match the following
Thrombocytes
platelets
The process of creating blood cells
hematopoiesis
Blood clotting
hemostasis
Breathing
ventilation
Wind pipe
trachea
Which of the following are responsible for clotting the blood when a vessel is broken?
Platelets and fibrinogen
The pulmonary artery carries blood from the (a) to the (b) .
The pulmonary vein carries blood from the (a) to the (b) .
Which of the following hormones stimulate the production of red blood cells?
Thrombopoietin
Interluekins
Which of the following hormones stimulate the production of platelets?
Thrombopoietin
Interluekins
Which of the following allows air to enter the trachea and prevents food from entering the larynx?
Uvula
Tonsils
Sinuses
Epiglottis
Vocal cords
Which of the following prevents food from entering the nasal cavity when eating?
Uvula
Tonsils
Sinuses
Epiglottis
Vocal cords
What is the primary function of the tonsils?
Producing sound and changing the volume/pitch of the voice
Lightening the skull, resonating speech, and producing mucus
Trapping and removing pathogens entering the throat
Keeping food from entering the trachea
The trachea leads to the (a) , which branch into the smaller (b) , which eventually branch into tiny air sacs called (c) . These are surrounded by (d) allowing for gas exchange.
Which of the following muscles are the primary muscles involved in respiration?
External intercostals
Diaphragm
Subscapularis
Deltoid
Trapezius
James, Grayson, and Conner are in a heated debate. James believes that the carbon dioxide level in the blood is the most important stimulus for breathing. Grayson believes the oxygen level in the blood is the most important stimulus for breathing. Conner believes that heart rate and blood pressure are the most important stimuli for breathing. Who is correct?
James
Grayson
Conner
During ventricular relaxation, the blood volume remains the same while the ventricle relaxes. What happens to the pressure within the ventricle?
Put the stages of the cardiac cycle in order:
Atrial systole
Isovolumetric ventricular contraction
Ventricular ejection
Isovolumetric ventricular relaxation
Ventricular filling
During ventricular contraction, the blood volume remains the same while the ventricle contracts. What happens to the pressure within the ventricle?
What is happening during the T wave?
Atrial depolarization (atrial systole)
Ventricular repolarization (ventricular diastole)
Ventricular depolarization (ventricular systole)
Atrial repolarization (atrial distole)
What is happening during the QRS complex?
Atrial repolarization (atrial diastole)
Atrial depolarization (atrial systole)
Ventricular repolarization (ventricular diastole)
Ventricular depolarization (ventricular systole)
What is happening during the P wave?
Atrial repolarization (atrial diastole)
Atrial depolarization (atrial systole)
Ventricular repolarization (ventricular diastole)
Ventricular depolarization (ventricular systole)
Match the following structures:
#7
Sphenoid sinus
#1
Frontal Sinus
#6
Diaphragm
#10
Bronchi
#12
Cardiac notch
Match the structures in the diagram
#1
Frontal sinus
#2
Nasal cavity
#9
Epiglottis
#11
Bronchioles
#4
Trachea
Match the following
1 and 2
vena cavas
8
pulmonary arteries
3
right atrium
10
left atrium
9
pulmonary veins
Match the following
5
right ventricle
12
left ventricle
6
pulmonary valve
7
pulmonary trunk
15
brachiocephalic trunk
Match the following
13
aortic valve
11
bicuspid/mitral valve
4
tricuspid valve
14
aorta
Deoxygenated blood passes through which of the following heart valves? (Choose all that apply)
tricuspid valve
bicuspid/mitral valve
lungs
pulmonary valve
Oxygenated blood passes through which of the following heart valves? (Choose all that apply)
tricuspid valve
bicuspid/mitral valve
aortic valve
pulmonary valve
The (a) valves closing cause the "lub" sound of a heartbeat and the (b) closing cause the "dub" sound.
