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Circulatory System Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Type of circulation that refers to blood flow from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart again?

a)

Systemic circulation

b)

Renal circulation

c)

Portal circulation

d)

Pulmonary circulation

2.

Type of circulation that refers to the blood flowing through the entire body?

a)

Systemic circulation

b)

Renal circulation

c)

Portal circulation

d)

Pulmonary circulation

3.

Coronary arteries...

a)

supply the heart muscle cells with a supply of blood.

b)

supply the brain cells with a supply of blood.

c)

contain deoxygenated blood.

d)

when clogged, cause a stroke.

4.

Which choice below correctly identifies the layers of the heart from the most outer layer to the most inner layer?

a)

epicardium, myocardium, endocardium

b)

endocardium, myocardium, epicardium

c)

myocardium, endocardium, epicardium

d)

myocardium, epicardium, endocardium

5.

The sac that surrounds and protects the heart?

a)

endocardium

b)

epicardium

c)

myocardium

d)

pericardium

6.

What type blood vessel exchanges nutrients and oxygen in the tissues?

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

c)

Capillaries

d)

Venules

7.
How many chambers does the heart have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
8.
Contraction of the heart is done by the 
a)
epipericardium
b)
visceral pericardium
c)
pericardium
d)
myocardium
9.
The purpose of heart valves is to 
a)
set the pace at which the heart beats
b)
prevent blood from flowing backward
c)
oxygenate the blood as it passes through the valve
d)
add minerals to the blood
10.

Which valves prevent blood from flowing back to the atria?

a)

semi-lunar valves

b)

atrioventricular valves

11.

The "semilunars" include

a)

mitral and tricuspid

b)

aortic and pulmonary

c)

bicuspid and aortic

d)

tricuspid and pulmonary

12.
This goes up and around the heart; delivers blood to the body - the largest artery in the body 
a)
Aorta
b)
Pulmonary
c)
Atrium
d)
Ventricle
13.

Mitral Valve

a)

The semilunar valve separating the aorta from the left ventricle that prevents blood from flowing back into the left ventricle.

b)

A vein that is the largest vein in the human body and returns blood to the right atrium of the heart from bodily parts below the diaphragm.

c)

An anatomical cavity or passage especially a chamber of the heart that receives blood from the veins and forces it into a ventricle or ventricles

d)

A valve in the heart that guards the opening between the left atrium and the left ventricle; prevents the blood in the ventricle from returning to the atrium. Alternative name is bicuspid valve.

14.

tissue separating the oxygenated and deoxygenated blood

a)

apex

b)

atria

c)

ventricle

d)

septum

15.

heart strings that help open/close the AV valves

a)

myocardium

b)

tricuspid

c)

mitral

d)

chordae tendineae