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Cardiovascular - Heart

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

How much blood does the human heart pump through it per minute (on average)?

a)

1/2 gallon

b)

1 gallon

c)

1 and 1/2 gallons

d)

3 gallons

2.

Which is a function of the pericardium?

a)

Prevents overfilling of the heart.

b)

Forms a continuous lining with the vessels attached to the heart.

c)

It is the muscle layer of the heart.

d)

Signals the heart to beat.

3.

_____ conducts blood away from the heart.

a)

Capillaries

b)

Veins

c)

Arteries

d)

Atria

4.

When the ventricles contract, the pressure inside the chamber opens the (a)   valves.

5.

During embryonic development, about 1% of cardiac muscle fibers become self excitable. Clusters of these cells are called ____.

a)

Purkinje fibers

b)

nodes

c)

atrioventricular bundle

d)

septum

6.

The largest wave in an EKG is known as....

a)

T wave

b)

QRS wave

c)

P wave

d)

U wave

7.

In an EKG, the QRS wave represents...

a)

atrial depolarization

b)

ventricular repolarization

c)

fibrillation

d)

ventricular depolarization

8.

In the sequence of excitation of the heart, which structure generates impulses about 75 times a minute?

a)

Atrioventricular bundle

b)

Atrioventricular node

c)

Sinoatrial node

d)

Bundle branches

9.

In the cardiac cycle, the ventricles expand to hold the blood. At one point, the ventricles have all the blood they can hold before they contract. What is this called?

a)

End diastolic volume

b)

End systolic volume

c)

Isovolumetric relaxation

d)

Atrial systole

10.

Ventricular repolarization is represented by which wave on the EKG?

a)

U wave

b)

P wave

c)

QRS wave

d)

T wave

11.

The cardiac cycle represents ____ and ____ changes taking place in the heart.

a)

pressure

b)

size

c)

tissue

d)

volume

12.

In a heartbeat, you hear a lub, dub sound.

What are you hearing during the lub?

a)

semilunar valves closing

b)

semilunar valves opening

c)

atrioventricular valves closing

d)

atrioventricular valves opening