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Cardiovascular System

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What prevents blood from flowing back into the atria when the ventricles contract?

a)

semilunar valves

b)

sinoatrial node

c)

atrioventricular node

d)

tricuspid and bicuspid valves

2.

When this chamber contracts, it pushes blood through the tricuspid valve

a)

right atria

b)

right ventricle

c)

left atria

d)

left ventricle

3.

When this chamber contracts, it pushes blood through the tricuspid valve

a)

right atria

b)

right ventricle

c)

left atria

d)

left ventricle

4.

This initiates the action potential that causes the heart to beat

a)

Inferior vena cava

b)

Atrioventricular node (AV node)

c)

Superior vena cava

d)

Sinoatrial node (SA node)

5.

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

a)

right atrium

b)

right ventricle

c)

left atrium

d)

left ventricle

6.

This stops blood from flowing back into the ventricles each time they contract

a)

semilunar valves

b)

tricuspid and bicuspid valves

c)

Sinoatrial node (SA node)

d)

Aorta

7.

This chamber of the heart receives oxygenated blood from the lungs

a)

right atrium

b)

right ventricle

c)

left atrium

d)

left ventricle

8.

Blood traveling through the pulmonary circuit goes through the right side of the heart and out to the _______

a)

left side of the heart

b)

body

c)

lungs

d)

tricuspid valve

9.

Blood traveling through the systemic circuit goes through the _____ side of the heart and out to the body

a)

right

b)

left

10.

Which of the following is FALSE about pacemaker cells?

a)

They allow the heart to beat on its own

b)

They create their own electrical impulses

c)

They are part of the sinoatrial node and the atrioventricular node

d)

They require depolarizing stimulation from the brain

11.

Why is coronary circulation necessary?

a)

because blood needs to be pushed throughout the entire body

b)

because the heart itself needs nourishment

c)

because the scalp requires an exceptional amount of nourishment

12.

What do red blood cells do?

a)

carries oxygen

b)

fights infection

c)

clots blood

d)

nothing; the white blood cells do all the work

13.

What is hypertension?

a)

have low blood pressure because of a passed down disease

b)

have high blood pressure because of a passed down disease

c)

when you have high blood pressure without any physical reason

d)

when you have low blood pressure without any physical reason

14.

The apex (tip) of the heart is pointed

a)

to the left side

b)

to the right side

c)

straight down the middle of the body

15.

The layer covering the heart is called the pericardium

a)
True
b)
False
16.

The layers of the heart from superficial to deep

a)

pericardium - epicardium - myocardium - endocardium

b)

pericardium - myocardium - epicardium - endocardium

c)

endocardium - myocardium - epicardium - pericardium

17.

Major vessel in the systemic circuit that returns blood to the heart

a)

aorta

b)

vena cava

c)

carotid

d)

jugular

18.

Blood plasma is mostly made of

a)

water

b)

granules

c)

oxygen

d)

hemoglobin

19.

this type of cell is responsible for releasing histamines during an allergic reaction

a)

neutrophil

b)

monocyte

c)

lymphocyte

d)

basophil

20.

The proteins found on the surface of RBCs that allow us to type blood as A, B, O or AB are called

a)

antigens

b)

antibodies

c)

aggluntates

d)

Rh factors

21.

What is produced by your body in response to foreign antigens, such as the wrong type of blood?

a)

agglutinates

b)

clotting factors

c)

phagocytes

d)

antibodies

22.

Tyler has blood type AB+, he can donate blood to a person that has blood type?

a)

AB+

b)

AB-

c)

O-

d)

O+

23.

Laney is the universal donor, what blood type does she have?

a)

O-

b)

O+

c)

AB+

d)

AB-

24.

Destiny has blood type B, what antigen is present?

a)

None

b)

A

c)

B

d)

A and B

25.
If two parents have type AB blood, what is the probability that their child will have type O blood?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
100%
26.
If a father is AA and a mother is AB, what is the probability for a child with AB blood? 
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
27.

"A" is called _______

a)

inferior vena cava

b)

superior vena cava

c)

aorta

d)

left atrium

28.

"B" is called _______

a)

superior vena cava

b)

inferior vena cava

c)

right atrium

d)

pulmonary valve

29.

"C" is called ______

a)

Right atrium

b)

Left atrium

c)

Right ventricle

d)

Left ventricle

30.

"A" is called _______

a)

inferior vena cava

b)

superior vena cava

c)

aorta

d)

left atrium

31.

"B" is called _______

a)

superior vena cava

b)

inferior vena cava

c)

right atrium

d)

pulmonary valve

32.

"C" is called ______

a)

Right atrium

b)

Left atrium

c)

Right ventricle

d)

Left ventricle

33.

"A" is called _______

a)

inferior vena cava

b)

superior vena cava

c)

aorta

d)

left atrium

34.

"B" is called _______

a)

superior vena cava

b)

inferior vena cava

c)

right atrium

d)

pulmonary valve

35.

"C" is called ______

a)

Right atrium

b)

Left atrium

c)

Right ventricle

d)

Left ventricle

36.

"D" is called ________

a)

Tricuspid valve

b)

Mitral valve

c)

Pulmonary valve

d)

Aortic Valve

37.

"E" is called _________

a)

Left atrium

b)

Right atrium

c)

Left ventricle

d)

Right ventricle

38.

"F" is called ___________

a)

Mitral valve

b)

Pulmonary valve

c)

Tricuspid valve

d)

Aortic valve

39.

"G" is called ______

a)

Pulmonary artery

b)

Pulmonary veins

c)

Aortic valve

d)

Aorta

40.

"H" is called __________

a)

Pulmonary artery

b)

Pulmonary veins

c)

Mitral valve

d)

Aortic valve

41.

"I" is called _______

a)

Left atrium

b)

Right atrium

c)

Left ventricle

d)

Right ventricle

42.

"J" is called ________

a)

Mitral valve

b)

Tricuspid valve

c)

Aortic valve

d)

Pulmonary valve

43.

"K" is called _________

a)

Right ventricle

b)

Left ventricle

c)

Right atrium

d)

Left atrium

44.

"L" is called __________

a)

Mitral valve

b)

Aortic valve

c)

Tricuspid valve

d)

Pulmonary valve

45.

"M" is called _________

a)

Aorta

b)

Pulmonary artery

c)

Pulmonary veins

d)

Superior vena cava

46.

Arteries are thick blood vessels that carry blood __________ your heart

a)

towards

b)

away from

47.

Which blood vessel carries a lot of oxygen?

a)

Artery

b)

Vein

48.

Name the two type of blood vessels.

a)

Arteries and veins

b)

Arteries and capillaries

c)

Veins and capillaries

d)

Platelets and red blood cells.

49.

Identify each structure using the diagram.


#1 is the ___

a)

pulmonary artery

b)

pulmonary vein

c)

aorta

d)

aorta vein