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Cardiovascular System Terminology

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Vein

a)

phleb/o, my/o

b)

ven/o, vascul/o

c)

angi/o, phleb/o

d)

ven/o, phleb/o

2.

Tachy-

a)

Slow

b)

Rapid

c)

Around

d)

Vessel

3.

Heart

a)

Corn/o

b)

Heart/o

c)

Cardi/o

d)

Aort/o

4.

Blood

a)

Hem/o, Hemat/o

b)

Hem/o, Hemol/o

c)

Vascul/o, hem/o

d)

Vascul/o, hemol/o

5.

Structure around the heart

a)

Transcardia

b)

Circumcardia

c)

Pericoronal

d)

Pericardium

6.

The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place in these vessels.

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

inferior vena cava

d)

lung capillaries

7.

Brings blood to the heart from the upper portion of the body.

a)

pulmonary artery

b)

superior vena cava

c)

pulmonary vein

d)

inferior vena cava

8.

Blood in the right atrium:

a)

Oxygenated

b)

Deoxygenated

9.
Which part of the heart is this?
a)
Aorta
b)
Pumonary Vein
c)
Pulmonary Artery
d)
Left Atrium
10.
Which part of the heart is this?
a)
Aorta
b)
Right Ventricle
c)
Left Atrium
d)
Left Ventricle
11.
The number of times the heart Ventricles beat in one minute is known as?
a)
Heart Rate
b)
Stroke Volume
c)
Cardiac Output
12.
Bradycardia is
a)
Rest heart rate above 60BPM
b)
Resting heart rate below 40 BPM
c)
Resting Heart Rate below 60BPM
d)
Resting Heart Rate above 100 BPM
13.

Blood in the pulmonary artery:

a)

Oxygenated

b)

Deoxygenated

14.

Blood in the pulmonary veins:

a)

Oxygenated

b)

Deoxygenated

15.

Blood in the left atrium:

a)

Oxygenated

b)

Deoxygenated

16.

Blood in the aorta:

a)

Oxygenated

b)

Deoxygenated

17.

___ takes place when blood travels from the heart, through the lungs, and back to the heart.

a)

pulmonary circulation

b)

systemic circulation

18.

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

19.

These vessels carry blood away from the heart.

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

d)

superior vena cava

20.

The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place in these vessels.

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

inferior vena cava

d)

lung capillaries

21.

Brings blood to the heart from the lower portion of the body.

a)

pulmonary artery

b)

superior vena cava

c)

pulmonary vein

d)

inferior vena cava

22.

Valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle.

a)

tricuspid valve

b)

mitral valve

c)

pulmonary valve

d)

aortic valve

23.

These vessels carry blood to each lung from the right ventricle.

a)

superior vena cava

b)

pulmonary arteries

c)

pulmonary veins

d)

aorta

24.

Blood in the right atrium:

a)

Oxygenated

b)

Deoxygenated

25.

Blood in the pulmonary veins:

a)

Oxygenated

b)

Deoxygenated

26.

Blood in the aorta:

a)

Oxygenated

b)

Deoxygenated

27.

___ takes place when blood travels from the heart, through the lungs, and back to the heart.

a)

pulmonary circulation

b)

systemic circulation

28.
These cells, in the blood, carry oxygen and give the blood its color.
a)
white blood cells
b)
plasma
c)
platelets
d)
red blood cells
29.
This type of vessel carries blood TO the heart:
a)
vein
b)
nerve
c)
muscle
d)
artery
30.
The smallest type of blood vessel is the:
a)
nerve
b)
vein
c)
capillary
d)
artery
31.
How many chambers does the heart have ? 
a)
4
b)
6
c)
3
d)
1