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Cardiovascular System

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a layer of the heart?

a)

Epicardium

b)

Myocardium

c)

Decardium

d)

Endocardium

2.

Where is the Vena Cava?

3.

Click on the:

right ventricle

4.

Pulmonary Vein

5.

Oxygenated blood enters the heart via the

(a)  

6.

The ​​ (a)   valve is situated between the right atrium and right ventricle

Choose from the below words
Tricuspid
Bicuspid
Aortic
Pulmonary
7.

From the left atrium ​ (a)   blood travels down into the ​ (b)   . The ​ blood is then pumped out through the ​ (c)   to the ​ (d)   .

Choose from the below words
oxygenated
left ventricle
aorta
muscle tissues
pulmonary artery
right ventricle
deoxygenated
8.

Which arrow points to the Sinoatrial Node (SAN)?

a)

D

b)

F

c)

A

d)

H

9.

The process of the heart filling with blood followed by a contraction where the blood is pumped out is called the (a)  

10.

Tick all that apply to the Sinoatrial node (3).

a)

Located in the wall of the right atrium

b)

Located in the centre of the atrium

c)

Causes the walls of the atria to contract

d)

Also known as the pacemaker

e)

It delays the the signal acting as a buffer gate

11.

What is the job of the atrioventricular node?

a)

Acts as a buffer/gate to slow the signal from the SAN

b)

Acts as the hearts pacemaker

c)

Makes the impulse 5x stronger

12.

From the AV node the message then runs down the Bundle of His which is located in the....

a)

Atrial walls

b)

Aorta

c)

Septum & atrial walls

d)

Purkinje fibres

13.

At the end of the Bundle of His there are thin filaments called the (a)  

14.

The Purkinje fibres distribute the impulse causing the ...................... to contract.

a)

Atrial walls

b)

Ventricle

c)

Atrium

d)

Septum

15.

What is the direction of the electrical impulse in the cardiac cycle?

a)

Sinoatrial node - Purkinje Fibres - Atrioventricular node - Bundle of His

b)

Sinoatrial node - Atrioventricular node - Bundle of His - Purkinje Fibres

c)

Sinoatrial node - Atrioventricular node - Purkinje Fibres- Bundle of His

d)

Atrioventricular node- Sinoatrial node - Bundle of His - Purkinje Fibres

16.

How many chambers are there in the heart?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

17.

Which blood cells are responsible for resisting infections.

a)

Red blood cells

b)

White blood cells

c)

Platelets

d)

Plasma

18.

Which cells make up 99% of the cells in the blood?

a)

Plasma cells

b)

White blood cells

c)

Red blood cells

d)

Platelets

19.

Which blood vessels carry oxygenated blood?

a)

Veins

b)

Capillaries

c)

Venules

d)

Arteries

20.

What is the primary reason that HR increases during exercise?

a)

Delivery of more O2 to the muscles through the arteries

b)

Delivery of more O2 through the veins

c)

The heart needs to get more blood to the organs

d)

The arteries need to remove more wastes from the muscle cells

21.

The product of HR x SV is...

a)

Vo2 max

b)

A-V O2 difference

c)

Cardiac output

d)

Heart volume

22.

Chronic adaptations are long-term physical improvements, usually due to training. A chronic adaptation of the cardiovascular system would be...

a)

Increased HR

b)

Increased right atrium size

c)

Increased left ventricle size

d)

decreased SV

23.

Which option is an ADAPTATION to exercise?

a)

Reduction in resting blood pressure

b)

Increased blood pressure

c)

Anticipatory rise

d)

increased Heart rate

24.

Capillarisation of skeletal and cardiac muscles is the...

a)

decrease in number of capillaries

b)

increase in number of capillaries

c)

increase in maximum heart rate

d)

decrease in maximum heart rate

25.

Which option is an ADAPTATION to exercise?

a)

Increased Blood Pressure

b)

Decreased Heart Rate Recovery Time

c)

Vascular Shunting

d)

increased Heart rate

26.

Cardiovascular Responses to exercise are...

a)

Immediate/short term

b)

Long term

27.

Which option is a RESPONSE to exercise?

a)

Anticipatory Rise

b)

Cardiac Hypertrophy

c)

Decreased Resting Heart Rate

d)

Capillarisation

28.

Sudden Arrhythmic death syndrome (SADS)​ is a genetic heart condition that can suddenly cause death in young healthy people ​it is caused by

a)

the heart beating too quickly causing it to over work

b)

not enough adrenaline being released for exercise

c)

the hearts natural rhythm becoming disrupted and causing it to stop

d)

the septum not separating oxygenated and deoxygenated blood in the heart

29.

This is when your body becomes too cold with your core temperature dropping below 35°C​

​

Symptoms are: Shivering,​ Confusion​ and Increased risk of heart stopping (In severe cases)

​

a)

Hypotension

b)

Hypertension

c)

Hyperthermia

d)

Hypothermia

30.

This is the prolonged increase in body temperature, above its normal temperature of 37.5°C. It can cause ​Weakness, Coordination issues and Heat exhaustion

​

a)

Hypotension

b)

Hypertension

c)

Hyperthermia

d)

Hypothermia