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Heart Anatomy and Health Questions

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How to determine the anterior side of the pig heart?

a)

By identifying the side with the apex pointing downwards

b)

By locating the side with the coronary arteries

c)

By finding the side with the pulmonary veins

d)

By observing the side with the aorta

2.

Consider the oxygenated side of the heart?

a)

Left side

b)

Right side

c)

Both sides

d)

Neither side

3.

Which is not a valve of the heart?

a)

Aortic valve

b)

Mitral valve

c)

Pulmonary valve

d)

Spleen

4.

Eating greasy fatty foods for years may lead to which heart ailment?

a)

Heartburn

b)

Arrhythmia

c)

Coronary artery disease

d)

Hypertension

5.

Also known as chest pain

a)

Angina

b)

Migraine

c)

Arthritis

d)

Asthma

6.

Which of the following blood vessels carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart?

a)

Pulmonary artery

b)

Pulmonary vein

c)

Aorta

d)

Inferior vena cava

7.

Which of the following vessels carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs?

a)

Aorta

b)

Pulmonary artery

c)

Pulmonary vein

d)

Superior vena cava

8.

What is the primary function of the heart in the cardiovascular system?

a)

To produce blood cells

b)

To filter toxins from the blood

c)

To pump blood throughout the body

d)

To absorb nutrients from digested food

9.

What is the correct sequence of blood flow through the heart and lungs?

a)

Right atrium → right ventricle → lungs → left atrium → left ventricle

b)

Left atrium → left ventricle → lungs → right atrium → right ventricle

c)

Right ventricle → right atrium → lungs → left ventricle → left atrium

d)

Left ventricle → left atrium → lungs → right ventricle → right atrium

10.

What is the primary function of systemic circulation in the human body?

a)

To transport blood between the heart and the lungs

b)

To supply blood to the body's tissues and organs

c)

To carry blood to the kidneys for filtration

d)

To circulate blood within the heart's chambers

11.
Cardiac output is the amount of blood pumped by the heart in one minute. Which of these will increase cardiac output?
a)
decreased metabolic activity
b)
increased resistance in blood vessels
c)
increased physical activity
d)
decreased blood volume
12.
What does the left side of the heart do? 
a)
The left side of the heart pumps  blood through the lungs where it gets oxygen.
b)
The left side of the heart receives the blood containing oxygen and pumps blood to the rest of the body.
c)
The left side of the heart controls the muscles on the left side of the body,
d)
The left side of the heart supplys our arms with bloo
13.
A flap of tissue that prevents blood from flowing backward
a)
Aorta
b)
Atrium
c)
Septum
d)
Valve
14.

This is responsible for distributing electrical impulses through the heart

a)

Atrioventricular node

b)

Sinoatrial node

c)

Inferior vena cava

d)

Superior vena cava

15.

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

16.

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

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

inferior vena cava

d)

lung capillaries

17.

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

18.

Thickest walled chamber of the heart.

a)

left atrium

b)

right ventricle

c)

left ventricle

d)

right atrium

19.

Structure around the heart

a)

Transcardia

b)

Circumcardia

c)

Pericoronal

d)

Pericardium

20.

To hold back; block

a)

Embol/o

b)

Thromb/o

c)

Isch/o

d)

Scler/o