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Heart and Blood Vessel Anatomy

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When blood enters the right atrium, where is it coming from?
a)
The body
b)
Left ventricle
c)
Right Atrium
d)
Lungs
2.
What chamber pumps blood to the body?
a)
Right atrium
b)
Right ventricle
c)
Left atrium
d)
Left ventricle 
3.
Which side of the heart has oxygen rich blood?
a)
Left Side
b)
Right Side
4.
A flap of tissue that prevents blood from flowing backward
a)
Aorta
b)
Atrium
c)
Septum
d)
Valve
5.
Name this part.
a)
Right ventricle
b)
Aorta
c)
Right atrium
d)
Atrium
6.
Name this part.
a)
Right ventricle
b)
Pulmonary artery
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right atrium
7.
Which side of the heart pumps oxygen-rich blood to the rest of the body?
a)
Right
b)
Left
8.
Which side of the heart pumps blood into the lungs?
a)
Right
b)
Left
9.
______ carry blood to the heart.
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
d)
Vena Cava
10.
Identify the circled valve
a)
Tricuspid
b)
Mitral
c)
Pulmonary
d)
Aortic
11.
Identify the circled valve
a)
Tricuspid
b)
Mitral
c)
Pulmonary
d)
Aortic
12.
Identify the circled valve
a)
Tricuspid
b)
Mitral
c)
Pulmonary
d)
Aortic
13.
Identify the circled valve
a)
Tricuspid
b)
Mitral
c)
Pulmonary
d)
Aortic
14.
The heart has ___ chambers.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
15.

This part of the heart separates the left and right heart chambers.

a)

Mitral valve

b)

Septum

c)

Aortic valve

d)

Inferior vena cava

16.
a)
Pulmonary veins
b)
Pulmonary artery
c)
Aorta
d)
Vena cava
17.
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
18.
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
19.
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
20.
Name this part.
a)
Pulmonary veins
b)
Left atrium
c)
Aorta
d)
Pulmonary artery
21.

Freshly oxygenated blood is delivered to the _____________ and then it passes into the __________ to be pumped to the entire body.

a)

right ventricle; right atrium

b)

left ventricle; left atrium

c)

left atrium; left ventricle

d)

right atrium; right ventricle

22.

If you're looking for your heart, you can find it beneath and to the left of what "bone?"

a)

rib

b)

sternum

c)

clavicle

d)

diaphragm

23.

How big is the heart?

a)

Size of a golfball

b)

Size of your fist

c)

Size of two of your fists

d)

Size of your head

24.

How are arteries and veins different?

a)

Arteries carry oxygen rich blood, veins carry oxygen poor blood.

b)

Arteries carry oxygen poor blood, veins carry oxygen rich blood.

c)

Arteries carry blood away from the heart, veins carry blood towards the heart.

d)

Arteries carry blood towards the heart, veins carry blood away from the heart.

e)

Arteries carry more blood than veins.

25.

The valve that prevents backflow into the left ventricle.

a)

aortic valve

b)

tricuspid valve

c)

pulmonary valve

d)

mitral valve

26.

This chamber has the thickest wall of smooth muscle in order to pump oxygenated blood to the body...all the way to your toes.

a)

right atrium

b)

right ventricle

c)

left atrium

d)

left ventricle

27.

Which term refers to the lungs?

a)

Hepatic

b)

Coronary

c)

Pulmonary

d)

Thoracic

28.

The largest artery in the body is the:

a)

Aorta

b)

Pulmonary Artery

c)

Carotid Artery

d)

Brachiocephalic Artery

29.
______ carry blood to the heart.
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
d)
Vena Cava
30.
What is the strongest (thickest) part of the heart?
a)
right atrium
b)
right ventricle
c)
left ventricle
d)
left atrium
31.

The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs in the:

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

32.
The fluid-filled sac that covers the heart
a)
Pericardium
b)
Epicardium 
c)
Myocardium 
d)
Endocardium 
33.

In the walls of the heart, there are two thin layers that form a sandwich around a thick layer of muscle called the

a)

epithelial tissue.

b)

pericardium.

c)

connective tissue.

d)

myocardium.

34.

Which of the following are the smallest blood vessels?

a)

artery

b)

vein

c)

venule

d)

capillary

35.

The function of valves in the human circulatory system is to

a)

stimulate the heart beat.

b)

accelerate the flow of blood.

c)

prevent the backward flow of blood.

d)

serve as a cushion to prevent friction

36.

Which type of blood vessel is both strong and elastic?

a)

capillary

b)

artery

c)

vein

37.

If a blood vessel has valves, it is probably a(n)

a)

vein.

b)

artery.

c)

capillary

38.

Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart are called

a)

veins.

b)

arteries.

c)

capillaries.

39.
Where pressure is the highest
a)
arteries closest to the heart
b)
veins closest to the heart
c)
capillaries
d)
venules
40.
Thin-walled vessels that allow for the exchange of O2 , CO2, nutrients and wastes between blood cells or air sacs in the lungs
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
41.

The blood vessel that has the largest diameter is

a)

vein

b)

artery

c)

capillary

42.

The blood vessel that has valves at intervals...

a)

capillary

b)

artery

c)

vein

d)

none of the above

43.

which of the blood vessels do you think have greatest blood pressure

a)

veins

b)

capillaries

c)

atria

d)

arteries

44.

These are one cell thick

a)

arteries

b)

capillaries

c)

veins

45.

Which layer of the heart corresponds to the visceral pericardium?

a)

Myocardium

b)

Epicardium

c)

Endocardium

d)

Pericardium

46.

Which layer of the heart wall is the thickest?

a)

Endocardium

b)

Myocardium

c)

Epicardium

d)

Pericardium

47.

What does the myocardium consist largely of?

a)

Cardiac muscle tissue

b)

Dense connective tissue

c)

Adipose tissue

d)

Bone tissue

48.

What structures does the endocardium connect to in the cardiovascular system?

a)

Heart valves only

b)

Pericardium and epicardium

c)

Blood vessels attached to the heart

d)

Coronary arteries only

49.

What is the main function of the myocardium?

a)

Protecting the heart from infections

b)

Pumping blood out of the heart chambers

c)

Absorbing nutrients from the bloodstream

d)

Regulating blood pressure

50.

What helps the epicardium reduce friction for the heart?

a)

Its thick muscle layer

b)

Capillaries and nerve fibers

c)

Its serous membrane structure

d)

Collagen fibers

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