WorksheetsHeart Function and Anatomy Quiz
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 22mins
What is the function of the heart valves?
To produce blood cells
To prevent backflow of blood
To oxygenate the blood
To filter blood
What is another name for the circulatory system?
Respiratory system
Digestive system
Circulatory system
Nervous system
Which of the following is a function of the circulatory system?
Digests food
Transports oxygen and nutrients
Produces hormones
Filters waste
What does the interventricular septum divide?
Right and left atria
Right and left ventricles
Heart chambers
Pericardial layers
Which part of the heart wall lines the heart chambers?
Myocardium
Endocardium
Epicardium
Parietal layer
What is the role of the septum in the heart?
Pumps blood
Divides the heart chambers
Provides nutrients
Transmits nerve signals
Which layer of the pericardium is a fibrous membrane?
Visceral layer
Parietal layer
Myocardium
Endocardium
Which layer is attached to the myocardium?
Parietal layer
Endocardium
Visceral layer
Interventricular septum
What is the role of the left atrium in the circulatory system?
Pumps blood to the lungs
Receives oxygenated blood from the lungs
Pumps blood to the rest of the body
Receives deoxygenated blood from the body
Which part of the heart is labeled as the 'apex'?
The top of the left atrium
The bottom of the left ventricle
The top of the right atrium
The bottom of the right ventricle
What is the primary function of the right ventricle?
Pumps blood to the lungs
Pumps blood to the body
Receives blood from the lungs
Receives blood from the body
What is the role of the left ventricle in the heart?
Pumps blood to the lungs
Pumps blood to the rest of the body
Receives blood from the lungs
Receives blood from the body
What is the function of the chordae tendineae?
To open the aortic valve
To prevent valve inversion
To transport blood to the lungs
To separate the atria
Which valve prevents backflow of blood into the left ventricle?
Tricuspid valve
Pulmonary valve
Aortic valve
Mitral (bicuspid) valve
What are the two upper chambers of the heart called?
Ventricles
Atria
Valves
Septum
What type of blood does the left atrium receive?
Deoxygenated blood
Oxygenated blood
Mixed blood
Plasma
Through which vessels does the left atrium receive blood?
Superior and inferior vena cava
Aorta
Pulmonary veins
Coronary arteries
What is the function of the papillary muscles and chordae tendineae in the heart?
To pump blood to the body
To prevent valves from turning inside out
To oxygenate the blood
To regulate heart rate
How much thicker is the left wall of the heart compared to the right wall?
2 times
3 times
4 times
5 times
Which ventricle sends oxygenated blood to all parts of the body?
Right ventricle
Left ventricle
Right atrium
Left atrium
What is the function of the pulmonary veins in the heart?
To carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs
To carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
To carry deoxygenated blood from the heart to the body
To carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the body
What is the role of the aortic arch in the circulatory system?
To carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs
To carry oxygenated blood to the body
To receive deoxygenated blood from the body
To receive oxygenated blood from the lungs
Through which valve does blood pass from the left atrium to the left ventricle?
Tricuspid valve
Pulmonary valve
Mitral (bicuspid) valve
Aortic semilunar valve
What is the first chamber of the heart that receives deoxygenated blood from the body?
Left atrium
Right atrium
Left ventricle
Right ventricle
Which valve is located between the right atrium and the right ventricle?
Bicuspid valve
Aortic semilunar valve
Tricuspid valve
Pulmonary semilunar valve
What is the main artery that carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body?
Pulmonary artery
Aorta
Superior vena cava
Inferior vena cava
What is the function of the pulmonary veins?
Carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs
Carry oxygenated blood to the heart
Carry oxygenated blood to the body
Carry deoxygenated blood to the heart
Where does the blood go after passing through the pulmonary semilunar valve?
Aorta
Pulmonary arteries
Left atrium
Right ventricle
What is cardiac output?
The amount of blood pumped from the heart per minute
The amount of air inhaled per minute
The amount of blood in the body
The amount of oxygen used by the body per minute
What two factors determine cardiac output?
Heart rate and stroke volume
Blood pressure and cholesterol level
Oxygen level and carbon dioxide level
Body temperature and heart rate
Using the word bank provided, label the following parts of the heart.
Apex
Left Atrium
Right Atrium
Left Ventricle
Right Ventricle
Click on the:
left atrium
Click on the:
right ventricle
Click on the:
right atrium
Click on the:
left ventricle
Label the structures.
Septum
Right Ventricle
Tricuspid Valve
Left Atrium
These are tiny blood vessels where the cells and the blood exchange nutrients, oxygen and waste.
capillaries
arteries
veins
What blood vessels bring the blood back to the heart from the lungs?
the aorta
the pulmonary artery
the pulmonary vein
the vena cava
