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Cardiovascular System- A&P

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where does blood flow start in the heart?

a)

Aorta

b)

Superior & Inferior Vena Cava

c)

Pulmonary Veins

d)

Pulmonary Artery

2.

A patient is having Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) at 0800. During the procedure the patient looses quite a bit of blood. The doctor orders 1 unit of RBC's. You as the nurse note that the patient has AB blood type. What type of blood can the patient receive?

a)

O

b)

AB

c)

A

d)

B

3.

If you are a blood cell in the location shown by the arrow in the figure, where would you flow next?

a)

superior vena cava

b)

left atrium

c)

right atrium

d)

right ventricle

4.

The first section of the Electrical Pathway in the heart is the (a)   node.

5.

Blood must pass through this structure when leaving the left atrium heading into the left ventricle.

a)

Mitral Valve

b)

Pulmonary Valve

c)

Tricuspid Valve

d)

Aortic Valve

6.

A patient presents to the ER complaining of left shoulder and jaw pain. Their BP is 170/120. Their short of breath and clammy and stating "I feel like an elephant is on my chest". What could this patient be experiencing?

a)

Atherosclerosis

b)

Hypertensive Crisis

c)

Myocardial Infarction

d)

Angina

7.

I am the smallest of the blood cells and aid in clotting. I am called (a)   .

8.

What is the main function of the pulmonary veins in the circulatory system?

a)

Carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart

b)

Carry deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs

c)

Carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the body

d)

Carry deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart

9.

Which valve prevents the backflow of blood from the right ventricle to the right atrium?

a)

Aortic Valve

b)

Tricuspid Valve

c)

Pulmonary Valve

d)

Mitral Valve

10.

During which phase of the cardiac cycle does the heart muscle contract and pump blood out of the chambers?

a)

Systole

b)

Isovolumetric contraction

c)

Diastole

d)

Isovolumetric relaxation

11.

During which part of the cardiac cycle do the ventricles rest and fill with blood?

a)

Atrial Fibrillation

b)

Ventricular Fibrillation

c)

Systole

d)

Diastole

12.

When studying blood typing. I need to remember which is the universal donor?

a)

AB

b)

O

c)

B

d)

A

13.

Blood flowing in on the right side of the heart is known as what type of blood?

(a)  

14.

Which chamber of the heart receives oxygenated blood from the lungs?

a)

Left Ventricle

b)

Right Ventricle

c)

Left Atrium

d)

Right Atrium

15.

What is the primary function of the aorta in the circulatory system?

a)

Carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs

b)

Carry oxygenated blood to the body

c)

Receive blood from the vena cava

d)

Prevent backflow into the left ventricle

16.

This protein is found in blood that is made up of iron.

a)

hemoglobin

b)

platelets

c)

erythrocytes

d)

leukocytes

17.

Plasma is what % in the blood?

(a)  

18.

I carry blood to the heart. I am small and elastic with valves. I am?

a)

atrium

b)

arteries

c)

ventricles

d)

veins

19.

I divide the heart into left and right sides. I am crucial in preventing the backflow of blood in the heart. I am?

(a)  

20.

When blood is circulating in the heart. It transports what type of nutrients?

a)

glucose

b)

oxygen

c)

nitrates

d)

amino acids

21.

This happens when the arteries expand and close as blood runs through them.

(a)  

22.

Which blood vessel carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs?

a)

Superior Vena Cava

b)

Pulmonary Vein

c)

Pulmonary Artery

d)

Aorta

23.

Blood leaves the Left ventricle and goes where next?

a)

Left Atrium

b)

Aortic Valve

c)

Pulmonary Valve

d)

Aorta

24.

After the blood picks up oxygen in the lungs it enter back in to the left side of the heart through what?

(a)  

25.

The cusps that connect the bicuspid and tricuspid valve are called?

a)

striations

b)

ligaments

c)

chordae tendineae

d)

strings

26.

Which blood vessel carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body?

a)

Pulmonary Artery

b)

Pulmonary Vein

c)

Aorta

d)

Superior Vena Cava

27.

I am the last section of the electrical pathway in the heart. What am I?

(a)  

28.

What is the correct blood flow through the right side of the heart?

a)

None of these

b)

Pulmonary Veins, Right Atrium, Tricuspid Valve, Right Vnetricle

c)

Superior Vena Cava, Right Ventricle, Bicuspid Valve, Right Atrium

d)

Superior & Inferior Vena Cava, Right Atrium, Tricuspid Valve, Right Vnetricle

29.

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

a)

To filter blood

b)

To produce blood cells

c)

To pump blood throughout the body

d)

To store blood

30.

What is the correct blood flow on the left side of the heart stopping at the aortic valve?

a)

Pulmonary Veins, Left Atrium, Mitral Valve, Left Ventricle, Aortic Valve

b)

None of these

c)

Pulmonary Artery, Left Atrium, Tricuspid Valve, Right Ventricle Aorta

d)

Right Ventricle, Tricuspid Valve, Right Ventricle, Pulmonary Valve, Pulmonary Artery