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Heart and Circulatory System Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The right ventricle pumps blood to the

a)

right atrium

b)

left veins

c)

pulmonary artery

d)

aorta

2.

Vessel(s) that carry(ies) blood from the pulmonary capillaries to the left atrium

a)

aorta

b)

pulmonary artery

c)

pulmonary veins

d)

vena cava

3.

The aorta receives blood from the

a)

right ventricle

b)

pulmonary veins

c)

pulmonary artery

d)

left ventricle

4.

Blood flows from the right atrium through this valve to the right ventricle

a)

bicuspid

b)

mitral

c)

pulmonic

d)

tricuspid

5.

Which of the following structure 'sees' unoxygenated blood?

a)

aorta

b)

left ventricle

c)

pulmonary artery

d)

pulmonary veins

6.

Which of the following 'sees' oxygenated blood?

a)

vena cava

b)

pulmonary veins

c)

right atrium

d)

pulmonic valve

7.

Which of the following semilunar valves 'sees' oxygenated blood?

a)

mitral

b)

bicuspid

c)

aortic

d)

pulmonic

8.

Complete the sequence: blood flows from the right atrium to the right ventricle to the pulmonary artery to the

a)

pulmonary veins

b)

coronary arteries

c)

pulmonary capillaries

d)

vena cava

9.

The mitral and the bicuspid valves

a)

are semilunar valves

b)

are both located on the right side of the heart

c)

'see' only unoxygenated blood

d)

are the same valves

10.

Complete the sequence: blood flows from the pulmonary capillaries to the pulmonary veins to the left atrium to the left ventricle to the

a)

vena cava

b)

pulmonary artery

c)

aorta

d)

pulmonary vein

11.

Which cavity first receives unoxygenated blood from the vena cava?

a)

right ventricle

b)

left atrium

c)

left ventricle

d)

right atrium

12.

What is the name of the valve that is located between the right atrium and the right ventricle?

a)

mitral valve

b)

pulmonic valve

c)

semilunar valve

d)

tricuspid valve

13.

Blood traveling from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart is also known as?

a)

pulmonary circulation

b)

systemic circulation

c)

blood pressure

d)

pulse

14.

Which of the following is a function of a valve?

a)

regulates the direction of the flow of blood through the heart

b)

regulates the amount of oxygen bound to hemoglobin

c)

regulates heart rate

d)

directs the movement of the cardiac impulse

15.

Which structure 'sees' oxygenated blood?

a)

tricuspid valve

b)

pulmonary artery

c)

pulmonary veins

d)

pulmonary valve

16.

Which term refers to the number of heartbeats in one minute?

a)

respiration

b)

pulse

c)

stroke volume

d)

rhythm

17.

The middle, muscular layer of the heart is called the

a)

myocardium

b)

endocardium

c)

epicardium

d)

pericardium

18.

What is the 'main vein that drains the brain'?

a)

carotid

b)

brachial

c)

jugular

d)

saphenous

19.

All arteries directly or indirectly emerge from this large artery.

a)

pulmonary

b)

aorta

c)

vena cava

d)

subclavian

20.

This artery carries unoxygenated blood.

a)

pulmonary

b)

aorta

c)

carotid

d)

jugular

21.

Which condition is caused by defective valves in the lower leg veins?

a)

portal hypertension

b)

varicose veins

c)

absent pedal pulse

d)

ascites

22.

What are the blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart?

a)

veins

b)

arteries

c)

capillaries

d)

venules

23.

Which artery is most often used to evaluate the pulse?

a)

carotid

b)

brachial

c)

femoral

d)

radial

24.

These blood vessels have very thin walls and are called the exchange vessels.

a)

arterioles

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

d)

arteries

25.

What is the artery that supplies the head and neck region?

a)

jugular

b)

axillary

c)

portal

d)

carotid

26.

What is the largest vein in the body?

a)

circle of Willis

b)

vena cava

c)

portal vein

d)

jugular vein

27.

A sphygmomanometer measures

a)

blood flow

b)

hematocrit

c)

blood pressure

d)

oxygen saturation

28.

Which of the following is most related to the systolic reading, diastolic reading, and Korotkoff sounds?

a)

cardiac output

b)

blood pressure

c)

the electrical activity of the heart

d)

coronary blood flow

29.

These blood vessels supply the nutrients to the heart

a)

aorta

b)

veins

c)

coronary arteries

d)

pulmonary artery

30.

What is the term that refers to the difference between the systolic and diastolic blood pressure reading?

a)

pulse deficit

b)

cardiac output

c)

stroke volume

d)

pulse pressure