WorksheetsCardiovascular System
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is not part of the cardiovascular system?
a)
capillary
b)
artery
c)
spleen
d)
vein
2.
Which of the following statements regarding the heart is NOT true?
a)
The primary function of the heart is to deliver necessary nutrients (oxygen) to the body.
b)
The heart is a muscular pump.
c)
The heart is composed of smooth muscle.
d)
The heart has four chambers.
3.
The inner layer of the heart is the:
a)
epicardium
b)
myocardium
c)
pericardium
d)
endocardium
4.
Which layer of the heart is the muscle responsible for contracting in order to pump blood?
a)
epicardium
b)
myocardium
c)
pericardium
d)
endocardium
5.
The aorta carries:
a)
oxygenated blood to the body
b)
deoxygenated blood to the lungs
c)
deoxygenated blood to the heart
d)
oxygenated blood to the lungs
6.
The receiving chambers of the heart are:
a)
ventricles
b)
atrium
c)
valves
d)
vessels
7.
What is the correct order of blood flow through the chambers?
a)
left ventricle, right ventricle, right atrium, left atrium
b)
right ventricle, right atrium, left ventricle, left atrium
c)
right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, left ventricle
d)
right ventricle, left ventricle, left atrium, right atrium
8.
The mitral valve is also called the _________ valve.
a)
pulmonary
b)
tricuspid
c)
bicuspid
d)
aortic
9.
Which heart valve has three cusps and is located in the right side of the heart?
a)
tricuspid
b)
mitral
c)
pulmonary
d)
aortic
10.
What is the correct order of blood flow through the valves?
a)
pulmonary, bicuspid, aortic, tricuspid
b)
tricuspid, pulmonary, bicuspid, aortic
c)
bicuspid, aortic, tricuspid, pulmonary
d)
aortic, tricuspid, pulmonary, bicuspid
11.
Blood travels away from the heart toward the lungs via the:
a)
pulmonary vein
b)
pulmonary artery
c)
aorta
d)
vena cavae
12.
The pulmonary veins:
a)
carries blood away from the lungs to the heart
b)
carries blood away from the heart to the lungs
c)
carries blood to the ventricles from the atrium
d)
carries blood to the body from the heart
13.
The smallest blood vessels are called:
a)
veins
b)
arteries
c)
venules
d)
capillaries
14.
The smallest arteries are called:
a)
arteriums
b)
arterioles
c)
veniums
d)
venules
15.
Which of the following statements regarding blood pressure is NOT true?
a)
The diastolic pressure is the lowest point.
b)
Blood pressure is the highest when the heart is relaxed.
c)
It is the measurement of the force exerted by blood against the wall of a blood vessel.
d)
Blood pressure is affected by the flow of blood in the vessels.
16.
Which combining form means chest?
a)
angi/o
b)
sphygm/o
c)
steth/o
d)
phleb/o
17.
What combining form means pulse?
a)
angi/o
b)
sphygm/o
c)
steth/o
d)
phleb/o
18.
Which term means high pressure?
a)
hypermanometer
b)
hypertension
c)
hypotension
d)
supratension
19.
What is considered normal BP?
a)
under 120/80
b)
120-129/80
c)
130-139/80-89
d)
140/90
20.
Which blood pressure would be considered hypertension?
a)
160/90
b)
120/80
c)
90/60
d)
110/75
21.
Which term means fast heart rate?
a)
hypercardia
b)
bradycardia
c)
tachycardia
d)
fibrillation
22.
The complete cessation of heart activity is called:
a)
bacterial endocarditis
b)
atrial fibrillation
c)
congestive heart failure
d)
cardiac arrest
23.
A heart specialist would be called a:
a)
hemangiologist
b)
phlebotomist
c)
neurologist
d)
cardiologist
24.
The combining form that means vein is:
(a)
25.
The combining form that means ventricle is:
(a)
26.
The combining form that means aorta is:
(a)
27.
The combining form that means artery is:
(a)
28.
The combining form that means pulse is:
(a)
29.
The combining form that means blood vessel is:
(a)
30.
A suffix that means pressure is:
(a)
31.
A suffix that means instrument to measure pressure is:
(a)
32.
A medical term that means study of the heart is:
(a)
33.
The ventricles are the pumping chambers:
a)
True
b)
False
34.
The endocardium is the outer layer of the heart:
a)
True
b)
False
35.
Heart valves control the direction of blood flow.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
Systole is the contraction phase of the heart and is the top number in blood pressure.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
A sphygmomanometer is commonly called a blood pressure cuff.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
Bradycardia means fast heart rate.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
Blood enters into the heart via the inferior vena cava and superior vena cava.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
A myocardial infarction is a heart attack.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
The SA node is the natural pacemaker of the heart.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
Oxygenated blood is found in the right side of the heart
a)
True
b)
False
43.
Deoxygenated blood is found in the right side of the heart
a)
True
b)
False
44.
Number 1 on the heart diagram is the:
a)
left atrium
b)
right atrium
c)
left ventricle
d)
right ventricle
45.
Number 2 on the heart diagram is the:
a)
left atrium
b)
right atrium
c)
left ventricle
d)
right ventricle
46.
Number 3 on the heart diagram is the:
a)
left atrium
b)
right atrium
c)
left ventricle
d)
right ventricle
47.
Number 4 on the heart diagram is the:
a)
left atrium
b)
right atrium
c)
left ventricle
d)
right ventricle
48.
Number 5 on the heart diagram is the:
a)
aorta
b)
pulmonary artery
49.
Number 6 on the heart diagram is the:
a)
aorta
b)
pulmonary artery
50.
Numbers 7 and 8 on the heart diagram are:
a)
veins
b)
arteries
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