Chapter 3 Quiz Questions

Question 1

After leaving the left ventricle, blood enters which structure?

Answer 1

Aorta

Question 2

Deoxygenated blood is pumped from right ventricle to the lungs through which vessel?

Answer 2

Pulmonary arteries

Question 3

Water and chemicals are exchanged between the blood and tissues in what vessel?

Answer 3

Capillaries

Question 4

What term refers to the amount of blood pumped out of the heart with each contraction?

Answer 4

Stroke volume

Question 5

When should the 3 measurements for resting heart rate be taken for greatest accuracy?

Answer 5

At the same time each day upon waking

Question 6

Resting oxygen consumption is approximately how many mL of oxygen per kilogram body weight per minute?

Answer 6

3.5 mL

Question 7

Which vessel is a small terminal branch of an artery, that ends in capillaries?

Answer 7

Arteriole

Question 8

True or False?

Skeletal muscle is a voluntary muscle.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Arterioles branch out into vessels known as what?

Answer 9

Capillaries

Question 10

Within what range is the typical resting heart rate of a human being?

Answer 10

70-80 bpm

Question 11

What term describes the # of heart bpm & amount of blood pumped per beat?

Answer 11

Cardiac output

Question 12

What may be the best measure of cardiorespiratory fitness?

Answer 12

Maximal oxygen consumption

Question 13

What is a system of organs that collects oxygen from the external environment and transports it to the bloodstream?

Answer 13

Respiratory system