Circulatory System Test

Question 1

Which blood vessels carry blood away from the heart?

Answer 1

Veins

Question 2

Which type of valve is located at the exit of the heart?

Answer 2

Semi-lunar valve

Question 3

The pulmonary artery carries:

Answer 3

Deoxygenated blood

Question 4

Which part of the heart has the thickest myocardium?

Answer 4

LV

Question 5

What is another name for the right AV valve?

Answer 5

Tricuspid valve

Question 6

The membrane sac that makes up the outer layer of the heart is called the:

Answer 6

Pericardium

Question 7

Which chamber of the heart receives blood from the pulmonary veins?

Answer 7

LA

Question 8

Which arteries provide blood to the heart itself?

Answer 8

Coronary arteries

Question 9

Where does the exchange of gases occur?

Answer 9

Capillaries

Question 10

What can increase a person’s blood pressure?

Answer 10

Obesity, heredity, smoking

Question 11

The inner layer of all blood vessels is made up of:

Answer 11

Endothelial cells

Question 12

The pulmonary arter carries:

Answer 12

Oxygen poor blood

Question 13

A red blood cell is in the renal capillaries, where would it travel next?

Answer 13

Renal venule

Question 14

The muscle wall of the heart is called the

Answer 14

Myocardium

Question 15

Artieries have _______ that allows them to contract “pushing” the blood forward throughout the body

Answer 15

Elastic smooth muscle

Question 16

In diastole, the heart’s AV valves are relaxed while the ventricles fill to ___ with blood

Answer 16

70%

Question 17

Systole occurs during the period of time when the ventricles _____

Answer 17

Contract

Question 18

Blood pressure is measured as _____/_____

Answer 18

Systole/Diastole

Question 19

The main role of the SA node is to:

Answer 19

Send an electrical impulse across the two atria causing the atria to contract

Question 20

The order of electrical impulses in the heart:

Answer 20

SA node-AV node-Bundle of His-Bunde branches-Purkinje fibres

Question 21

What are the two main circulatory pathways in the blood?

Answer 21

Systemic and pulmonary

Question 22

Where is blood pressure measured using a blood pressure cuff?

Answer 22

Brachial artery

Question 23

A person is complaining about always having very cold hands and feet. They are likely suffering from?

Answer 23

Hypotension