Heart Anatomy Quiz
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Un-oxygenated blood enters the right atrium from the top of the heart.
A. inferior vena cava
B. superior vena cava
C. aorta
Distributes blood to body parts
A. vena cava
B. aorta
C. pulmonary vein
D. brachial artery
When the left ventricle contracts, the ____________ valve opens.
A. aortic
B. bicuspid
C. tricuspid
D. pulmonary
Valve that blood is forced through from right ventricle into pulmonary arteries.
A. pulmonary valve
B. aortic valve
C. mitral valve
Identify the circled valve
A. Tricuspid
B. Mitral
C. Pulmonary
D. Aortic
When blood enters the right atrium, where is it coming from?
A. The body
B. Left ventricle
C. Right Atrium
D. Lungs
All chambers are relaxed, and blood flows into the heart.
A. Atrial systole, ventricular diastole
B. Cardiac diastole
C. Atrial diastole, ventricular systole
Which side of the heart has oxygen rich blood?
A. Left Side
B. Right Side
The oxygen rich blood flows back to the heart via the __________________________________.
A. pulmonary artery
B. pulmonary vein
C. inferior vena cava
D. superior vena cava
What chamber pumps blood to the body?
A. Right atrium
B. Right ventricle
C. Left atrium
D. Left ventricle
Which heart chamber is more muscular and why?
A. The left ventricle requires more muscle because it must pump more blood than the right ventricle
B. The right ventricle requires more muscle because it must pump more blood than the left ventricle
C. The left ventricle requires more muscle because it must keep blood in the aorta at a high pressure
D. The right ventricle requires more muscle because it must keep blood entering the lungs at higher pressure than blood entering the aorta
Largest artery of the body.
A. Intercostal arteries
B. Bronchial arteries
C. Aorta
D. Abdominal aorta
These “strings” anchor the AV valve
A. chordae tendinae
B. coronary arteries
C. semilunar valves
D. mitral valve
Un-oxygenated blood enters the right atrium from the bottom of the heart.
A. inferior vena cava
B. superior vena cava
C. pulmonary veins
Vessels that allow gas exchange
A. arteries
B. capillaries
C. veins
Strong, fibrous strings that attach to the cusps of the tricuspid valve on the ventricular side are called
A. papillary muscles
B. aorta
C. chordae tendinae
D. Intraventricular septum
The purpose of heart valves is to
A. set the pace at which the heart beats
B. prevent blood from flowing backward
C. oxygenate the blood as it passes through the valve
D. add minerals to the blood
Chamber of the heart that pumps blood to the body
A. left atrium
B. right atrium
C. left ventricle
D. right ventricle
Name this part.
A. Right ventricle
B. Pulmonary artery
C. Left ventricle
D. Right atrium
The beating sound your heart makes comes from
A. blood going in the wrong direction
B. valves closing
C. the heart skipping beats
D. your ears playing tricks on you
Vessel that brings blood from the lower body into the heart
A. right atrium
B. right ventricle
C. inferior vena cava
D. pulmonary arteries
The _________ PUMPS blood to the lungs.
A. Right Atrium
B. Right Ventricle
C. Left Atrium
D. Left Ventricle
The thickest and strongest blood vessel is the
A. vein
B. artery
C. capillary
D. both veins and capillaries
What is the proper path of a drop of blood through the vascular system, starting in the right atrium?
A. Right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary arteries, lungs, pulmonary veins, left atrium, left ventricle, aorta, arteries, arteriorles, capillaries, venules, veins, vena cavae
B. Right atrium, right ventricle, aorta, arteries, arteriorles, capillaries, venules, veins, vena cavae, left atrium, left ventricle, pulmonary arteries, lungs, pulmonary veins
C. Right atrium, left atrium, aorta, arteries, arteriorles, capillaries, venules, veins, vena cavae, right ventricle, left ventricle, pulmonary arteries, lungs, pulmonary veins
D. Right atrium, left atrium, pulmonary arteries, lungs, pulmonary veins, right ventricle, left ventricle, aorta, arteries, arteriorles, capillaries, venules, veins, vena cavae
What is the name for a circulatory system that has blood leave heart to go to lungs then goes back to heart before delivering the oxygenated blood to the rest of the body?
A. DOUBLE LOOP
B. TRIPLE LOOP
C. SINGLE LOOP
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