Medical Quiz

Heart Vocab and Blood Flow Pathway Quiz

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When the heart stops working as a pump is known as ___ ___.

A. Heart stoppage

B. Cardiac Stops

C. Pumping stops

D. Cardiac Arrest


The valve between the left atrium and left ventricle is known as the _____ valve.

A. Aortic

B. Pulmonary

C. Bicuspid (mitral)

D. Heart


Our __ is the largest artery in the body, coming from the left ventricle.

A. Inferior Vena Cava

B. Aorta

C. Superior Vena Cava

D. Coronary Arteries


After the blood passes through the tricuspid valve, what chamber does it enter?

A. Right Ventricle

B. Left Ventricle

C. Right Atrium

D. Left Atrium


To get to the aorta from the left ventricle, blood needs to pass through the ____.

A. Bicuspid (Mitral) Valve

B. Aortic Valve

C. Pulmonary Valve

D. Tricuspid Valve


The circulation of blood between the heart and lungs is known as ______ circulation.

A. Systemic

B. General

C. Cardiothoracic

D. Cardiopulmonary


____ means pertaining to the heart.

A. Thoracic

B. Cranial

C. Cardiac

D. Osteopathic


This chamber is the first one blood travels through after it gets back to the heart FROM the lungs.

A. Left Atrium

B. Left Ventricle

C. Right Atrium

D. Right Ventricle


What is the first valve that blood flows through?

A. Mitral Valve

B. Aortic Valve

C. Pulmonary Valve

D. Tricuspid Valve


One of the top chambers of the heart is known as a(n) ___.

A. Ventricle

B. Atrium


A slow heartbeat is known as ____.

A. Tachycardia

B. Bradycardia

C. Accelerated heartrate

D. Pulse


The blood is ___ as it leaves the heart.

A. Deoxygenated

B. Oxygenated


What is the first chamber of the heart to receive blood?

A. Right Atrium

B. Left Atrium

C. Left Ventricle

D. Right Ventricle


Once the blood has traveled through the lungs, what structure takes it back to the heart?

A. Pulmonary Artery

B. Aorta

C. Pulmonary Vein

D. Superior Vena Cava


A lifesaving technique that send blood to the brain and organs is called ___.

A. CPR

B. Tracheotomy

C. Rescue breathing

D. Body drag


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