Chapter 1 The Anatomy of the Heart Structure
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) The lower chambers of the heart are the: 1)
A) ventricles. B) endocardium. C) atria. D) veins.
2) There are a total of ________ hollow chamber(s) in the heart. 2)
A) four B) three C) one D) two
3) Vessels that carry blood back to the heart, operate under low pressure, and are relatively 3)
thin-walled are called:
A) arteries. B) arterioles. C) veins. D) capillaries.
4) The two upper chambers of the heart are the: 4)
A) myocardium. B) ventricles. C) atria. D) mediastinum.
5) The upper chambers of the heart are separated by the: 5)
A) interatrial septum. B) mediastinum.
C) atrioventricular groove. D) interventricular septum.
6) Concerning the pericardial sac, the part that is in direct contact with the pleura is termed: 6)
A) visceral pericardium. B) posterior pericardium.
C) parietal pericardium. D) anterior pericardium.
7) The valves that prevent backflow into the ventricles are called: 7)
A) semilunar. B) mitral.
C) atrioventricular. D) bicuspid.
8) The valve that is located between the left atrium and the left ventricle is the: 8)
A) aortic. B) pulmonic. C) mitral. D) tricuspid.
9) The valve located between the right atrium and the right ventricle is the: 9)
A) bicuspid. B) tricuspid. C) mitral. D) aortic.
10) The thick middle layer of the heart is called the: 10)
A) myocardium. B) pericardium. C) endocardium. D) epicardium.
11) Which valves are closed during ventricular diastole? 11)
A) Mitral and tricuspid valves B) Bicuspid and tricuspid valves
C) Aortic and pulmonic valves D) Mitral and aortic valves
12) Passive filling of the coronary arteries occurs during: 12)
A) atrial diastole. B) ventricular diastole.
C) ventricular systole. D) ventricular contraction.
13) Which arteries carry unoxygenated blood? 13)
A) Carotid and femoral arteries B) Femoral and coronary arteries
C) Aorta and brachial arteries D) Pulmonary and umbilical arteries
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) The lower chambers of the heart are the: 1)
A) ventricles. B) endocardium. C) atria. D) veins.
2) There are a total of ________ hollow chamber(s) in the heart. 2)
A) four B) three C) one D) two
3) Vessels that carry blood back to the heart, operate under low pressure, and are relatively 3)
thin-walled are called:
A) arteries. B) arterioles. C) veins. D) capillaries.
4) The two upper chambers of the heart are the: 4)
A) myocardium. B) ventricles. C) atria. D) mediastinum.
5) The upper chambers of the heart are separated by the: 5)
A) interatrial septum. B) mediastinum.
C) atrioventricular groove. D) interventricular septum.
6) Concerning the pericardial sac, the part that is in direct contact with the pleura is termed: 6)
A) visceral pericardium. B) posterior pericardium.
C) parietal pericardium. D) anterior pericardium.
7) The valves that prevent backflow into the ventricles are called: 7)
A) semilunar. B) mitral.
C) atrioventricular. D) bicuspid.
8) The valve that is located between the left atrium and the left ventricle is the: 8)
A) aortic. B) pulmonic. C) mitral. D) tricuspid.
9) The valve located between the right atrium and the right ventricle is the: 9)
A) bicuspid. B) tricuspid. C) mitral. D) aortic.
10) The thick middle layer of the heart is called the: 10)
A) myocardium. B) pericardium. C) endocardium. D) epicardium.
11) Which valves are closed during ventricular diastole? 11)
A) Mitral and tricuspid valves B) Bicuspid and tricuspid valves
C) Aortic and pulmonic valves D) Mitral and aortic valves
12) Passive filling of the coronary arteries occurs during: 12)
A) atrial diastole. B) ventricular diastole.
C) ventricular systole. D) ventricular contraction.
13) Which arteries carry unoxygenated blood? 13)
A) Carotid and femoral arteries B) Femoral and coronary arteries
C) Aorta and brachial arteries D) Pulmonary and umbilical arteries
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