Circulation
Practice Test
1.
What are the blood vessels that carry blood to and from the heart muscle?
a.
atria
b.
ventricles
c.
venae cavae
d.
coronary vessels
Hint
2.
What is the large artery that carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the body?
a.
aorta
b.
atrium
c.
pulmonary vein
d.
pulmonary artery
Hint
3.
What are the small chambers inside the upper portion of the heart?
a.
atria
b.
arteries
c.
veins
d.
ventricles
Hint
4.
What makes the sound of your heartbeat?
a.
vein valves closing
b.
your heart muscle pumping
c.
heart valves closing
d.
heartburn
Hint
5.
What types of blood vessels carry blood toward the heart?
a.
vein
b.
atrium
c.
artery
d.
ventricle
Hint
6.
What is a fatlike chemical that can lead to hypertension?
a.
sodium
b.
calcium
c.
cholesterol
d.
starch
Hint
7.
Blood vessels and the heart belong to what organ system in the body?
a.
reproductive system
b.
circulatory system
c.
digestive system
d.
nervous system
Hint
8.
Which blood vessels have the thickest walls?
a.
ventricles
b.
veins
c.
capillaries
d.
arteries
Hint
9.
Which of these is the pump inside your chest?
a.
heart
b.
lung
c.
aorta
d.
liver
Hint
10.
What do we call the death of a part of the heart?
a.
heartburn
b.
hypertension
c.
ulcer
d.
heart attack
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