Download Biology 12 Name: Quiz #14 Match each term in the left

Biology 12
Name:________________
Quiz #14
1. Match each term in the left-hand column with the best definition from the right-hand column.
Please put the letter of the best definition beside the appropriate term. (1 mark each = 9 marks)
chordae
tendinae
A. largest veins in the human body; they bring deoxygenated
blood back to the heart so it can be pumped to the lungs
right ventricle
B. separate the atria from the ventricles; they open when the
atria contract, and prevent blood from going backwards when
the ventricles contract
right atrium
C. when deoxygenated blood is pumped out of the heart, it
travels through this major vein; this vein branches off into the
pulmonary arteries
pulmonary trunk
D. receives deoxygenated blood from the body via the anterior &
posterior vena cava; one of four chambers of the heart
septum
E. receives deoxygenated blood, and sends it off to the lungs via
the pulmonary artery; one of four chambers of the heart
left ventricle
F. receives oxygenated blood from the lungs via the pulmonary
veins; one of four chambers of the heart
left atrium
G. receives oxygenated blood, and sends it off to the rest of the
body via the aorta; one of the four chambers of the heart
vena cava
H. they keep the AV valves from inverting when the ventricles
contract
atrioventricular
valves
I. a muscular wall that separates the right side of the heart from
the left side; keeps deoxygenated blood from mixing with
oxygenated blood
2. Please choose and define any TWO (2) of the following terms in the space below.
(2 marks each = 4 marks)
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papillary muscle
aortic valve
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bicuspid valve
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tricuspid valve