Download ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY TEST: THE HEART

A & P TEST “B”: THE HEART
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DIRECTIONS: Answer the questions in the space provided.
What is considered a normal blood pressure?
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What is the name of the pericardial fluid surrounding the heart?
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What are the monosyllables describing the heart sounds? (2 words)
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What is the function of the Purkinje fibers?
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What is tachycardia?
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How much does the human heart weigh?
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What is hypotension?
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Name one coat or tunic of an artery.
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The bulk of the heart is found on what side of the body?
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The thick, muscular layer of the heart is called the what?
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What thoracic bone protects the heart anteriorly?
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Another name for the chordae tendineae is what?
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True or False: An AV valve with 3 flaps is the mitral valve.
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True of False: The main component of hemoglobin is iron.
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True or False: The heart is composed of cardiac muscle & epithelial tissues.
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True or False: Arteries carry blood toward the heart.
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True or False: The base of the heart points toward the left hip.
Questions 18-22 refer to the digram to the right.
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Right atrium
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Coronary artery
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Left ventricle
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Inferior Vena Cava
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The Aorta
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The space in the middle of the thoracic cavity where the heart resides is the
A. pericardial cavity
B. pericardium
C. pleural cavity
D. mediastinum
E. dorsal cavity
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The branch of the aorta that divides into the right subclavian & right common carotid arteries is the?
A. internal carotid artery B. coronary artery
C. interventricular septum
D. brachiocephalic artery
E. basilic artery
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Blood returning from the lungs to the heart is brought back in what type of vessels?
A. pulmonary veins
B. mitral valve
C. aorta
D. pulmonary artery
E. vena cava
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Which layer of the heart or pericardium serves the dual purpose of lining the pericardium and forming the
outermost wall of the heart?
A. fibrous pericardium
B. parietal pericardium C. epicardium
D. myocardium
E. endocardium
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The layer of the heart that forms a smooth, protective lining of the heart chambers and valves and is
continuous with the inner linings of blood vessels is the
A. parietal percardium
B. myocardium
C. epicardium
D. interventricular septum
E. endocardium
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The bicuspid (mitral) valve
A. is located on the left side of the heart between the left atrium and ventricle
B. is located on the right side of the heart between the left atrium and ventricle
C. guards the skeleton of the heart
D. guards the entrance to the aorta
E. guards the entrance to the pulmonary trunk
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What is the purpose of the papillary muscles?
A. Papillary muscles squeeze blood from the atria into the ventricles.
B. Papillary muscles tighten chordae tendineae holding AV valves during ventricular contraction.
C. Papillary muscles are associated with the aorta and keep blood flowing to the body.
D. Papillary muscles strengthen the inner wall of the ventricles.
E. Papillary muscles prevent blood from flowing backward into the vena cava.
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Freshly oxygenated blood enters the heart through the ______________, and is pumped out what artery?
_____________.
A. right atrium; aorta
B. left atrium; aorta
C. right ventricle; pulmonary arteries
D. left ventricle; pulmonary arteries
Blood drains from the vena cava into the _______________ of the heart.
A. left atrium
B. right atrium
C. coronary sinus
D. left ventricle
E. right ventricle
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What portion of the heart functions as the pacemaker, initiating each heartbeat?
A. sinoatrial (SA) node
C. Left Ventricle
E. Bundle of His
B. atrioventricular (A-V) node
D. Purkinje fibers
What are the “ear-like” structures that extend from the atria?
A. SA nodes
C. The ventricles
E. The pulmonary veins
B. Auricles
D. The aorta
The fibrous sac that encloses the heart and roots of the great vessels is called the
A. mediastium
B. periostium
C. epicardium
D. Purkinje fibers
E. pericardium
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When arteries are narrowed due to a build up of fat, cholesterol, and calcium the patient has
A. cardiac tamponade B. pericarditis
C. stenosis
D. arteriosclerosis
E. angina pectoris
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A painful tightening, pressure or fullness in the chest is referred to as
A. cardiac tamponade B. pericarditis
C. stenosis
D. arteriosclerosis
E. angina pectoris
Questions 37 - 44 refer to the diagram to the right
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interventricular septum
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right atrium
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aortic arch
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inferior vena cava
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pulmonary semi lunar valve
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left ventricle
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pulmonary artery
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pulmonary vein
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Starting with the vena cava, place the following items in the correct order
1. aorta
2. bicuspid valve
3. left atrium
4. left ventricle
5. lungs
6. pulmonary artery
7. pulmonary vein
8. right atrium,
9. right ventricle
10. tricuspid valve
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8, 10, 9, 7, 5, 6, 3, 2, 4, 1
3, 10, 4, 6, 5, 7, 8, 2, 9, 1
8, 10, 9, 6, 5, 7, 3, 2, 4, 1
3, 10, 4, 7, 5, 6, 8, 2, 9, 1
8, 2, 9, 6, 5, 7, 3, 10, 4, 1