Cardiac Exam 1 Practice Questions —
Anatomy & Physiology — Cardiovascular
System Exam 1 Practice Test with Answers
return deoxygenated blood to the right side of the heart - Correct answer- superior and inferior vena cavae
sequence going from outermost to the innermost layer of a blood vessel wall - Correct answer- tunica externa, tunica media,
tunica intima
path for the transmission of an impulse in the intrinsic conduction system of the heart
Correct answer — (sinoatrial) SA node, (atrioventricular) AV node, (atrioventricular) AV bundle, right and left bundle branches, purkinje
finbers
path of blood flow within the systemic vascular system
Correct answer — arteries,arterioles,capillary beds,venules,veins
valve that guards the base of the aorta and opens when the ventricles are contracting
Correct answer — aortic semilunar valve
the sinoatrial node is located in the
Correct answer — right atrium
layer of heart wall synonymous with the visceral layer of the serous pericardium
Correct answer — epicardium
pointed apex of the heart is oriented toward
Correct answer — left hip
often have valves to prevent back flow of blood
Correct answer — veins increases heart rate - Correct answer- epinephrine
right and left renal veins empty blood from the
Correct answer — kidneys
volume of blood pumped out by each ventricle with each beat of the heart is called the
Correct answer — stoke volume
not a pressure point
Correct answer — renal artery
transport oxygenated blood to the heart
Correct answer — pulmonary veins
a person with a heart rate of 75 beats per minute and a stoke volume of 60 mL per beat had a cardiac output of
Correct answer — 4500 mL/minute
pulmonary circulation involves blood flow to and from the heart and the
Correct answer — lungs
vessel that has the lowest blood pressure
Correct answer — venae cavae
blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood
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Anatomy & Physiology — Cardiovascular
System Exam 1 Practice Test with Answers
return deoxygenated blood to the right side of the heart - Correct answer- superior and inferior vena cavae
sequence going from outermost to the innermost layer of a blood vessel wall - Correct answer- tunica externa, tunica media,
tunica intima
path for the transmission of an impulse in the intrinsic conduction system of the heart
Correct answer — (sinoatrial) SA node, (atrioventricular) AV node, (atrioventricular) AV bundle, right and left bundle branches, purkinje
finbers
path of blood flow within the systemic vascular system
Correct answer — arteries,arterioles,capillary beds,venules,veins
valve that guards the base of the aorta and opens when the ventricles are contracting
Correct answer — aortic semilunar valve
the sinoatrial node is located in the
Correct answer — right atrium
layer of heart wall synonymous with the visceral layer of the serous pericardium
Correct answer — epicardium
pointed apex of the heart is oriented toward
Correct answer — left hip
often have valves to prevent back flow of blood
Correct answer — veins increases heart rate - Correct answer- epinephrine
right and left renal veins empty blood from the
Correct answer — kidneys
volume of blood pumped out by each ventricle with each beat of the heart is called the
Correct answer — stoke volume
not a pressure point
Correct answer — renal artery
transport oxygenated blood to the heart
Correct answer — pulmonary veins
a person with a heart rate of 75 beats per minute and a stoke volume of 60 mL per beat had a cardiac output of
Correct answer — 4500 mL/minute
pulmonary circulation involves blood flow to and from the heart and the
Correct answer — lungs
vessel that has the lowest blood pressure
Correct answer — venae cavae
blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood
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