a. tip of the left ventricle
b. tip of the right atrium
c. right atrium and right ventricle
d. left atrium and left ventricle - Correct Answers a. tip of the left ventricle
2. The left atrium receives blood from the _____.
a. pulmonary veins
b. aorta
c. pulmonary arteries
d. inferior vena cava - Correct Answers a. pulmonary veins
3. The anterior surface of the heart consists primarily of the _____.
a. left atrium
b. right atrium
c. left ventricle
d. right ventricle - Correct Answers d. right ventricle
4. Blood pressure is determined by _____ multiplied by _____.
a.stroke volume; heart rate
b.heart rate; cardiac output
c.cardiac output; peripheral vascular resistance
d.stroke volume; peripheral vascular resistance - Correct Answers c.cardiac output; peripheral vascular
resistance
5. The right atrium receives venous blood from the head, neck, and thorax via the _____, from the
remainder of the body via the _____, and from the heart via the _____.
, a. coronary sinus; superior vena cava; inferior vena cava
b. superior vena cava; coronary sinus; inferior vena cava
c. inferior vena cava; superior vena cava; coronary sinus
d. superior vena cava; inferior vena cava; coronary sinus - Correct Answers d. superior vena cava;
inferior vena cava; coronary sinus
6. The heart is divided into _____ chambers but functions as a _____-sided pump.
a.two; four
b.three; two
c.four; two
d.
our; three - Correct Answers c.four; two
7. Stimulation of alpha1 receptors results in _____.
a.increased heart rate
b.peripheral vasoconstriction
c.constriction of bronchial smooth muscle
d.increased force of myocardial contraction - Correct Answers b.peripheral vasoconstriction
8. Which side of the heart is a low-pressure system that pumps venous blood to the lungs?
a.Left
b.Right - Correct Answers b. Right
9. Which side of the heart is a high-pressure system that pumps arterial blood to the systemic
circulation?
a.Left
b.Right - Correct Answers a. left
10. The thick, muscular middle layer of the heart wall that contains the atrial and ventricular muscle
fibers necessary for contraction is the _____.