ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
The heart is found in what cavity? - CORRECT ANSWER - thoracic
Which layer of the heart is found on the inside? - CORRECT ANSWER - Endocardium
The heart is positioned in-between what? - CORRECT ANSWER - The lungs
Which layer of the heart is the thickest and is made of cardiac muscle? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Myocardium
The base of the heart is located at the... - CORRECT ANSWER - at the 2nd rib
What fluid can be found between the visceral and parietal pericardium? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Serous fluid
What are the layers of the heart? - CORRECT ANSWER - endocardium, myocardium,
epicardium and pericardium
The pulmonary arteries take blood to: - CORRECT ANSWER - The lungs
What is the "inside layer" of the heart - CORRECT ANSWER - Endocardium
Blood flows from the superior/inferior vena cava into: - CORRECT ANSWER - right
atrium
,What is the thick muscular layer of the heart that is responsible for pumping blood? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Myocardium
The pulmonary veins take blood to: - CORRECT ANSWER - left atrium
What type of muscle is the Myocardium of the heart? - CORRECT ANSWER - Cardiac
muscle
The tricuspid valve is found: - CORRECT ANSWER - Between the right atrium and right
ventricle
What layer of the heart is directly attached to the heart? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Epicardium
The pulmonary valve is found: - CORRECT ANSWER - Between the right ventricle and
the pulmonary arteries
What layer surrounds the heart but does not directly touch it? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Pericardium
The bicuspid (or mitral valve) is found: - CORRECT ANSWER - Between the left atrium
and left ventricle
Where in layers of the heart can pericardial fluid be found? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Between the Epicardium and Pericardium
The "hardest working" and thickest chamber of the heart is... - CORRECT ANSWER -
The left ventricle
What is the condition and result when too much pericardial fluid accumulates between the
epicardium and pericardium? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pericardial Effusion
,Which vessel carries blood from the pulmonary capillaries to the left atrium? - CORRECT
ANSWER - pulmonary veins
What is the thick structure that runs down the middle of the heart and separates the inside of the
heart into right and left parts? - CORRECT ANSWER - Septum
(True or False) The left side of the heart pumps blood to the lungs to receive oxygen -
CORRECT ANSWER - False
Name the blood vessels that deliver oxygenated blood to the heart tissue. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Coronary arteries
Which of the following are AV valves?
Tricuspid
Bicuspid
Pulmonary
Aortic - CORRECT ANSWER - Tricuspid and Bicuspid
When do the atria relax (diastole)? - CORRECT ANSWER - After the P Wave
The coronary arteries deliver ______________________ to the heart tissue. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Oxygenated blood
What wave represents "all chambers relaxed"? - CORRECT ANSWER - T wave
, Which of the following are semilunar valves?
Tricuspid
Bicuspid
Pulmonary
Aortic - CORRECT ANSWER - Pulmonary and Aortic
The second heart sound is heard at all what wave? - CORRECT ANSWER - T wave
Name the blood vessels that drain deoxygenated blood from the heart tissue. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Coronary Veins
The amount of blood pumped by our heart in one minute is called what? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Cardiac Output
Why do we have valves in our heart? - CORRECT ANSWER - To prevent back flow
The sympathetic nervous system would cause our heart rate to: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Increase
The coronary veins drain ________________________ from the heart tissue. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Deoxygenated Blood
The parasympathetic nervous system would cause our heart rate to: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Decrease