1. What substance transports substances like nutrients and respiratory gases throughout the body
through the blood vessels?
Blood
Lymph
Hormones
Mucus
2. Select the substances found in the blood:
Red blood cells (erythrocytes)
White blood cells
Platelets
Plasma
All the above
3. What is the liquid portion of the blood?
Plasma
Erythrocytes
Platelets
Gastrin
4. What type of blood cells transports oxygen and carbon dioxide?
Erythrocytes
White blood cells
Platelets
Plasma cells
5. What blood cells are responsible for blood clotting?
Platelets
Erythrocytes
Plasma cells
White Blood Cells
6. What is the name of the iron bearing protein that carries oxygen and gives blood its red color?
Hemoglobin
Plasma
Hemopoietin
Lymph
7. What are the four blood types?
A
B
AB
O
8. What is the blood disorder that is characterized by the reduced ability of the blood to carry
oxygen. Symptoms include pale skin, fatigue, weakness and shortness of breath. Its cause may
result from abnormal or deficient hemoglobin content?
Anemia
Hemophilia
Sickle cell anemia
Leukemia
9. What is the blood disorder that is a result of the red bone marrow that has become cancerous
and is producing large numbers of abnormal white blood cells that do not function properly?
Anemia
Hemophilia
Sickle cell anemia
Leukemia
10. What is a sex linked genetic blood disorder in which the blood does not clot properly. It may
lead to excessive internal or external bleeding.?
Anemia
Hemophilia
Sickle cell anemia
Leukemia
11. The heart is surrounded by serous membrane. What is this membrane called?
Pericardium
Mediastinum
Myocardium
Visceral pleura
12. The heart wall is composed of 3 layers. What are they? Note: You need to select 3 answers!
Epicardium
Myocardium
Endocardium
Pericardium
Interventricular septum
Interatrial septum
13. What are the four chambers of the heart?
Right atrium
Left atrium
Right ventricle
Left ventricle
14. What is the septum that divides the heart longitudinally?
Interventricular septum
Intermediate septum
Sinoatrial septum
Bachman’s bundle
15. What valve is located between the right atrium and the right ventricle?
Tricuspid valve
Bicuspid valve
Pulmonary valve
Aortic valve
16. What valve is located between the left atrium and the left ventricle?
Bicuspid valve
Tricuspid valve
Pulmonary valve
Aortic valve
17. What valve is located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary trunk?
Pulmonary valve
Bicuspid valve
Tricuspid valve
Aortic valve
18. What valve is located between the left ventricle and the aorta?
Aortic valve
Pulmonary valve
Bicuspid valve
Tricuspid valve
19.
Match the valves
X: tricuspid
Y: bicuspid
20. What are tendinous chords that anchor the flaps of the AV valves to the heart walls?
Chordae tendinae
Papillary tendons
Interventricular tendon
Atrioventricular bundle
21. Put the order of blood flow through the heart in correct order:
Inferior and superior vena cava
Right atrium
Tricuspid valve
Right ventricle
Pulmonary (semilunar) valve
Pulmonary trunk
Pulmonary veins
Left atrium
Bicuspid valve
Left ventricle
Aortic valve
22. What node starts each heartbeat? It is called the pacemaker of the heart.
SA node
AV node
Bundle of His
Purkinje fibers
23. What are the waves that are found on the EKG?
PQRST
RSTUV
UVWYZ
ABCDE
24. What are the three layers of artery walls? Select 3 answers!
Tunica intima
Tunica media
Tunica externa
Tunica muscularis
Tunica intermedius
Basal tunica
25. This blood vessel carries blood away from the heart. It has thicker walls, especially in the tunica
media. This blood vessel is able to expand and can tolerate higher blood pressure. Is this an
artery or vein?
Artery
Vein
26. This blood vessel has transparent walls that are one cell layer thick. Its structure allows for
diffusion of substances between the blood and cells. What type of blood vessel is it?
Capillary
Artery
Vein
27. This blood vessel carries blood toward the heart. It has thinner walls and a larger lumen. Larger
ones have valves to prevent backflow of blood. What type of blood vessel is it?
28. What blood vessel circulates blood from the digestive