The Heart Answers

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What are the two upper chambers of the heart called?

A
left atrium
B
right ventricle
C
right atrium
D
left aorta
E
left ventricle
F
right aorta
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What are the two lower chambers of the heart called?

A
left atrium
B
right ventricle
C
right atrium
D
left aorta
E
left ventricle
F
right aorta
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How many valves are in the heart?

A
one
B
two
C
three
D
four
E
five
F
six
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What is the proper name for the electrical system in the heart?

A
vascular electric system
B
heart pump circuit
C
conduction system
D
conductor system
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What is the bundle of His?

A
a collection of heart muscle components that specialize in preventing the backward flow of blood
B
a collection of valves used for electrical conduction that allow the blood vessels to contract
C
a collection of heart muscle components specializing in electrical conduction that allow the ventricles to contract
D
a collection of chambers specialized for electrical conduction that allow the ventricles to expand
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The primary purpose of heart valves is to

A
prevent blood from flowing backward.
B
pump blood backward.
C
exchange carbon dioxide for oxygen.
D
protect the heart from trauma.
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The main purpose of the aortic valve is to

A
keep blood from flowing from the ventricle back into the aorta.
B
keep blood from flowing into the lungs.
C
keep blood from flowing back to the left atrium from the left ventricle.
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What type of circulation involves the exchanges of gases?

A
pulmonary circulation
B
regular circulation
C
systemic circulation
D
heart circulation
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What cardiac layer of the heart is the most dense and fibrous?

A
myocardium
B
epicardium
C
mitral valve
D
endocardium
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What are the names of all of the valves in the heart? Check all that apply.

A
ventricular valve
B
aortic valve
C
atrium valve
D
carotid valve
E
mitral valve
F
pulmonary valve
G
tricuspid valve
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Which are electrical “nodes” of the heart? Check all that apply.

A
sinoatrial node
B
aortic node
C
lymph node
D
heart node
E
atrioventricular node
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What are Purkinje fibers?

A
special valves that relay electrical impulses to the ventricles, which cause contraction
B
special fibers that relay electrical impulses to the atriums, which cause emptying
C
special valves that relay blood to the ventricles, which cause contraction
D
special fibers that relay electrical impulses to the ventricles, which cause contraction
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What is the process called when the body forms new blood vessels?

A
angiogenesis
B
systemic circulation
C
Purkinje fibers
D
pulmonary circulation
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The main purpose of the mitral valve is to

A
keep blood from flowing out of the heart.
B
keep blood from flowing back to the right ventricle from the left ventricle.
C
keep blood from flowing back to the left atrium from the left ventricle.
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What type of circulation involves the movement of blood to the rest of the body (such as the legs)?

A
systemic circulation
B
pulmonary circulation
C
heart circulation
D
respiratory circulation

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