Chapter 21 The Cardiovascular System: The Heart

Chapter 21  The Cardiovascular System: The Heart

Complete Chapter Questions And Answers
 

Sample Questions

21.1 Multiple Choice Questions

1) Which heart structure receives blood from the systemic circuit?
A) left ventricle
B) pulmonary veins
C) right ventricle
D) left atrium
E) right atrium
Answer: E
Learning Outcome: 21.1
Bloom’s Taxonomy: 1-2: Remembering/Understanding

2) Blood that is moved to and from all of the tissues of the body (with the EXCEPTION of the lungs) is transported in the ________.
A) infundibular circuit
B) pulmonary circuit
C) systemic circuit
D) hepatic portal circuit
E) arterial circle of Willis
Answer: C
Learning Outcome: 21.1
Bloom’s Taxonomy: 1-2: Remembering/Understanding

3) The ________ carries blood to and from the gas exchange surfaces of the lungs.
A) arterial circle of Willis
B) pulmonary circuit
C) infundibular circuit
D) systemic circuit
E) hepatic portal circuit
Answer: B
Learning Outcome: 21.1
Bloom’s Taxonomy: 1-2: Remembering/Understanding

4) The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the cardiovascular system occurs in which vessels?
A) veins
B) arteries
C) capillaries
D) venules
E) arterioles
Answer: C
Learning Outcome: 21.1
Bloom’s Taxonomy: 1-2: Remembering/Understanding
5) Which element of the fibrous pericardium stabilizes the position of the heart and associated vessels within the mediastinum?
A) reticular fibers
B) collagen fibers
C) skeletal muscle
D) elastic fibers
E) cartilage
Answer: B
Learning Outcome: 21.2
Bloom’s Taxonomy: 1-2: Remembering/Understanding

6) Which of these statements can be used to characterize blood flow in the human body?a. There is a unidirectional blood flow.b. Arteries always carry oxygenated blood.c. Veins always carry deoxygenated blood.d. Arteries always carry blood away from the heart.e. Veins always carry blood toward the heart.
A) a, c, d, e
B) a, b, c, d, e
C) a, d, e
D) b, c, d, e
E) a, b, e
Answer: C
Learning Outcome: 21.2
Bloom’s Taxonomy: 1-2: Remembering/Understanding

7) The visceral pericardium is also called the ________.
A) endocardium
B) parietal pericardium
C) epicardium
D) myocardium
E) fibrous pericardium
Answer: C
Learning Outcome: 21.2
Bloom’s Taxonomy: 1-2: Remembering/Understanding