Cardiovascular System

Which blood vessel is connected to the right atrium carrying deoxygenated blood from the body?

• Pulmonary vein

• Vena Cava

• Vascular shunt

• Pulmonary artery

• Left atrium

Which of the following is not a characteristic of capillaries?

• Smallest of the 3 blood vessels

• Huge network of them which links veins and arteries

• Thick, elastic walls

Diastolic pressure is...

• The higher blood pressure measurement

• The pressure when the heart rests between beats

• The pressure when the heart pushes blood through arteries

• The lower blood pressure measurement

In the cardiac cycle: Body => Vena Cava => RA => RV => _____________

• Pulmonary artery

• Pulmonary vein

• Aorta

"The redistribution of blood from areas/muscles with low demand to areas of higher demand" defines what?

• Heart Rate

• Cardiac output

• Vascular shunt

• Stroke volume

Which chamber of the heart receives oxygenated blood from the lungs via the pulmonary vein?

• Left Atrium

• Right Atrium

• Left Ventricle

• Right Ventricle

What is the equation to calculate maximum heart rate (MHR)?

• SV x HR

• 220 - Age

• 220 + Age

• CO x SV

Systolic pressure is...

• The higher blood pressure measurement

• mmHg

• The lower blood pressure measurement

• The pressure when the heart rests between beast

• The pressure when the heart pushes blood through arteries

What is the equation used to calculate cardiac output?

• 220 - Age

• SV x HR

• 120 $\div$ 80

Stroke Volume is...?

• The amount of times the heart beats in one minute

• How much blood we use when exercising

• The amount of blood that leave the heart in one minute

• The amount of blood that leaves the heart per beat