Cardiovascular System Quiz Review

What is responsible for distributing electrical impulses throughout the heart?

One of the body's largest blood vessels that transport blood from the body region below the diaphragm to the heart is the

The chamber in the heart that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs is the

When blood leaves this chamber of the heart, it heads out to the body

This blood vessel splits in two and sends oxygen-poor blood to the lungs

These carry oxygen rich blood from the lungs to the heart

When this chamber contracts it pushes blood through the tricuspid valve

When blood leaves this chamber of the heart, it heads to the lungs

Initiates the action potential that causes the heart to beat

Stops blood from flowing back into the ventricles each time they contract