VN03 Introduction to the CV System

What is the technical name for platelets?

• Leukocytes

• Thrombocytes

• Erythrocytes

• Reticulocytes

Which body cavity is the largest?

• Thoracic

• Abdominal

• Pelvic

• Mediastinum

Where is the pleural cavity?

• Area surrounding the heart

• Each individual lung

• Diaphragm region

• The respiratory system

Which of the following is not found in the thoracic cavity?

• The heart

• The lungs

• The trachea

• The stomach

What is the name of the normal fluid found in the pleural space?

• Pleural effusion

• Pleural fluid

• Plasma

• Lymph

What is the peritoneum?

• Membrane that lines the organs in the thoracic cavity

• Membrane that lines the outside of the pelvic cavity

• Space between the parietal and visceral membranes

• Membrane that lines the organs in the abdominal cavity

Which of the following organs is not part of the cardiovascular system?

• The heart

• The blood

• The blood vessels

• The lungs

What is the name for a flap of tissue that prevents blood from flowing backwards in the heart?

• Aorta

• Septum

• Valve

• Atrium

Which type of blood vessel contains valves?

• Veins

• Arteries

• Capillaries

• Arterioles

What does deoxygenated mean?

• Oxygen rich

• Oxygen poor

• Level of blood flow

• Quantity of blood