PHS Cardiovascular System

What is the medical term for heart?

• Cardi B

• cranio

• cardio or coronary

• colono

What is the medical term for lungs?

• aero

• pulmono or pneumo

• aortic

• costal

What structure is number 1?

• Inferior vena cava

• Superior vena cava

• pulmonary vein

• pulmonary artery

What is the leading cause of death in the United States?

• Cancer

• Heart disease

• Lung cancer

• Liver failure

What structure is #15?

• Descending aorta

• Pulmonary artery

• Inferior vena cava

• Left ventricle

The normal adult heart pumps how many gallons of blood per day?

• 200 gallons

• 20,000 gallons

• 2,000 gallons

• 3,000 gallons

What structure is labeled #3?

• Right ventricle

• Right atrium

• Left atrium

• Left ventricle

What is the purpose of the valves of the heart?

• to prevent the blood from clotting

• to improve circulation

• to prevent heart attacks

• to keep blood flowing in one direction

What structure is labeled #7?

• aortic valve

• pulmonic valve

• pulmonary artery

• bicuspid valve

Which blood vessels carry blood away from the heart?

• venules

• arterioles

• veins

• arteries