Cardiovascular System Quiz

What is the primary function of the heart in the human body?

• To digest food

• To pump blood

• To filter air

• To absorb nutrients

Which chamber of the heart receives deoxygenated blood from the body?

• Right atrium

• Left atrium

• Right ventricle

• Left ventricle

What is the role of the pulmonary artery?

• It carries oxygenated blood to the heart

• It carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs

• It carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart

• It carries nutrients to the heart

Which side of the heart is typically larger and why?

• The right side, because it pumps blood to the lungs

• The left side, because it pumps blood to the entire body

• The right side, because it receives blood from the body

• The left side, because it receives blood from the lungs

What is the function of the aorta in the circulatory system?

• It carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs

• It carries oxygenated blood to the body

• It returns deoxygenated blood to the heart

• It supplies blood to the heart itself

What are the top two chambers of the heart called?

• Ventricle and Atrium

• Atrium and Ventricle

• Left atrium and Right atrium

• Left ventricle and Right ventricle

Which veins are responsible for bringing blood back to the heart?

• Pulmonary vein and Superior Vena Cava

• Pulmonary artery and Inferior Vena Cava

• Aorta and Pulmonary vein

• Superior Vena Cava and Inferior Vena Cava

What are the bottom two chambers of the heart called?

• Atrium and Ventricle

• Left atrium and Right atrium

• Left ventricle and Right ventricle

• Ventricle and Atrium

What are the arteries called that carry blood away from the heart?

• Pulmonary Artery and Aorta

• Pulmonary Vein and Aorta

• Superior Vena Cava and Aorta

• Pulmonary Artery and Superior Vena Cava

What is the function of the right atrium in the human heart?

• It pumps blood to the lungs.

• It receives oxygenated blood from the lungs.

• It receives deoxygenated blood from the body.

• It pumps blood to the rest of the body.