Key Vocabulary - Cardiovascular System

Define the term 'Systolic'.

• The phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle contracts and pumps blood from the chambers into the arteries.

• The phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle relaxes and allows the chambers to fill with blood.

• A type of blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.

• A type of blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart.

Fill in the blank: The maximum arterial pressure occurring during the contraction of the left ventricle of the heart is called _______.

• Systolic

• Diastolic

• Mean Arterial Pressure

• Pulse Pressure

The pressure in the arteries when the heart rests between beats is called _______.

• Diastolic

• Systolic

• Pulse pressure

• Mean arterial pressure

Identify some things that might increase your heart rate.

• Exercise

• Reading

• Sleeping

• Watching TV

Fill in the blank: A useful measure of health is to compare your resting pulse rate with the rate after exercise and see how long it takes to return to its normal resting rate. Your pulse rate is the measure of how fast your heart is _______.

• beating

• breathing

• pumping

• resting

Fill in the blank: These beats cause a pulse, or shock wave, that travels along the walls of the _______.

• arteries

• veins

• capillaries

• nerves

What is the average resting pulse rate for an adult?

• A) 40-60bpm

• B) 60-100bpm

• C) 100-140bpm

What is the average pulse rate for an athlete?

• 40-60bpm

• 60-100bpm

• 100-140bpm

In a very fit person, this will happen ____.

• very quickly

• very slowly

• not at all

• with difficulty

What is the term for the lowest pressure in the arteries, occurring when the heart is at rest?

• Systolic

• Diastolic

• Pulse pressure

• Mean arterial pressure