Cardiovascular Review

The four chambers of the heart are the Right Atrium, Left Atrium, Right Ventricle, and Left Ventricle.

• Identify the four chambers of the heart.

• Right Atrium, Left Ventricle, Pulmonary Artery, and Aorta

• Right Ventricle, Left Ventricle, Superior Vena Cava, and Inferior Vena Cava

• Right Atrium, Left Atrium, Aorta, and Pulmonary Vein

The largest artery in the body.

• Pulmonary Artery

• Coronary Artery

• Aorta

• Femoral Artery

Forms the apex of the heart and is responsible for pumping blood away from the heart.

• Atria

• Veins

• Ventricles

• Arteries

Capillaries are the largest blood vessels, since they have walls one cell layer thick.

• True

• False

• Capillaries are the smallest blood vessels

• Capillaries have thick walls

Atrioventricular valves are located between the ventricles and blood vessels out of the heart.

• True

• False

• Between the atria and ventricles

• Between the ventricles and the lungs

Valves are found in both arteries and veins and are there to keep blood flowing in one direction.

• True

• False

• Only in veins

• Only in arteries

Thinnest layer of a blood vessel

• Tunica intima

• Tunica media

• Tunica externa

• Endothelium

Primary organ of the cardiovascular system

• Lung

• Liver

• Heart

• Kidney

Heart rate

• Number of times the heart beats per minute

• The amount of blood pumped by the heart in a minute

• The pressure of blood in the arteries

• The rhythm of the heartbeats

Blood leaves the heart through the __________.

• Pulmonary vein

• Aorta

• Superior vena cava

• Coronary artery