How Much Do You Actually Know About Human Heart?
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Just knowing how to identify and draw the parts of the human heart doesn’t mean you know much about it. There is a lot that goes into ensuring that the organ works perfectly and is meeting its functions. Do you feel that you know a lot about the heart from the anatomy class you have undertaken? Take up the quiz below and see just how much you know about the human heart.
- 1.These return systemic blood to the heart.
- A.
Superior venae cavae
- B.
Inferior venae cavae
- C.
Pulmonary artery
- D.
Pulmonary vein
- E.
A & B
- 2.The blood passes through the _______ into the right ventricle.
- A.
Atrioventricular valve
- B.
Tricuspid Valve
- C.
Bicuspid Valve
- D.
A & B
- E.
B & C
- 3.Oxygenated blood from the lungs returns to the heart via the pulmonary artery.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.This represents the Endocardium
- A.
Tunica adventiti
- B.
Tunica intima
- C.
Squamous epithelium
- D.
Cardiac muscle cells
- E.
B & C
- 5.The epicardium covers the valves of the heart.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.Cardiac muscle cells attach the _______ to the _______.
- A.
Endocardium, fibrous cardiac skeleton
- B.
Myocardium, fibrous cardiac skeleton
- C.
Endocardium, epicardium
- D.
Epicardium, fibrous cardiac skeleton
- E.
Myocardium, epicardium
- 7.Cardiac muscle cells can be specialized for:
- A.
Endocrine secretions
- B.
Exocrine secretions
- C.
Impulse generation
- D.
A & C
- E.
B & C
- 8._______ is known as the visceral layer of the heart.
- A.
Endocardium
- B.
Myocardium
- C.
Epicardium
- D.
Aorta
- 9.This pericardium is composed of a simple squamous epithelium known as the ______.
- A.
Endothelium
- B.
Medothelium
- C.
Mesothelium
- D.
Epithelium
- E.
Keratin
- 10.Cardiac myocytes are joined by extensive ____ junctions.
- A.
Tight junctions
- B.
Adherens junctions
- C.
Desmosal
- D.
Gap junctions
- E.
Intermediate junctions
- 11.Cardiac myocytes contain secretory granules, ANP that stimulate vasodilation, and decrease sodium excretion.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.The fibrous skeleton consists of ____ fibrous rings.
- A.
2
- B.
3
- C.
4
- D.
6
- E.
8
- 13.The cardiac skeleton also acts as an electrical insulator.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.The heart rate is controlled by:
- A.
Sinoatrial node
- B.
Atrioventricular node
- C.
Bundle of HIS
- D.
Purkinje fibers
- 15.The AV node is located between the septum of both ventricles.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.The Bundle of HIS conducts impulses to the right and left ventricles.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.The apex of the heart is located at the top.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.Blood is supplied by the two coronary arteries which branch extensively and form a rich capillary network within the
- A.
Endocardium
- B.
Myocardium
- C.
Epicardium
- D.
Pericardium
- 19.Drainage by the coronary veins is into the coronary sinus or right atrium.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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