Circulation of Body Fluids
Test your knowledge of heart anatomy, blood circulation, and the cardiovascular system including chambers, valves, veins, and arteries.
Questions
Which of the following veins does not drain blood directly into the auricles?
- Pulmonary vein
- Vena cava
- Coronary
- Azygous
Which of the following is the function of pericardial fluid?
- Protection against infections
- Protects heart from injury and against friction
- Keeps the heart moist and protects it from external shocks
- Provides nutrition to the heart cells
Which part is supposed to be a vestige of oval aperture?
- Foramen ovale
- Fossa ovalis
- SA Node
- Bundle of His
Which part of the heart receives blood from vena cava?
- Left auricle
- Right auricle
- Right ventricle
- Left ventricle
What is the membrane covering the heart called?
- Peritoneum
- Pericardium
- Pleural membrane
- Renal faschia
Which structure prevents the mitral valve from being pushed into the auricles at the time of ventricular contraction?
- Sinuauricular node
- Bundle of His
- Papillary muscles
- Cuspid valve
Starting from deoxygenated blood, what is the course of blood flow in the heart?
Note: RA (right auricle), RV (right ventricle), LA (left auricle) and LV (left ventricle)
- LV - LA - RV - RA
- RA - RV - LA - LV
- RA - LA - LV - RV
- LV - RV - RA - LA
What is the heartbeat of a normal person?
- 55 times/min
- 72 times/min
- Above 100 times/min
- None of these
Which of the following statements is false about the heart?
- The heart is slightly tilted towards left.
- The heart is about the size of fist.
- The heart is located on the left side of your chest.
- Feelings do affect the heart.
Pulmonary veins drain the oxygenated blood in which chamber of the heart?
- Right auricle
- Left auricle
- Right ventricle
- Left ventricle
Where is the pericardial cavity present?
- Between fibrous pericardium and serous pericardium
- Between parietal and visceral layers
- Between two lungs
- Between visceral pericardium and endocardium
Where is the mitral valve located?
- Between the right atrium and the left ventricle
- Between the left atrium and the left ventricle
- Between the right ventricle and the pulmonary aorta
- Between the right and the left ventricles
Which of the following arteries supplies oxygenated blood to the whole body?
- Pulmonary aorta artery
- Aorta artery
- Coronary artery
- Innominate artery
Which layer of the cardiac wall is made up of cardiac muscle fibres?
- Visceral pericardium
- Myocardium
- Endocardium
- Parietal layer
What is the function of semilunar valves?
- Pumping of blood
- Preventing the backflow of blood from the arteries to the ventricles
- Bringing deoxygenated blood to heart
- Distributing oxygenated blood to the body