Question 1

The two superior, receiving chambers of the heart are known as the ___________.

Accepted Answer

atria

Answer

arteries

Answer

ventricles

Answer

veins

Question 2

The two inferior, discharging chambers of the heart are known as the ___________.

Accepted Answer

ventricles

Answer

atria

Answer

veins

Answer

arteries

Question 3

Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart are called ______________.

Accepted Answer

arteries

Answer

ventricles

Answer

veins

Answer

atria

Question 4

Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart are called ___________.

Accepted Answer

veins

Answer

ventricles

Answer

arteries

Answer

atria

Question 5

Tunica __________, the middle layer of a typical blood vessel contains smooth muscle.

Accepted Answer

media

Answer

adventitia

Answer

intima

Answer

externa

Question 6

The heart is located in the middle of the thoracic cavity, in the ______________.

Accepted Answer

mediastinum

Answer

pleural cavity

Answer

abdomen

Answer

hiatus

Question 7

Which structure is constructed of tunica intimate only?

Accepted Answer

capillaries

Answer

arteries

Answer

ventricles

Answer

veins

Question 8

The cardiovascular system is a _______________ system.

Accepted Answer

closed

Answer

variable

Answer

voluntary

Answer

open

Question 9

The ___________ creates the pressure to circulate the blood.

Accepted Answer

heart

Answer

skeletal muscles

Answer

heart & lungs

Answer

veins & arteries

Question 10

The ________ layer of the heart is made of cardiac muscle.

Accepted Answer

myocardium

Answer

pericardium

Answer

epicardium

Answer

endocardium

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