Cardiac Cycle and Heart Function Quiz

Test your knowledge of cardiology with questions on heart function, chambers, valves, and cardiac cycle phases. How well do you understand the cardiac system?

#1

What is the primary function of the heart in the human body?

Pumping blood
Digesting food
Producing hormones
Filtering waste
#2

What is the term for the maximum pressure exerted by the blood against the walls of the arteries during ventricular contraction?

Diastolic pressure
Pulse pressure
Systolic pressure
Mean arterial pressure
#3

During which phase of the cardiac cycle do the atrioventricular (AV) valves close to prevent the backflow of blood into the atria?

Atrial systole
Atrial diastole
Ventricular systole
Ventricular diastole
#4

What is the term for the volume of blood remaining in the ventricles at the end of ventricular diastole?

End-systolic volume
Stroke volume
End-diastolic volume
Cardiac output
#5

What is the term for the period of time during the cardiac cycle when the heart is at rest and chambers are filling with blood?

Systole
Diastole
Conduction
Depolarization
#6

What is the term for the period during the cardiac cycle when the ventricles are contracting and pumping blood into the pulmonary and systemic circulation?

Systole
Diastole
Conduction
Depolarization
#7

Which chamber of the heart is responsible for pumping oxygenated blood to the rest of the body?

Left atrium
Right atrium
Left ventricle
Right ventricle
#8

What is the term for the relaxation phase of the cardiac cycle when the heart chambers fill with blood?

Systole
Diastole
Conduction
Atrial depolarization
#9

What is the term for the volume of blood ejected by one ventricle of the heart during a single contraction?

Cardiac output
Stroke volume
Heart rate
End-diastolic volume
#10

Which of the following vessels carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart?

Aorta
Pulmonary artery
Pulmonary vein
Superior vena cava
#11

What is the primary role of the atrioventricular (AV) valves in the heart?

Preventing backflow of blood from the arteries
Preventing backflow of blood from the ventricles to the atria
Facilitating blood flow from the ventricles to the arteries
Facilitating blood flow from the atria to the ventricles
#12

Which of the following conditions is characterized by an irregular and often rapid heartbeat, disrupting the normal cardiac cycle?

Atherosclerosis
Arrhythmia
Angina
Hypertension
#13

Which blood vessels carry deoxygenated blood from the body back to the right atrium of the heart?

Arteries
Veins
Capillaries
Venules
#14

Which of the following represents the correct sequence of events during a complete cardiac cycle?

Atrial systole, ventricular diastole, ventricular systole, atrial diastole
Ventricular systole, atrial diastole, atrial systole, ventricular diastole
Atrial systole, ventricular systole, atrial diastole, ventricular diastole
Ventricular diastole, atrial systole, ventricular systole, atrial diastole
#15

Which part of the heart's conduction system is responsible for initiating the heartbeat?

SA node (sinoatrial node)
AV node (atrioventricular node)
Purkinje fibers
Bundle of His
#16

During which phase of the cardiac cycle do the semilunar valves open to allow blood to be ejected from the ventricles?

Atrial systole
Atrial diastole
Ventricular systole
Ventricular diastole
#17

Which of the following hormones is produced by the heart and plays a role in regulating blood pressure?

Insulin
Adrenaline
Aldosterone
Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)
#18

Which component of the heart's electrical conduction system is responsible for delaying the impulse to allow for atrial contraction before ventricular contraction?

SA node (sinoatrial node)
AV node (atrioventricular node)
Purkinje fibers
Bundle of His
#19

Which of the following factors can influence heart rate regulation?

Temperature
Humidity
Gravity
Sound waves
#20

In which phase of the cardiac cycle does the aortic valve open to allow blood to be ejected into the systemic circulation?

Atrial systole
Ventricular diastole
Ventricular systole
Atrial diastole

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