Cardiovascular System Functions and Anatomy Quiz

Left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood to the body.

Cardiovascular system transports nutrients and oxygen, removes waste.

Regular exercise is not a risk factor for cardiovascular disease.

Aorta is the largest artery in the human body.

Pericardium is the membrane sac enclosing the heart.

Femoral vein is not a major blood vessel connected to the heart.

Smoking is a major risk factor for atherosclerosis.

Arteries carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart.

Mitral valve prevents backflow into the left atrium.

Sudden chest pain or discomfort is a symptom of a heart attack.

Hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure.

Diastole is the term for the relaxation phase of the cardiac cycle.

Platelets are responsible for clotting.

Pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs.

SA node conducts impulses, initiates heartbeats.

Cardiovascular system also removes carbon dioxide from tissues.

Pulmonary vein is not part of the heart's conduction system.

Arrhythmia is characterized by an irregular heartbeat.

Diastole is the period when heart is relaxed and filling with blood.