Cardiovascular System TERMS

Question 1

valve

Answer 1

prevents blood from flowing backward

Question 2

valves in heart

Answer 2

pulmonary tricuspid aortic mitral

Question 3

vena cava

Answer 3

superior, inferior veins through which de-oxygenated blood enters right atrium

Question 4

pulmonary artery

Answer 4

carries blood to lungs where they pick up oxygen

Question 5

pulmonary veins

Answer 5

bring oxygenated blood into left atrium

Question 6

aorta

Answer 6

main artery that distributes oxygenated blood

Question 7

coronary arteries

Answer 7

branch off of aorta and supply heart with oxygenated blood

Question 8

carotid arteries

Answer 8

arteries located in neck supply brain with blood

Question 9

brachial arteries

Answer 9

arteries located in arm

Question 10

radial artery

Answer 10

artery located along the radius in the arm

Question 11

femoral arteries

Answer 11

arteries located in the legs

Question 12

arterioles

Answer 12

smallest arteries

Question 13

capillaries

Answer 13

tiniest blood vessels which exchange nutrients, gas, wastes in body

Question 14

venules

Answer 14

vessels that allow blood to return to veins from capillaries

Question 15

sinoatrial node

Answer 15

heart’s pacemaker

Question 16

atrioventricular node

Answer 16

conducts impulses to atrioventricular bundle (bundle of His)

Question 17

atrioventricular bundle (bundle of His)

Answer 17

fibers that conduct impulses traveling to the ventricles

Question 18

Reverse

prevents blood from flowing backward

Answer 18

valve

Question 19

Reverse

pulmonary tricuspid aortic mitral

Answer 19

valves in heart

Question 20

Reverse

superior, inferior veins through which de-oxygenated blood enters right atrium

Answer 20

vena cava

Question 21

Reverse

carries blood to lungs where they pick up oxygen

Answer 21

pulmonary artery

Question 22

Reverse

bring oxygenated blood into left atrium

Answer 22

pulmonary veins

Question 23

Reverse

main artery that distributes oxygenated blood

Answer 23

aorta

Question 24

Reverse

branch off of aorta and supply heart with oxygenated blood

Answer 24

coronary arteries

Question 25

# Reverse arteries located in neck supply brain with blood

Answer 25

carotid arteries

Question 26

# Reverse arteries located in arm

Answer 26

brachial arteries

Question 27

# Reverse artery located along the radius in the arm

Answer 27

radial artery

Question 28

# Reverse arteries located in the legs

Answer 28

femoral arteries

Question 29

# Reverse smallest arteries

Answer 29

arterioles

Question 30

# Reverse tiniest blood vessels which exchange nutrients, gas, wastes in body

Answer 30

capillaries

Question 31

# Reverse vessels that allow blood to return to veins from capillaries

Answer 31

venules

Question 32

# Reverse heart's pacemaker

Answer 32

sinoatrial node

Question 33

# Reverse conducts impulses to atrioventricular bundle (bundle of His)

Answer 33

atrioventricular node

Question 34

# Reverse fibers that conduct impulses traveling to the ventricles

Answer 34

atrioventricular bundle (bundle of His)