EVALUATION TEST
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
SECTION I: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. Which valve separates the left atrium from the left ventricle?
A. mitral B. tricuspid C. pulmonary D. aortic
2. Which of the following list the valves in the order through which the blood flows from the vena cava
through the heart.
A. tricuspid, pulmonary semilunar, bicuspid, aortic semilunar
B. mitral, pulmonary semilunar, bicuspid, aortic semilunar
C. aortic semilunar, pulmonary semilunar, tricuspid, bicuspid
D. bicuspid, aortic semilunar, tricuspid, pulmonary semilunar
3. The myocardium would be thickest in the
A. left atrium B. left ventricle C. right atrium D. right ventricle
4. Which portion of the ECG corresponds to repolarization of the atria?
A. P wave B. QRS complex C. T wave
D. None of the above(masked by ventricular depolarization)
5. The first heart sound represent which portion of the cardiac cycle
A. atrial systole B. ventricular systole C. closing of atrioventricular valves D. Closing of
semilunar valves
6. Which of the following stuctures is not in the mediastinum?
A. heart B.esophagus C. trachea D. lungs
7. Which of the following is not associated with systemic circulation?
A. left atrium B. left ventricle C. right atrium D. caudal vena cava
8. The heart wall is made up of all except?
A. fibrous pericardium B. epicardium C. myocardium D. endocardium
9. Which of the following is the pacemaker of the heart?
A. AV node B. AV bundle C. SA node D. purkinje fibers
10. Which of the following is responsible for rapid depolarization of a cell?
A. Cl B. K C. Ca D. Na
11. Cardiac output is
A. Volume of blood pumped out of each atria every hour
B. volume of blood pumped out of each ventricle every 30 minutes
C. volume of blood pumped out of each atria every minute
D. volume of blood pumped out of each ventricle every minute
12. Deoxygenated blood from the myocardium enters the right atrium through the
A. cardiac veins B. coronary artery C. coronary sinus D. superior vena cava
13. Which of the following arteries supply the brain tissue
A. vertebral artery B. left external carotid artery C. internal jugular artery D. internal
carotid artey
14. The branches of aortic arch include the following except
A.subclavian artery B. celiac trunk C. brachiocephalic trunk D. left common carotid artery
15. Which is the longest vein in the human body?
A. femoral vein B. saphenous vein C. internal iliac vein D. sciatic vein
16. Which vein carry blood from the small intestines to the liver?
A. common hepatic vein B. Hepatic vein C. mesenteric vein D. hepatic portal vein
17. Which of the following is not a pulse area?
A. jugular pulse B. carotid pulse C. radial pulse D. brachial pulse
18. Which of the following doesnt empty into brachiocephalic vein
A. axillary vein B. Internal jugular vein C. subclavian vein D. vertebral vein
19. Which artery doesnt brach from abdominal aorta
A. renal artery B. gonadal arteries C. intercostal arteries D. lumbar artery
20. ........................ is the vessel that supply the heart myocardium with oxygenenated blood
A. coronary sinus B. cardiac artery C. carediac vein D. coronary artery
SECTION II: SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS [ 40MKS ]
1.State four difference between arteries and veins [8mks] 2.Using
a well labelled diagram describe the function of different tunics of arteries [6mks] 3.Explain four
factors affecting blood flow within blood vessels [8mks] 4.Describe the events of
a cardiac cycle as they are represented in an ECG [6mks] 5.Define the following terms
[6mks] a. stroke volume
b. heart rate c. systole
d. diastole
e. blood pressure f.
cardiac output
6.Explain in details all the events of a single cardiac cycle [6mks]
SECTION III: LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
1. Using a well labelled diagram describe the anatomy of the heart [20mks] 2.
Describe the initiation and spread of a depolarizaton wave throught the heart causing contraction of
atria and ventricles. [10mks] 3. Using well labelled
diagrams expain polarization, depolarization and repolarization states of a cardiac muscle cell
[10mks] 4. Describe the flow of blood through the heart chambers and state four functions of the
heart[10mks]
