GCSE Biology Revision Quizzes: The Heart

Study the diagram below and then answer the questions.

(1) Feature A on the above diagram are:

the semi-lunar valves
 the ventricles
 the atria
(2) Feature B on the above diagram are:
the ventricles
 the atria
 the semi-lunar valves
(3) Feature C on the above diagram are:
the atria
 the semi-lunar valves
 the ventricles
(4) Which part of the heart has the thickest walls?
the left ventricle
 the left atrium
 the right ventricle
 the right atrium

(5) What is the order of blood vessels which deoxygenated blood returning to the heart takes before going to the liver?

pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein, aorta, hepatic artery
 pulmonary vein, pulmonary artery, vena cava, hepatic vein
 pulmonary vein, aorta, pulmonary artery, hepatic vein
 pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein, vena cava, hepatic artery

(6) How many blood vessels leave the heart?
4
 2
 3
 1
(7) Which blood vessel brings oxygenated blood to the heart?

the pulmonary artery
 the vena cava
 the jugular vein
 the pulmonary vein

(8) Which is NOT a risk factor for heart disease?

smoking
 high calorie diet
 stress
 exercise
(9) Which is true of a vein?

blood travels in pulses
 blood is under high pressure
 blood travels slowly
 thick walls

(10) What causes blood to flow into the ventricles?

the closing of the cuspid valves
 contraction of the ventricles
 closing of the semi-lunar valves
 contraction of the atria

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