Cardiovascular System Quiz

Cardiovascular System Questions

• Question 1: An unforced inspiration is a result of diaphragm relaxation and external intercostal muscle contraction.
• Question 2: Oxygenated blood is found in the pulmonary vein in adults.
• Question 3: The medial surface of the left lung is adjacent to the heart, aortic arch, esophagus, inferior vena cava, and thoracic aorta.
• Question 4: The unpaired cartilages of the larynx include the thyroid and cricoid but not the arytenoid.
• Question 5: Access to a pituitary tumor is via the sphenoidal sinus.
• Question 6: Sensory innervation of the frontal sinus is by CN V1 and CN V2.
• Question 7: The posterior portion of the ethmoidal sinus does not drain into the middle nasal meatus.
• Question 8: The sphenoid sinus does not drain well gravitationally in the upright position and may cause toothaches.
• Question 9: The trachea contains complete cartilaginous rings to maintain its shape (TRUE).
• Question 10: The conchae play the largest role in warming and humidifying air.
• Question 11: The internal nares open into the nasal pharynx.
• Question 12: One of the subclavian artery branches is the vertebral artery.
• Question 13: Three bony shelves in the nasal cavity are called nasal conchae.
• Question 14: The olfactory foramina are found in the cribriform plate.
• Question 15: The hyoid bone does not articulate with any other bone.
• Question 16: The olfactory epithelium is located in the anterior and lateral portion of the nasal cavity.
• Question 17: The nose, pharynx, and associated structures are part of the upper respiratory system.
• Question 18: The lower end of the larynx is formed by the cricoid cartilage.
• Question 19: The coronary sinus receives all but the anterior cardiac vein.
• Question 20: The medial surface of the right lung is adjacent to all but the esophagus.
• Question 21: The maxillary sinus is innervated by branches of the superior alveolar nerves.
• Question 22: The floor of the nasal cavity is formed by the maxillary and palatine bones.
• Question 23: The sphenoid bone does not articulate with the nasal bone.
• Question 24: The superficial external pudendal artery arises from the external iliac artery.
• Question 25: The portal vein is formed from the superior and inferior mesenteric veins and the splenic vein.
• Question 26: The inferior epigastric artery branches from the internal iliac artery.
• Question 27: During forced exhalation, the abdominal muscles compress the trunk.
• Question 28: The right ventricle contains the interventricular septum, trabeculae carnae, and the tricuspid valve.
• Question 29: The epicardium is the visceral pericardium.
• Question 30: The anterior interventricular artery branches from the left coronary artery.
• Question 31: The superior mesenteric artery does not branch to the left colic artery.
• Question 32: The order of the vessels given are: 2. brachiocephalic, 1. basilar, 3. circle of Willis, 4. right subclavian, and 5. right vertebral.
• Question 33: The internal carotid artery does not branch to the superior cerebellar artery.
• Question 34: The middle coronary vein runs along the posterior interventricular sulcus.
• Question 35: The hemiazygous vein drains the right side of the thorax.
• Question 36: The azygous vein enters the SVC at the T3 level.
• Question 37: The facial artery penetrates underneath the posterior belly of the digastric muscle.
• Question 38: The mitral valve is associated with the left second intercostal space.
• Question 39: During ventricular systole, the aortic and pulmonary valves are open.
• Question 40: The right atrioventricular valve (tricuspid) opens during ventricular diastole and is not opened by chordae tendineae.
• Question 41: The esophageal hiatus is at the T10 vertebral level.
• Question 42: The chordae tendineae prevent the AV valve flaps from everting.
• Question 43: The apex of the heart is typically at the level of the left 5th intercostal space.
• Question 44: Following ligation of the splenic artery, normal blood flow would happen through the left gastroepiploic artery.
• Question 45: The structures in fetal circulation that shunt blood away from the lungs and liver are the umbilical vein, vitelline vein, umbilical artery, vitelline artery, ductus venosus, and the ductus arteriosus.
• Question 46: The most superior part of the inferior vena cava is derived from the right vitelline vein.
• Question 47: The embryonic origin of the ligamentum arteriosum is from the sixth arch artery.
• Question 48: The definitive right atrium is formed by the primitive atrium, right horn of the sinus venosus, and the left sinus horn.
• Question 49: The sinus venosus forms the smooth-walled portion of the adult right atrium.
• Question 50: The septum secundum and the fused endocardial cushions fuse to close the foramen primum.
• Question 51: The aortic sac is the region distal to the ventricles.
• Question 52: The most common cardiac septal defect is the ventricular septal defect.
• Question 53: The second costal cartilage can be located by palpating the costal margin.
• Question 54: The thoracic wall is innervated by intercostal nerves.
• Question 55: The sternocostal surface of the heart is formed primarily by the anterior wall of the right ventricle.
• Question 56: A puncture in the middle of the sternum at roughly the 4th or 5th costal cartilage would damage the left ventricle.
• Question 57: Fluid in the left pleural cavity will accumulate in the costo diaphragmatic recess.
• Question 58: A hand behind the heart would be stopped by the oblique pericardial sinus.
• Question 59: The first rib articulates with the sternum near the sternal angle.
• Question 60: The portion of the parietal pleura extending above the first rib is called the cupola.