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Which are differences between cardiac muscle tissue and skeletal muscle tissue? A: The sarcoplasmic reticulum in cardiac muscle is less extensive. B: The sarcoplasmic reticulum in cardiac muscle is more organized. C: Cardiac muscle has intercalated discs; skeletal muscle does not. D: Cardiac muscle has 1 or 2 nuclei per cell; skeletal muscle has multiple nuclei per cell. E: Cardiac muscle has more well defined terminal cisternae.


A) a,c,d
B) a,c,e
C) b,c,e
D) a,b,e
E) b,d,e

F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

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During ventricular systole


A) only the AV valves open.
B) only the AV valves close.
C) only the semilunar valves close.
D) the semilunar valves close and the AV valves open.
E) the semilunar valves open and the AV valves close.

F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

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It is the contraction of the atria during atrial systole that completes the filling of the ventricles while the ventricles are in diastole.

A) True
B) False

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The function of the coronary sinus is to


A) connect the top and bottom halves of the heart.
B) guide the aorta out of the heart.
C) guide the inferior vena cava into the right atrium.
D) take blood from the coronary circulation to the right atrium.
E) shunt blood from the right atrium to the left atrium.

F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

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How many half-moon shaped,pocketlike cusps are found in each semilunar valve?


A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 6

F) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

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Which valve prevents the backflow of blood into the left ventricle when the ventricles relax?


A) Left atrioventricular valve
B) Aortic semilunar valve
C) Right atrioventricular valve
D) Pulmonary semilunar valve
E) None of these answers is correct.

F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

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Another name for the visceral layer of the serous pericardium is ________________.

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Which pair is located more anteriorly in a heart in normal position?


A) Left atrium and left ventricle
B) Left atrium and right ventricle
C) Right atrium and left atrium
D) Right atrium and right ventricle
E) Right atrium and left ventricle

F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

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Which describes the endocardium? A: Has single layer of epithelium B: Has layer of areolar connective tissue C: Epithelial cells are squamous D: Epithelial cells are cuboidal E: Has layer of adipose connective tissue F: Has patches of myocardium


A) a,b,c
B) a,b,d
C) a,d,e
D) a,b,c,e
E) a,e,f

F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

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Which carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart?


A) Pulmonary arteries
B) Pulmonary veins
C) Pulmonary trunk
D) Inferior vena cava
E) Superior vena cava

F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

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________________ innervation increases the rate and the force of heart contraction.

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The base of the heart is formed primarily by the


A) right atrium.
B) right ventricle.
C) left atrium.
D) left ventricle.
E) None of these choices is correct.

F) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

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As blood is pumped into the arterial trunks past the semilunar valves,it


A) pushes against the cusps,forcing the valves open.
B) pushes against the cusps,forcing the valves closed.
C) fills the cusps,causing them to expand and block the backflow of blood.
D) fills the cusps,causing them to expand and open up for the flow of blood.
E) None of these answers is correct.

F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

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The layer of the heart wall composed of cardiac muscle tissue is the


A) pericardium.
B) myocardium.
C) endocardium.
D) pericardial cavity.
E) pectinate muscle.

F) C) and E)
G) None of the above

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The trabeculae carneae in the left ventricle are ____________ in the right ventricle.


A) less prominent than
B) not present as
C) more prominent than
D) equally as prominent as
E) None of these answers is correct.

F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

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Like the right atrium,the left atrium has pectinate muscles along its anterior wall.

A) True
B) False

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The anterior part of each atrium is a flaplike extension called a(n)_______________.

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The pulmonary arteries carry _______________ blood to the lungs.

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Sympathetic innervation of the heart arises from the ________ segments of the spinal cord.


A) T1-T5
B) T3-T8
C) T5-T10
D) T6-T11
E) T11-L2

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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For ___________ of the cardiac cycle,all four chambers are in diastole together.


A) none
B) one-third
C) one-quarter
D) one-half
E) three-quarters

F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

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