Cardiovascular Anatomy Learning Quiz

Purpose: 

Build a stored memory of the anatomy of the cardiovascular system. As a future healthcare practitioner it is important to know key blood vessels and the structures of the heart. You will find some of this information to be repeated, but repeating and building on memory retention is vital for long term learning.

Criteria for Success:

Make sure to look over the terms below and know their locations and functions prior to starting this quiz. You only get one attempt and there is a time limit of 90 minutes. While there are only 13 questions, there are multiple things to do within each question, so make sure you fully understand where these structures are and are prepared to answer these questions prior to taking the quiz.

Structures:

• Heart and Associated Arteries and Veins          

  • Atria
  • Ventricles 
  • Atrioventricular valves
  • Tricuspid valve
  • Mitral or bicuspid valve
  • Semilunar valves
  • Pulmonary valve
  • Aortic valve
  • Chordae tendinea
  • Papillary muscles
  • Superior vena cava
  • Inferior vena cava
  • Pulmonary trunk
  • Pulmonary arteries
  • Pulmonary veins
  • Aorta
  • Brachiocephalic trunk
  • Left common carotid artery
  • Left coronary artery
  • Right coronary artery
  • Cardiac veins
  • Left subclavian artery
  • Pericardial sac

  Aorta and branches of aorta

  • Ascending aorta
  • Aortic arch
  • Thoracic aorta
  • Abdominal aorta
  • Coronary artery
  • Left anterior descending artery (branch of the coronary artery)
  • Brachiocephalic artery
  • Common carotid artery
  • Subclavian artery

  Veins associated with brain, head, and neck

  • Jugular vein
  • Subclavian vein
  • Brachiocephalic vein
  • Superior vena cava

  Medically Important Arteries & Veins

  • Brachial artery
  • Radial artery
  • Femoral artery
  • Median Cubital vein (Antecubital)
  • Basilic vein
  • Cephalic vein

      Blood Vessel Histology (for arteries and veins)

• • Tunica interna
  • Tunica media
  • Tunica externa

      Layers of the Heart

• • Pericardium
  • Epicardium
  • Endocardium
  • Myocardium

Task:

Complete this learning quiz. You have 90 minutes to complete it.