Heart Quiz

heart quiz

Heart Biology Questions:

Question: Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygenated blood to the rest of the body?
(a) Right atrium
(b) Left atrium
(c) Right ventricle
(d) Left ventricle

Answer: (d)

Question: Which of these affects the heart?
(a) Bursitis
(b) Atrial fibrillation
(c) Laryngitis
(d) Haemorrhoids

Ans. (b)

Question: What is the pacemaker of the heart?
(a) Aorta
(b) AV node
(c) SA node
(d) Bundle of His

Answer: (c)

Question: Where is situated the pacemaker?
(a) In left auricle near opening of pulmonary vein
(b) In right auricle near eustachain valve
(c) On inter-auricular septum
(d) On inter ventricular septum

Ans. (b)

Question: What is the valve located between the left atrium and the left ventricle called?
(a) Tricuspid valve
(b) Bicuspid valve
(c) Pulmonary valve
(d) Aortic valve

Answer: (b)

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Question: Which blood vessel carries blood away from the heart to the rest of the body?
(a) Artery
(b) Vein
(c) Capillary
(d) Atrium

Answer: (a)

Question: Function of sympathetic system is to
(a) Decrease heart beat
(b) Increase heart beat
(c) Contract respiratory organ
(d) Secrete saliva

Ans. (b)

Question: The ECG method is needed to detect abnormalities in the heart for
(a) Coronary thrombosis
(b) Heart attack
(c) Heart block
(d) All these

Ans. (d)

Question: What is the function of the heart valves?
(a) To control the direction of blood flow
(b) To filter the blood
(c) To produce blood cells
(d) To regulate blood pressure

Answer: (a)

Question: Tricuspid valve in the heart of eutherians is present between
(a) Left auricle and left ventricle
(b) Right and left auricle
(c) Right auricle and right ventricle
(d) Right and left ventricle

Ans. (c)

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Question: What is the medical term for a heart attack?
(a) Myocarditis
(b) Angina
(c) Arrhythmia
(d) Myocardial infarction

Answer: (d)

Question: Which of the following is not a major blood vessel attached to the heart?
(a) Aorta
(b) Pulmonary artery
(c) Superior vena cava
(d) Renal artery

Answer: (d)

Ques. Increase in the blood pressure and heart beat is caused by the hormones
(a) Adrenalin
(b) Thyroxine
(c) Secretin
(d) Gastrin

Ans. (a)

Question: If the vagus branch of frog is stimulate the heart will show
(a) Stoppage of heart beat
(b) Decreased heart beat
(c) Increased heart beat
(d) No change

Ans. (b)

Question: Which of the following factors can increase the risk of heart disease?
(a) Smoking
(b) Obesity
(c) High blood pressure
(d) All of the above

Answer: (d)

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Question: Which layer of the heart wall is responsible for contraction?
(a) Endocardium
(b) Myocardium
(c) Pericardium
(d) Epicardium

Answer: (b)

Question: How many chambers does a human heart has?
(a) 5
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 2

Ans. (b)

Ques. The hormone having a stimulatory effect on the heart is
(a) Adrenaline
(b) Gastrin
(c) Glucagon
(d) Thyroxin

Ans. (a)

Question: What is the maximum heart rate of an average healthy adult?
(a) 60 beats per minute
(b) 80 beats per minute
(c) 100 beats per minute
(d) 120 beats per minute

Answer: (d)

Ques. Heart beat is controlled by which cranial nerve
(a) X
(b) IX
(c) III
(d) V

Answer: (a)

Ques. Neurogenic heart occurs in
(a) Rat
(b) Rabbit
(c) Man
(d) Invertebrates

Answer: (d)

Ques. The heart sound “DUP” in produced when
(a) Mitral valve opens
(b) Mitral valve closes
(c) Semilunar valve at the base of aorta closes
(d) Tricuspid valve opens

Ans. (c)

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