Multiple Choice Questions on the Anatomy of Heart

Position of the Heart inside the Chest- The Heart is held in position by the Pericardium

How many chambers are there in the heart?

2
3
4
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Answer: 4

The upper two chambers of the heart are called

Atria
Ventricles
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Answer: Atria

The outer layer of the wall of the heart is

Epicardium
Myocardium
Endocardium
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Epicardium

The inner layer of the wall of the heart is

Epicardium
Myocardium
Endocardium
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Answer: Endocardium

The blood vessel bringing the deoxygenated blood from head and upper parts of the body into the heart is

Superior vena cava
Inferior vena cava
Coronary sinus
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Answer: Superior vena cava

The blood vessel bringing the deoxygenated blood from lower parts of the body into the heart is

Superior vena cava
Inferior vena cava
Coronary sinus
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Answer: Inferior vena cava

The blood vessel bringing the deoxygenated blood from the walls of the heart into the heart is

Superior vena cava
Inferior vena cava
Coronary sinus
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Answer: Coronary sinus

In which of the following chambers of the heart the Superior vena cava enters?

Right atrium
Left atrium
Right ventricle
Left ventricle
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Answer: Right atrium

In which of the following chambers of the heart the Inferior vena cava enters?

Right atrium
Left atrium
Right ventricle
Left ventricle
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Answer: Right atrium

In which of the following chambers of the heart the coronary sinus enters?

Right atrium
Left atrium
Right ventricle
Left ventricle
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Answer: Right atrium

In which of the following chambers of the heart the pulmonary vein enters?

Right atrium
Left atrium
Right ventricle
Left ventricle
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Answer: Left atrium

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