AQA GCSE PE Cardiovascular System

When the heart is contracting, it is said to be in...

• Diastole

• Systole

• Relaxation

• Stress

When the heart is relaxing in between beats it fills with blood. The heart is said to be in...

• Systole

• Contraction

• Diastole

• Sleep mode

Which is NOT a function of the Cardiovascular System?

• Fight infection

• Transport nutrients and waste

• Temperature regulation

• Create movement

Which does NOT get transported by the blood

• Oxygen and carbon dioxide

• Nutrients

• Waste

• Muscle fibre

Which TWO are responsible for preventing or fighting infection in the body?

• Red blood cells

• White blood cells

• Platelets

• Plasma

Which process helps the body to regulate its temperature when either cold or hot?

• Sweating

• Vasodilation and Vasoconstriction

• Hibernating

• Shivering

Which side of the heart carries oxygenated blood

• Left side

• Right side

What are the names of the upper chambers of the heart?

• Ventricles

• Septum

• Valves

• Atria

Why does the left ventricle have thicker walls than the right ventricle?

• So it can pump the blood a short distance to the lungs

• Because it is weaker than the right side

• So it has the strength to pump the blood all around the body

• Because it carries blood at high pressure

Arteries carry OXYGEN rich blood to the tissues of the body.

Which artery is the only one to carry DEOXYGENATED blood.

• Pulmonary Artery

• Aorta

• Vena Cava

• Pulmonary Vein