Yr10 Cardio Respiratory Practice Test

The smallest blood vessels, through which gases, nutrients and waste can pass are called.

• Capillaries

• Veins

• Arteries

• Vascularies

The air sacs of the lungs are called __________________

Explain the process of diffusion of gases between the alveoli and blood in the capillaries surrounding the alveoli.

(Show your understanding of the process of diffusion and the movement of which gases from where to where...)

The name of the windpipe through which we breathe air is called the t_________

Oxygen is transported around the body to tissue (such as muscles) by ________ ____________ _________

The part of the red blood cell that attracts oxygen is called the:

• Myoglobin

• Heamoglobin

• Mitochondria

• Hobgoblin

The side of the heart that contains oxygen rich blood is the __________

The word pulmonary relates to the __________

Which of the following does not happen when we exercise:

• Heart rate increases

• Fuel stores decrease

• Respiratory rate (breathing rate) increases

• Blood pressure decreases

• Body temperature increases

The blood vessel coming back to the right atrium is the:

• Aorta

• Pulmonary Vein

• Pulmonary Artery

• Vena Cava

• None of the above.