The Circulatory System Quiz

What is the main function of the respiratory system?

• to remove nitrogen waste from the body

• to clean the blood

• to break down food and absorb nutrients

• to provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body

Which of the following is a part of the respiratory system?

• lungs
• stomach
• large intestines
• heart

What is the scientific term for the structure that is commonly known as your voicebox?

• larynx

• alveoli

• brochi

• bronchioles

Which blood cells transport oxygen and carbon dioxide?

• Platelets

• Red blood cells

• White blood cells

The three types of blood vessels are:

• Veins, arteries and capillaries.

• Veins, hearts and alveoli.

• Arteries, plasma and cells.

What occurs in the capillaries?

• Exchange of gases

• multiplication of blood cells

• elimination of carbon dioxide

These connect arteries and veins:

• Valves

• Capillaries

• Ventricles

The circulation loop to provide oxygenated blood

through the rest of body is classified as:

• pulmonary circulation

• systematic circulation

• digestive system

• lymphatic circulation

What type of blood vessels are the blue ones?

• Arteries are the blood vessels that carry deoxygenated blood.

• Veins are the blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood.

• Veins are the blood vessels that carry deoxygenated blood.

• Arteries are the blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood.

Why does blood go to the lungs?

• To get food nutrients

• To pick oxygen and drop carbon dioxide

• To get energy

• To drop oxygen and pick carbon dioxide