AQA GCSE PE - Checkpoint 2 (Cardio-respiratory System)

Which of these is NOT a function of the cardiovascular system?

• Transport Of Substances

• Produce energy

• Temperature Control

• Clotting of wounds

What 3 main components which make up the CARDIOVASCULAR system?

• Arteries,

  Veins,

  Capillaries

• Heart,

  Lungs,

  Blood Vessels

• Heart,

  Oxyhaemoglobin,

  Lungs

• Heart,

  Blood,

  Blood Vessels

Which of these descriptions best describes ARTERIES?

• Thick Outer Wall,

  Thick Inner Wall,

  Narrow Lumen

  HIGH pressure

• Thin Outer Wall,

  Thin Inner Wall,

  Wide Lumen

  LOW Pressure

• Thin Outer Wall,

  1 Cell Thick

• Thin Outer Wall,

  Thick Inner Wall

  Moderate Lumen

  LOW Pressure

Capillaries are described as 1 Cell thick to allow for diffusion

• TRUE

• FALSE

Name the chamber of the heart identified in the image.

• Right Atrium

• Left Atrium

• Right Ventricle

• Left Ventricle

Name the blood vessel identified in the image that brings deoxygenated blood BACK IN to the heart from the working muscles

• Pulmonary Artery

• Pulmonary Vein

• Aorta

• Vena Cava

What is the name of the blood vessel that bring OXYGENATED blood back to the Left Atrium?

• Pulmonary Artery

• Aorta

• Vena Cava

• Pulmonary Vein

The aorta distributes deoxygenated blood to the working muscles as well as vital organs

• TRUE

• FALSE

What is the role of RED BLOOD CELLS?

• Protect the body from infection

• Carry oxygen around the body

• Coagulate the blood and wounds

• All of the Above

What is the definition of Heart Rate (HR)

• Volume of blood pumped out of the left ventricle per beat

• Number of times the heart beats per hour

• Number of times the heart beats per minute

• Volume of blood pumped out of the heart