Circulatory System Quiz

Where is the heart located?

• Upper side of the body

• Center of the body

• Right side of the body

• Left side of the body

What is the function of the heart?

• Digesting food

• Filtering waste products

• Pumping blood to the body

• Pumping blood to the lungs

Where does the heart receive oxygenated blood from?

• Lungs

• Veins

• Arteries

• Tissues

How many chambers does the heart have?

• Four

• Three

• Two

• Five

What is the name of the largest artery leaving the heart?

• Pulmonary artery

• Aorta

• Carotid artery

• Femoral artery

What is oxygenated blood?

• Blood with high carbon dioxide

• Blood with low oxygen

• Blood with high oxygen

• Blood with low carbon dioxide

Describe some of the differences between arteries and veins.

• Arteries carry deoxygenated blood, veins carry oxygenated blood

• Arteries have valves, veins do not have valves

• Arteries have thicker walls, veins have thinner walls

• Arteries carry blood away from the heart, veins carry blood to the heart

What is blood pressure?

• Force of blood on the artery walls

• Measure of blood flow in the body

• Rate of heartbeats per minute

• Amount of blood in the body

What is vasoconstriction?

• Contraction of blood vessels

• Narrowing of blood vessels

• Widening of blood vessels

• Relaxation of blood vessels

What is optimal blood pressure?

• 160/100 mmHg

• 140/90 mmHg

• 120/80 mmHg

• 100/70 mmHg