Unit 3 Lab - Human Body System Quiz

A human body system that provides blood supply throughout the body.

• Respiratory System

• Muscular System

• Digestive System

• Cardiovascular System

A muscular pumping organ that is only about the size of a closed fist.

• Lungs

• Heart

• Brain

• Kidney

The smallest and thinnest of the blood vessels in the body.

• Capillaries

• Aorta

• Veins

• Artery

The splenic artery is the largest branch of the axillary artery.

• True

• False

The largest artery in the human body.

• Septum

• Pulmonary Artery

• Aorta

• Right Atrium

The largest vein in the human body.

• Superior Vena Cava

• Right Superior Pulmonary Vein

• Inferior Vena Cava

• Right Subclavian Vein

The scientific name for red blood cells is _____.

• Platelets

• Monocyte

• Leukocytes

• Erythrocytes

The scientific name for white blood cells is _____.

• Erythrocytes

• Leukocytes

• Spherocytes

• Lymphocyte

The average human body contains about 4 to 5 liters of blood.

• True

• False

Platelets contain a nucleus and only survive in the body for up to a month after macrophages capture and digest them.

• True

• False