Circulatory System Vocabulary Quiz

What do you call flaps that are like "doors" that allow blood to flow in one direction?

• Vessels

• Plaque

• Rooms

• Valves

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

Which vessel carries the blood to the heart and are blue in color?

• Capillary

• Vein

• Artery

• Septum

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

The _________ separates the left and right sides of the heart.

• Septum

• Aorta

• Ventricle

• Atrium

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

A part of a larger object or system is a _________.

• Component

• Cell

• Plaque

• Valve

• Segment

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RI.4.4

__________ is the liquid part of blood.

• Cell

• Hemoglobin

• Plasma

• Pulse

Definition: To carry something from place to place.

• Chambers

• Convey

• Transport

• Vessels

• Mitral valve

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

The protective sac that surrounds the heart is the _________.

• Pericardium

• Myocardium

• Endocardium

• Epicardium

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

Another name for the "rooms" in the heart.

• Chambers

• Cells

• Compartments

• Sections

One of the bottom 2 chambers of the heart.

• Ventricle

• Atrium

• Septum

• Aorta

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.W.4.2D

The vessel that carries blood away from the heart is the _________.

• Artery

• Vein

• Capillary

• Nerve