Circulatory System Study Guide Quiz

What is the common name for components of blood?

• leukocyte

• white blood cell

• thrombocyte

• red blood cell

• erythrocyte

• platelet

What is NOT a function of blood?

• Regulate body temp

• Protect body against infections

• Transport oxygen and nutrients to cells

• Producing hormones for the endocrine system

What are the functions of blood cells?

• help the body fight infections

• white blood cells

• assist in blood clotting

• red blood cells

• carry oxygen from the lungs to the body

• platelets

Which blood type is the universal recipient?

• Type A

• Type B

• Type AB

What is the universal donor blood type? Why?

The presence or absence of the ​ (a)   on red blood cells determines whether a blood type is positive or negative. Blood type is identified by specific​ (b)   on the surface of red blood cells, while the ​ (c)   in the blood contains proteins that defend against incompatible blood types.

• Rh factor
• antigens
• antibodies
• enzymes
• hemoglobin
• plasma

A 60-year-old man visits his doctor complaining of fatigue and shortness of breath during light exercise. After running some tests, the doctor discovers that not enough carbon dioxide is being expelled from his body and has begun to build up in his body tissues.

Which function of the cardiovascular system is likely impaired in this patient?

• 
  Regulation of body temperature

• maintenance of fluid balance

• 
  Removal of waste products

• 
  Protection against infections and foreign substances

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Sort the blood vessels of the body as to whether they move oxygenated blood or deoxygenated blood.

Groups:

(a) Oxygenated

,

(b) Deoxygenated

• arterioles

• venules

• arteries

• veins

Which blood vessel is where the exchange of substances occurs between the blood and the tissues of the body?

• 
  aorta

• 
  veins

• 
  capillaries

• 
  arteries

Identify the structures of the heart.

a

b

c

d

e

superior vena cava

pulmonary artery

pulmonary veins

inferior vena cava

aorta