WorksheetsAP BIOLOGY Cardio/Resp. Quiz
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following processes would tend to reduce the blood supply to a capillary bed?
a)
Release of Endothelin
b)
Release of EPO (erythropoeitin)
c)
Relaxation of precapillary sphincters
d)
Vasodilation
2.
Which of the following changes would you expect following an INCREASE in the concentration of blood proteins?
a)
The swelling of lymph glands
b)
An increase in the outward movement of fluid at the arterial end of capillaries
c)
a decrease in lymph flow through the lymphatic system
d)
an increase in nutrient delivery to tissues.
3.
The functions of the kidneys include
a)
Production of EPO to increase RBC production
b)
Maintenance of Electrolyte balance
c)
Destruction and recycling of RBCs
d)
Both b & c
4.
What's larger - the atria or the ventricles?
a)
Atria
b)
Ventricles
c)
Both are equal
5.
Fibrinogen is
a)
a blood protein that escorts lipids through the circulatory system
b)
a cell fragment involved in the blood-clotting mechanism
c)
a leukocyte involved in trapping bacteria
d)
a blood protein that is converted to fibrin to form a blood clot
6.
A thrombus is
a)
Stationary blood clot
b)
Traveling blood clot
c)
Travelocity's gnome favorite mode of transport
d)
always within deep veins
7.
Which of the following is part of innate immunity?
a)
Neutrophils
b)
Cell-Mediated Response
c)
Inflammation
d)
Humoral Response
8.
Which of the following is part of the adaptive immunity?
a)
Inflammation
b)
Skin
c)
Macrophages
d)
T cells
9.
The protein that sits on pathogenic surfaces and elicits an immune response is known as
a)
antigen
b)
histamine
c)
antibody
d)
anticytosis
10.
Which portion of the heart is the most muscular?
a)
Right Ventricle
b)
Right Atrium
c)
Left Ventricle
d)
Left Atrium
11.
Which heart valve is between the right atrium and right ventricle?
a)
Tricuspid
b)
Bicuspid
c)
Mitral
d)
None of these
12.
What specific portion of the heart wall contains the cardiac muscle tissue?
a)
Endocardium
b)
Epicardium
c)
Myocardium
d)
Pericardium
13.
Which part of the heart pumps deoxygenated (oxygen-poor) blood?
a)
Left side
b)
Right side
c)
Top side
d)
Bottom side
14.
Which vessels exchange gases and nutrients?
a)
Veins
b)
Arteries
c)
Capillaries
15.
_______ circulation takes blood from the heart to the lungs and back.
a)
Systemic
b)
Pulmonary
c)
Body
d)
Blood
16.
______ occurs when a vessel in the brain becomes clogged.
a)
Heart attacks
b)
Hypertension
c)
Strokes
d)
Heart failure
17.
A normal blood pressure is one that is under
a)
120/100
b)
140/60
c)
120/60
d)
120/80
18.
_______________________ is a measure of the force of blood pushing on artery walls
a)
Blood Pressure
b)
Pulse
c)
Heartbeat
d)
Diastolic
19.
Which type of blood vessel has valves so that blood won't move away from the heart?
a)
arteries
b)
veins
c)
capillaries
20.
Is the Heart a voluntary or involuntary muscle?
a)
voluntary
b)
involuntary
21.
Which of the following functions is not associated with plasma proteins?
a)
pH buffer
b)
osmotic balance
c)
clotting agent
d)
oxygen transport
22.
In countercurrent exchange,
a)
Oxygen is exchanged for CO2
b)
The flow of fluids in opposite directions maintains a favorable diffusion gradient along the length of an exchange surface
c)
Oxygen moves from a region of high partial pressure to low partial pressure, but CO2 moves in the opposite direction
d)
the capillaries of the lung pick up more O2 than do tissue capillaries
23.
The tracheae of insects
a)
are stiffened with chitinous rings and lead into the lungs
b)
are filled by positive pressure breathing
c)
are highly branched and come into contact with almoste every cell to effect gas exchange
d)
ramify along capillaries of the circulatory system for gas exchange.
24.
The cilia in the trachea and bronchi
a)
move air into and out of the lungs
b)
increase the surface area for gas exchange
c)
sweep mucus containing trapped particles up and out of the respiratory tract.
d)
filter the air that rushes through them.
25.
When you hold your breath, which of the following leads to the urge to breathe?
a)
falling oxygen
b)
rising carbon dioxide
c)
falling blood pH
d)
both b and c
26.
Which of the following mechanisms is NOT involved in increasing the respiration rate
a)
nervous and chemical signals
b)
stretch receptors in the lungs
c)
impulses from a breathing center in the medulla
d)
severe deficiencies of oxygen
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