WorksheetsSection 2 Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
Date
1.
If all the arteries, capillaries, and veins in your body were hooked together end to end, they would stretch a distance of almost...
a)
10,000 km
b)
95,000 km
c)
100,000 km
d)
100 km
2.
How many cell layers does the wall of an artery consist of?
a)
Three
b)
One
c)
Four
d)
Two
3.
What is the function of capillaries?
a)
To carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart
b)
To dump blood into the left ventricle
c)
To carry oxygen-poor blood to the lungs
d)
To exchange materials between the blood and the body's cells
4.
A force with which the ventricles contract is called what?
a)
Pulse
b)
Heartbeat
c)
Blood pressure
d)
Diffusion
5.
What is one factor that helps move blood through veins?
a)
The walls of veins are generally thicker which helps blood move along
b)
The contraction of skeletal muscles help push the blood along
c)
The walls of veins are only one cell thick which makes it easier for blood to flow more freely
d)
Veins have a wider diameter to make it easier for blood to pass through
6.
What is an example of a material that is exchanged between the blood in the capillaries?
a)
Glucose
b)
Carbon dioxide
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Starches
7.
The first branches of arteries that branch off of the aorta that carry blood to the heart itself are called what?
a)
Aortic arteries
b)
Arterioles
c)
Coronary
d)
Cornary
8.
What is diffusion?
a)
The process in which molecules move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration
b)
The process in which molecules move from an area of lower concentration to an area of higher concentration
c)
The process in which materials are exchanged in the blood and the body's cells
d)
The process in which the skeletal muscles contract to help push blood forward in the veins
9.
The alternating expansion and relaxation of the artery wall is called what?
a)
Sphygmomanometer
b)
Blood pressure
c)
Pulse
d)
Diffusion
10.
What is an example of a characteristic of an artery?
a)
The outer layer is made up of flexible muscular tissue
b)
The inner layer is smooth
c)
The wall consists of two cell layers
d)
They are generally very thin
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