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Circulatory (Cardiovascular) System

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A condition in which a person's blood pressure stays at a level that is higher than normal is called
a)
heart attack
b)
arteriosclerosis 
c)
hypertension
d)
artherosclerosis
2.
Which side of the heart has oxygen-rich blood?  
a)
right
b)
left
c)
top
d)
bottom
3.
What is the function of the heart?
a)
to get rid of O2 and pick up CO2
b)
to get rid of CO2 and pick up O2
c)
to pump blood throughout the body
d)
to fight diseases
4.
Which blood type is the universal donor?
a)
Type O
b)
Type A
c)
Type B
d)
Type AB
5.
When someone takes the blood of another person, it is called 
a)
a retriever
b)
a donor
c)
an infusion
d)
a transfusion
6.
Name the part of the heart with the arrow pointing. 
a)
right atrium
b)
right ventricle
c)
left ventricle
d)
left atrium
7.
When the blood flow of the heart slows or stops completely, resulting in damage to the mucle of the heart, it is called a 
a)
heart attack
b)
hypertension
c)
stroke
d)
artherosclerosis
8.
What gas is a waste product carried by the blood?
a)
Oxygen (O2)
b)
nutrients
c)
Water (H2O)
d)
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
9.
The three types of blood vessels are
a)
capillaries, pulmonary veins and pulmonary arteries
b)
aorta, atria and ventricles
c)
arteries, veins and pulmonary veins
d)
arteries, veins, and capillaries
10.
Name the part of the heart with the arrow pointing.
a)
right atrium
b)
right ventricle
c)
left atrium
d)
left ventricle
11.
The functions of the circulatory system are 
a)
to carry waste products from the body's cells
b)
to deliver vital substances to the body's cells
c)
to fight diseases
d)
all of the above
12.
Name the largest artery in the body.  It carries blood from the heart to all of the body’s cells.  
a)
vena cava
b)
aorta
c)
pulmonary artery
d)
pulmonary vein
13.
Where does the blood go after it leaves the right ventricle?
a)
pulmonary artery
b)
pulmonary vein
c)
aorta
d)
vena cava
14.
How many chambers are there in the human heart?  
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
15.
Which blood type is the universal recipient?
a)
Type A
b)
Type AB
c)
Type O
d)
Type B
16.
The heart receives oxygen-rich blood from the lungs via the
a)
pulmonary vein
b)
pulmonary artery
c)
vena cava
d)
aorta
17.
Name the part of the heart with the arrow pointing.
a)
right ventricle
b)
septum
c)
aorta
d)
left ventricle
18.
Name the one-way structures that control the flow of blood into and out of the chambers of the heart.
a)
valves
b)
atria
c)
ventricles
d)
septum
19.
The top 2 chambers of the heart ___  blood and are called atria.
a)
pump
b)
atria
c)
receive
d)
ventricles
20.
A condition in which the artery of the brain becomes blocked or breaks is called a 
a)
heart attack
b)
stroke
c)
hypertension
d)
arterioclerosis
21.
The vessels with thick elastic walls made of smooth muscle tissue.
a)
arteries
b)
veins
c)
capillaries
d)
heart
22.
The vessels with one-way valves to prevent blood from flowing backwards.
a)
veins
b)
arteries
c)
capillaries
d)
heart
23.
The vessel that is only one cell thick and allows gases and nutrients to exchange from the blood to the body's cells.
a)
veins
b)
arteries
c)
capillaries
d)
heart
24.
The liquid portion of the blood.
a)
red blood cells
b)
white blood cells
c)
plasma
d)
platelets
25.
Which part of the blood determines the blood type?
a)
red blood cells
b)
white blood cells
c)
plasma
d)
platelets
26.

Which of the following occurs at #2?

a)

Exchanges gases to remove carbon dioxide and add oxygen to the blood

b)

Transports oxygen-rich blood to the heart to redistribute to the rest of the body

c)

Transports oxygen depleted blood to the lungs to exchange CO2 for O2

d)

Responsible for pumping blood throughout the body

e)

Carries carbon dioxide rich blood back to the heart

27.

Which of the following occurs in the lungs (#1)?

a)

Exchanges gases to remove carbon dioxide and add oxygen to the blood

b)

Transports oxygen-rich blood to the heart to redistribute to the rest of the body

c)

Transports oxygen depleted blood to the lungs to exchange CO2 for O2

d)

Responsible for pumping blood throughout the body

e)

Carries carbon dioxide rich blood back to the heart

28.

Which of the following occurs at #3?

a)

Exchanges gases to remove carbon dioxide and add oxygen to the blood

b)

Transports oxygen-rich blood to the heart to redistribute to the rest of the body

c)

Transports oxygen depleted blood to the lungs to exchange CO2 for O2

d)

Responsible for pumping blood throughout the body

e)

Carries carbon dioxide rich blood back to the heart

29.

Which of the following occurs at #4?

a)

Exchanges gases to remove carbon dioxide and add oxygen to the blood

b)

Transports oxygen-rich blood to the heart to redistribute to the rest of the body

c)

Transports oxygen depleted blood to the lungs to exchange CO2 for O2

d)

Responsible for pumping blood throughout the body

e)

Carries carbon dioxide rich blood back to the heart

30.

Which of the following occurs at #5?

a)

Exchanges gases to remove carbon dioxide and add oxygen to the blood

b)

Transports oxygen-rich blood to the heart to redistribute to the rest of the body

c)

Transports oxygen depleted blood to the lungs to exchange CO2 for O2

d)

Responsible for pumping blood throughout the body

e)

Carries carbon dioxide rich blood back to the heart

31.

Which of the following occurs at #6?

a)

Carries oxygen-rich blood and nutrients away from the heart to the rest of the body

b)

Transports oxygen-rich blood to the heart to redistribute to the rest of the body

c)

Transports oxygen depleted blood to the lungs to exchange CO2 for O2

d)

Responsible for pumping blood throughout the body

e)

Carries carbon dioxide rich blood back to the heart

32.

Name the part labeled B.

a)

vena cava

b)

aorta

c)

right atrium

d)

pulmonary artery

33.

Name the part labeled A.

a)

vena cava

b)

aorta

c)

right atrium

d)

pulmonary artery

34.

Name the part labeled C.

a)

left ventricle

b)

right ventricle

c)

right atrium

d)

pulmonary artery

35.

Name the parts labeled D and H

a)

aorta

b)

vena cava

c)

pulmonary vein

d)

pulmonary artery

36.

Name the part labeled E.

a)

left ventricle

b)

right ventricle

c)

right atrium

d)

pulmonary artery

37.

Name the part labeled F.

a)

left atrium

b)

right ventricle

c)

right atrium

d)

pulmonary vein

38.

Name the parts labeled J.

a)

aortas

b)

vena cavas

c)

pulmonary veins

d)

pulmonary arteries

39.

De-oxygenated blood enters the heart from the body through the

a)

pulmonary veins

b)

vena cava

c)

pulmonary arteries

d)

aorta

40.

From the vena cava the de-oxygenated blood enters the

a)

the left ventricle then the left atrium

b)

the septum then out the aorta

c)

right atrium then the right ventricle

d)

right ventricle then the right atrium

41.

When the blood leaves the right ventricle, where is it going?

a)

the left ventricle

b)

the right atrium

c)

the pulmonary vein

d)

the lungs

42.

Once the blood leaves the lungs to come back to the heart, which side of the heart does it enter?

a)

right

b)

left

c)

septum

d)

center

43.

Which vessel is the only one to carry oxygen-rich blood coming from the lungs?

a)

pulmonary artery

b)

pulmonary vein

c)

aorta

d)

vena cava

44.

What keeps the blood from crossing from the right side to the left side?

a)

septum

b)

aorta

c)

mitral valve

d)

tricuspid valve

45.

Which vessel carries the oxygen-rich blood to all cells of the body?

a)

vena cava

b)

pulmonary artery

c)

pulmonary vein

d)

aorta