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The Circulatory System

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In pulmonary circulation, blood flows through 2 organs, the _________?
a)
brain and heart
b)
heart and kidneys
c)
heart and liver
d)
lungs and heart
2.
Coronary circulation, is the flow of blood to the tissues of the ______.
a)
brain
b)
heart
c)
liver
d)
lungs
3.
A heart attack can occur if an artery in the _________ is clogged.
a)
brain
b)
heart
c)
liver
d)
lungs
4.
_______, is the liquid part of the blood, is mostly made of water.
a)
Hemoglobin
b)
Lymph
c)
Plasma
d)
Platelets
5.
Hemoglobin picks up _______.
a)
carbon dioxide and oxygen
b)
carbon dioxide and waste
c)
nutrients and carbon dioxide
d)
oxygen and waste
6.
_______ helps clot blood.
a)
lymph nodes
b)
platelets
c)
red blood cells
d)
white blood cells
7.
_______ is the tissue fluid that diffuse into lymphatic capillaries.
a)
Hemoglobin
b)
Lymph
c)
Plasma
d)
Thymus
8.
Anemia is a disorder where there are too few _____ in the blood.
a)
lymphocytes
b)
platelets
c)
red blood cells
d)
white blood cells
9.
Leukemia is a disease in which _____ are produced in great numbers.
a)
lymphocytes
b)
platelets
c)
red blood cells
d)
white blood cells
10.
The ______ fight bacteria and viruses.
a)
hemoglobin
b)
platelets
c)
red blood cells
d)
white blood cells
11.
What connects veins and arteries?
a)
platelets
b)
lymph nodes
c)
lymph vessels
d)
capillaries
12.
What is circulation to all body organs called?
a)
coronary
b)
pulmonary
c)
systemic
d)
organic
13.
What is the bean-shaped organ that filters out microorganisms and foreign materials taken up by lymphocytes?
a)
kidney
b)
lymph
c)
lung
d)
lymph node
14.
Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart are called _____?
a)
arteries
b)
veins
c)
blood pressure
d)
atherosclerosis
15.
Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart are called?
a)
arteries
b)
veins
c)
blood pressure
d)
atherosclerosis
16.
The force of blood on the walls of blood vessels is called ?
a)
blood pressure
b)
atherosclerosis
c)
tonsils
d)
lymphocytes
17.
When fatty deposits build up on the arterial walls it is called?
a)
spleen
b)
blood pressure
c)
atherosclerosis
d)
hemophilia
18.
This is a genetic condition where plasma lacks a clotting factor.
a)
hemophilia
b)
spleen
c)
lymphocytes
d)
tonsils
19.
This carries lymph through a network of lymph capillaries and larger lymph vessels (drains into large veins near the heart)?
a)
lymphatic system
b)
lymphocytes
c)
tonsils
d)
spleen
20.
This is a type of white blood cells that help your body defend against disease- causing organisms?
a)
spleen
b)
tonsils
c)
lymphocytes
d)
veins
21.
This helps protect from harmful microorganisms that enter the mouth?
a)
spleen
b)
tonsils
c)
veins
d)
arteries
22.
This filters the blood by removing worn out red blood cells?
a)
spleen
b)
tonsils
c)
arteries
d)
veins
23.

How many chambers are found in the human heart?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

3

d)

2

24.

Which chamber does the blood first enter the heart?

a)

right ventricle

b)

left ventricle

c)

right atrium

d)

left atrium

25.
Another name for high blood pressure is _______?
a)
atherosclerosis
b)
leukemia
c)
hypertension
d)
thrombosis