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Human Systems

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Identify
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
2.
Identify
a)
Pulmonary veins
b)
Pulmonary artery
c)
Aorta
d)
Vena cava
3.
Identify
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
4.
Identify
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
5.
Identify
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
6.
The heart has ___ chambers.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
7.
This chamber of the heart RECEIVES blood returning from the body
a)
Right Atrium
b)
Right Ventricle
c)
Left Atrium
d)
Left Ventricle
8.
Which chambers of the heart are the thickest and strongest?
a)
Atria
b)
Ventricles
c)
Valves
d)
Aorta
9.
True or False: There are four chambers in the heart.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
The aorta is the largest artery in the body. The blood leaving the aorta is full of?
a)
Oxygen 
b)
Carbon Dioxide 
c)
White blood Cells 
d)
Potassium 
11.
What does Deoxygenated mean?
a)
Oxygen-rich
b)
Blood flow
c)
Oxygen-poor
d)
Water Flow
12.
Thin-walled vessels that allow for the exchange of O2 , CO2, nutrients and wastes between blood cells or air sacs in the lungs
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
13.
A flap of tissue that prevents blood from flowing backward
a)
Aorta
b)
Atrium
c)
Septum
d)
Valve
14.
  Compared to arteries, veins 
a)
have a pleated endothelium.
b)
have thinner walls.
c)
have more smooth muscle in their tunica media. 
d)
hold their shape better when cut. 
15.
Carry blood away from heart; mostly oxygen-rich
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
16.
What is pulmonary circulation?
a)
Blood travelling to and from the lungs
b)
Blood travelling to and from the body
c)
A blood clot in the lungs
d)
The vessel that brings blood to the lungs
17.
Which is the correct definition of the Circulatory system?
a)
The system fights disease so the body stays healthy.
b)
The system that circulates blood and oxygen through the body, consisting of the heart,blood vessels,and blood.
c)
Breaks down food into smaller pieces and absorbs those nutrients into the body.
d)
Provides shape and structure for the body.
18.
What function does the heart do?
a)
Protects organs and produces red blood cells.
b)
Generates heat.
c)
Breaks down food into nutrients.
d)
The heart is a pump, which moves the blood. The arteries and veins are the pipes where the blood flows.
19.
What is the main function of the artery?
a)
It controls your brain and your thought process.
b)
They carry oxygen- poor blood BACK to the heart.
c)
Arteries carry oxygen- rich blood AWAY from the heart.
d)
It receives information (senses) and sends messages to the body about how to react to things.
20.
Which is NOT a function of the circulatory system?
a)
deliver O2 and nutrients to cells
b)
remove CO2 and wastes from cells
c)
break down carbohydrates into glucose
d)
transport other materials through body
21.
Structure(s) that keep the blood flowing in one direction.
a)
Valve(s)
b)
Septum(s)
c)
Neuron(s)
d)
Bronchiole(s)
22.
arteries, veins, and capillaries are three types of __________
a)
heart valves
b)
blood vessels
c)
cells
d)
veins
23.
What does the Circulatory System do?
a)
Circulates the Blood throughout the body
b)
Circulates Water throughout the body
c)
Excretes Waste
d)
Controls all parts of the body
24.
What is an upper, thin-walled chamber through which blood is pumped to the ventricles?
a)
Valves 
b)
Veins 
c)
Ventricles
d)
Atrium
25.
What is a lower, thick-walled chamber that receives blood from the Atrium?
a)
Ventricle
b)
Valve
c)
Aorta
d)
Pericardium
26.
What is the Circulatory System also known as?
a)
The heart
b)
Cardiovascular System
c)
Nervous System
d)
Aorta
27.
What is the functon of an Pulmonary Circulation?
a)
Sends blood from the heart to the lungs to be purified.
b)
Carries the blood from the heart throughout the body 
c)
Temporarily close a passage or permits blood flow in only one direction.
d)
Makes you bleed
28.
What do Red-Blood cells do?
a)
Carry oxygen from the lungs to the body cells and  transport carbon dioxide from the cells back to the lungs
b)
keeps blood flowing in one direction to the heart and prevent blood from flowing backwards
c)
Collects  blood from the capillaries and drain it into the veins
d)
Bring nutriients to the cells and carries away waste materials.
29.
What does blood do?
a)
Carries Water to cells
b)
Carries Oxygen to cells
c)
Carries Food to cells
d)
All of the above 
30.

What is the main organ of the circulatory system?

a)

small intestine

b)

bone

c)

lungs

d)

heart

31.
How many types of blood vessels are in our body?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
32.

Arteries carry oxygen rich blood away from the heart.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Veins carry oxygen poor blood back to the heart.

a)

False

b)

True

34.

The heart is about the size and shape of your . . .

a)

head

b)

fist

c)

hand

d)

foot

35.

How does the heart work?

a)

It pumps blood first to the lungs, back to the heart and then around the rest of the body.

b)

It pumps blood first to the rest of the body, back to the lungs and then to the heart.

c)

It pumps blood around the rest of the body, back to the heart and then to the lungs,

36.
______________ are the smallest blood vessels.
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
37.
______________ are the second largest blood vessel. 
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
38.
The circulatory system works with the ___________ system to provide our body with oxygen.
a)
respiratory
b)
digestive
c)
muscular
d)
skeletal
39.
The circulatory system works with the __________ system to obtain energy from nutrients that we eat. 
a)
respiratory 
b)
digestive
c)
skeletal
d)
nervous
40.
Carry blood away from heart; mostly oxygen-rich
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
41.
What function does the heart do?
a)
Protects organs and produces red blood cells.
b)
Generates heat.
c)
Breaks down food into nutrients.
d)
The heart is a pump, which moves the blood. The arteries and veins are the pipes where the blood flows.
42.
The circulatory system is made up of..
a)
heart, blood, capillaries
b)
heart, blood, plasma
c)
heart, blood, blood vessels 
d)
Heart, blood, lungs
43.
White blood cells
a)
help fight disease
b)
take up oxygen and deliver to cells 
c)
help form blood clots 
d)
helps carries nutrients
44.
Platelets
a)
help fight disease
b)
take up oxygen and deliver to cells 
c)
help form blood clots 
d)
help carries nutrients
45.
Red blood cells 
a)
help fight disease
b)
take up oxygen and deliver to cells 
c)
help form blood clots 
d)
help carries nutrients
46.
What is the main organ of the circulatory system?
a)
heart
b)
brain
c)
lungs
d)
fingers
47.
What is something both the arteries and veins do?
a)
Transport Blood
b)
have thicker walls
c)
Bring blood away from the heart
d)
Study for Science tests
48.
What does blood transport?
a)
Oxygen 
b)
All of the answers provided are transported in blood
c)
wastes
d)
nutrients
49.
Through which vessel does gas exchange happen?
a)
artery
b)
vein
c)
capillaries
d)
liver
50.
The little air sacs in the lungs that are covered by blood capillaries.
a)
veins
b)
aveoli 
c)
platelets
d)
plasma
51.
Tiny blood vessels at the ends of veins and arteries that are in contact with the body cells.
a)
capillaries
b)
atria
c)
diffusion
d)
plasma
52.
These blood vessels allow for the diffusion of substance across their membranes.
a)
veins
b)
platelets
c)
ventricles
d)
capillaries
53.
Solid part of the blood that contains hemoglobin and helps carry out oxygen.
a)
atria
b)
white blood cells
c)
red blood cells
d)
platelets
54.
What is the heart ? 
a)
meaty organ 
b)
a small metal spike with a broadened flat head,
c)
organ of soft nervous tissue 
d)
muscular organ
55.
A blood vessel that carries blood TO the heart is called ...
a)
vein
b)
capillary
c)
blood vessel
d)
artery
56.
The bottom chambers of the heart are called
a)
ventricles
b)
atria
c)
vena cava
d)
valves
57.
Which part of the heart pumps deoxygenated (oxygen-poor) blood?
a)
Left side
b)
Right side
c)
Top side
d)
Bottom side
58.
What is the average person's heart rate at rest?
a)
50
b)
60
c)
70
d)
80
59.
What is a pulmonary vein?
a)
  a aorta
b)
a main blood vessel 
c)
the blood vessel that carries newly oxygenated blood from the lungs
d)
it is a heart valve 
60.
Veins carry oxygen poor blood back to the heart.
a)
False
b)
True
61.
Carbon dioxide is considered a _________________
a)
food
b)
waste
c)
energy
d)
fun party favor
62.
Where does the deoxygenated blood from the body go ?
a)
Stomach
b)
Colon
c)
Toes
d)
Lungs