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med term circulatory system

Total questions: 82

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The heart is a muscular 
a)
pump.
b)
vessel.
c)
vessel.
d)
chamber.
2.
This divides the heart into left and right halves.
a)
septum
b)
valve
c)
cardium
d)
radius
3.
The heart's lower chambers are known as 
a)
ventricles
b)
atria
c)
cavities
d)
cysts
4.
This group of cells regulates the heartbeat.
a)
pacemaker
b)
septum
c)
lymph
d)
carotid
5.
Valves prevent the blood from
a)
flowing backward
b)
clotting
c)
removing waste
d)
entering the cells
6.
Large blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
a)
arteries
b)
veins
c)
arterioles
d)
venuoles
7.
Arteries that carry blood to the lungs.
a)
pulmonary
b)
coronary
c)
inferior
d)
superior
8.
Blood vessels that connect arteries to veins.
a)
capillaries
b)
lymph nodes
c)
papilla
d)
ducts
9.
The major component of plasma is 
a)
water
b)
sugar
c)
oxygen
d)
dissolved minerals
10.
Blood cells that carry oxygen.
a)
RBCs
b)
WBCs
c)
platelets
d)
organelles
11.
Blood cells that fight disease.
a)
WBCs
b)
RBCs
c)
platelets
d)
organelles
12.
A system of vessels that help return excess fluid to the bloodstream.
a)
lymphatic system
b)
hepatic system
c)
cardiovascular system
d)
integumentary system
13.
Occurs when fat deposits thicken the walls of the arteries.
a)
atherosclerosis
b)
diabetes
c)
hemophilia
d)
anemia
14.
Occurs when the blood flow to a part of the heart muscle is blocked.
a)
heart attack
b)
stroke
c)
anemia
d)
paralysis
15.
Another term for high blood pressure is 
a)
hypertension
b)
hypothermia
c)
hydrophobia
d)
hydrolysis
16.
This protein produces the red color your RBCs have.
a)
hemoglobin
b)
chlorophyll
c)
pepsin
d)
antibody
17.

Thrombo

a)

red

b)

vessel

c)

clot

d)

white

18.

angio

a)

vessel

b)

artery

c)

cell

d)

heart

19.

tachy

a)

fast

b)

blood

c)

hardening

d)

slow

20.

arterio

a)

vessel

b)

deficiency

c)

vein

d)

artery

21.

cardio

a)

liver

b)

stomach

c)

heart

d)

artery

22.

cyte

a)

heart

b)

clot

c)

cell

d)

red

23.

sclerosis

a)

soft

b)

hardening

c)

heart

d)

red

24.

phleb

a)

artery

b)

vein

c)

vessel

d)

fast

25.

penia

a)

deficiency

b)

small

c)

rare

d)

blood

26.

orrhagia

a)

bleed

b)

discharge

c)

hemorrhage

d)

artery

27.

leuko

a)

blue

b)

red

c)

pink

d)

white

28.

hemo

a)

blank

b)

bleed

c)

red

d)

blood

29.

gram

a)

measure

b)

picture, tracing

c)

sign

d)

poster

30.

erythro

a)

white

b)

blue

c)

black

d)

red

31.

electro

a)

wire

b)

fast

c)

slow

d)

electric

32.

Type of circulation that refers to blood flow from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart again?

a)

Systemic circulation

b)

Renal circulation

c)

Portal circulation

d)

Pulmonary circulation

33.

Type of circulation that refers to the blood flowing through the entire body?

a)

Systemic circulation

b)

Renal circulation

c)

Portal circulation

d)

Pulmonary circulation

34.

The contraction/emptying phase of the cardiac cycle?

a)

Systole

b)

Diastole

35.

The relaxing/filling stage of the cardiac cycle?

a)

Systole

b)

Diastole

36.

Coronary arteries...

a)

supply the heart muscle cells with a supply of blood.

b)

supply the brain cells with a supply of blood.

c)

contain deoxygenated blood.

d)

when clogged, cause a stroke.

37.

The type of blood vessel that normally carries de-oxygenated blood back to the heart from body cells?

a)

arteries

b)

capillaries

c)

veins

38.

The type of blood vessel that normally carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the body cells?

a)

arteries

b)

capillaries

c)

veins

39.

The type of blood vessel where exchange of gases, nutrients, and wastes occurs?

a)

arteries

b)

capillaries

c)

veins

40.

An abnormal widening/ballooning of a portion of an artery.

a)

aneurysm

b)

embolism

c)

thrombosis

d)

atherosclerosis

41.

A blood clot that travels through the circulatory system and eventually becomes lodged within a blood vessel?

a)

aneurysm

b)

embolism

c)

thrombosis

d)

atherosclerosis

42.

Type of device that measures the electrical currents created by the SA and AV nodes?

a)

AED

b)

MRI

c)

ECG

d)

CAT Scan

43.

The main vein(s) that brings blood to the right atrium?

a)

Aorta

b)

Pulmonary veins

c)

Superior and Inferior vena cava

d)

Jugular vein

44.

Which choice below correctly identifies the layers of the heart from the most outer layer to the most inner layer?

a)

epicardium, myocardium, endocardium

b)

endocardium, myocardium, epicardium

c)

myocardium, endocardium, epicardium

d)

myocardium, epicardium, endocardium

45.

The sac that surrounds and protects the heart?

a)

endocardium

b)

epicardium

c)

myocardium

d)

pericardium

46.

Instrument used to measure blood pressure?

a)

AED

b)

ECG

c)

Sphygmomanometer

d)

ultrasound

47.

Name part N.

a)

Right atrium

b)

left atrium

c)

right ventricle

d)

left ventricle

48.

Name part I.

a)

pericardium

b)

mediastinum

c)

septum

d)

unknownum

49.

Name part A.

a)

Pulmonary artery

b)

Pulmonary vein

c)

Superior vena cava

d)

Aorta

50.

Name part B.

a)

Pulmonary arteries

b)

Pulmonary veins

c)

Superior Vena cava

d)

Aorta

51.

Name part M.

a)

Tricuspid valve

b)

Semilunar valve

c)

Bicuspid valve

d)

Mitral valve

52.
How many chambers does the heart have ? 
a)
4
b)
6
c)
3
d)
1
53.
What is the main function of the heart ? 
a)
The heart circulates blood, oxygen, and nutrients throughout the body.
b)
The heart is the control centers for all body activities.
c)
The heart gets rid of the wastes in your body produced by homeostasis. 
d)
The heart transports , protection and regulation. Blood transports the following substances: 
54.
A blood vessel that carries blood TO the heart is called ...
a)
vein
b)
capillary
c)
blood vessel
d)
artery
55.
White blood cells (WBC’s), red blood cells (RBC’s), plasma, & platelets are the 4 parts of what?
a)
blood vessels
b)
organs
c)
heart disease
d)
blood
56.
Which part of the heart pumps deoxygenated (oxygen-poor) blood?
a)
Left side
b)
Right side
c)
Top side
d)
Bottom side
57.
Where is the bicuspid valve located?
a)
between right atrium & right ventricle
b)
between left atrium & left ventricle
c)
between left ventricle & aorta
d)
between right ventricle & pulmonary trunk
58.
What electrical part of the heart is also called the intrinsic pacemaker of the heart?
a)
SA node
b)
AV node
c)
VA node
d)
purkinje fibers
59.
What is the largest artery in the human body?
a)
Aorta 
b)
lung
c)
ventricle
d)
vein 
60.
What does the circulatory system do? 
a)
pumps blood through the whole body 
b)
pumps blood to the brain 
c)
pumps blood to the lungs
d)
pumps blood
61.
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 
62.
Carbon dioxide is considered a _________________
a)
food
b)
waste
c)
energy
d)
fun party favor
63.
The circulatory system works with the ___________ system to provide our body with oxygen.
a)
respiratory
b)
digestive
c)
muscular
d)
skeletal
64.
The circulatory system works with the __________ system to obtain energy from nutrients that we eat. 
a)
respiratory 
b)
digestive
c)
skeletal
d)
nervous
65.
Where does the deoxygenated blood from the body go ?
a)
Stomach
b)
Colon
c)
Toes
d)
Lungs
66.
Where is the bicuspid valve located?
a)
between right atrium & right ventricle
b)
between left atrium & left ventricle
c)
between left ventricle & aorta
d)
between right ventricle & pulmonary trunk
67.
Which order is correct? 
a)
Superior and inferior vena cavas into the right atrium through the tricuspid valve
b)
Superior and inferior vena cavas into the left atrium through the bicuspid valve
c)
right ventricle through the tricuspid valve into the right atrium
d)
body cells and tissues to the aorta through the aortic valve
68.
The heart, veins, capillaries and arteries work together to _____.
a)
produce oxygen
b)
produce carbon dioxide
c)
grow new cells on the skin surface
d)
transport materials throughout the body
69.
A shortage of red blood cells/hemoglobin
a)
anemia
b)
hemophilia
c)
leukemia
d)
atherosclerosis
70.
genetic disorder where there is an absence of proteins needed for blood clotting.
a)
anemia
b)
hemophilia
c)
leukemia
d)
atherosclerosis
71.
Cancer that affects bone marrow function
a)
lymphoma
b)
hemophilia
c)
leukemia
d)
gliablastoma
72.
A traveling blood clot is called a(n)
a)
embolism
b)
thrombus
73.
A lodged clot that grows on site is called a(n)
a)
embolism
b)
thrombus
74.
When a blood clot travels to the lungs
a)
pulmonary embolism
b)
pulmonary thrombosis
c)
deep vein thrombosis
d)
coronary embolism
75.
A permanent bulge in the wall of a blood vessel or heart
a)
aneurysm
b)
embolism
c)
spider veins
d)
atherosclerosis
76.
Build up of plaques in blood vessels
a)
atherosclerosis
b)
thrombosis
c)
anemia
d)
leukemia
77.
the type of cholesterol associated with plaque build up
a)
LDL
b)
HDL
78.
Raynaud syndrome is characterized by ___________ of the arterioles of the extremities
a)
vasodilation
b)
vasoconstriction
79.
myocardial infarction is another name for
a)
heart attack
b)
heart cancer
c)
enlarged heart
d)
stroke
80.
myocardial infarction is another name for
a)
heart attack
b)
heart cancer
c)
enlarged heart
d)
stroke
81.
heart attacks are the number 1 cause of death for men and women in the US
a)
true
b)
false
82.
The bigger the heart the better it pumps
a)
true
b)
false

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