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Cardio-vascular

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
Date
1.

The smallest blood vessels are the

a)

arteries

b)

arterioles

c)

capillaries

d)

veins

2.

Blood flows fastest in the

a)

Arteries

b)

Capillaries

c)

Veins

d)

Venules

3.

The correct blood flow through the heart is:

a)

Body - RA - RV - lungs - LA - LV - body

b)

Body - LA - LV - lungs - RA - RV - body

c)

Body - RV - RA - lungs - LV - LA - body

d)

Body - LV - LA - lungs - RV - RA - body

4.

The right atrium

a)

delivers deoxygenated blood to the lungs

b)

delivers oxygenated blood to the body

c)

receives deoxygenated blood from the body

d)

receives oxygenated blood from the lungs

5.

Blood from the LEFT ventricle goes to the

a)

aorta

b)

left atrium

c)

right atrium

d)

left ventricle

6.

The "pumping part" of the heart is

a)

left atrium

b)

right atrium

c)

left ventricle

d)

right ventricle

7.

The valves in the veins are to

a)

control blood flow

b)

divert blood to different areas

c)

prevent backflow

d)

regulate blood pressure

8.

Name this structure

a)

doughnut

b)

erythrocyte

c)

leucocyte

d)

platelet

9.

What does an antigen do?

a)

fights disease

b)

makes leucocytes

c)

stimulates an immune response

d)

all three

10.

Thrombocytes

a)

clot blood with the help of Vitamin K

b)

destroy blood clots

c)

lead to aneurisms

d)

mend bones

11.

The atria (two atriums) in the heart have what function?

a)

collect in-coming blood

b)

restrict blood flow

c)

send blood out of the heart

d)

none of these

12.

De-oxygenated blood is first received in the

a)

left atrium

b)

left ventricle

c)

right atrium

d)

right ventricle

13.

What would you find in blood plasma?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen

c)

both

14.

Which blood cells carry oxygen

a)

erythrocytes

b)

leucocytes

c)

lymphocytes

d)

platelets

15.

Blood under the highest pressure will be found in the

a)

arteries

b)

capillaries

c)

veins

d)

they are all the same

16.

High Blood pressure is known as

a)

hypersomnia

b)

hyperventilation

c)

hypertension

d)

hypoxia

17.

The respiratory pigment that attaches oxygen to the erythrocyte is

a)

bilirubin

b)

chlorophyll

c)

haemoglobin

d)

melanin

18.

Why is sickle-cell anaemia an issue

a)

the erythrocytes have a lowered surface area

b)

its caused by a low-iron diet

c)

its linked to a Caribbean diet

d)

there are too few red blood cells

19.

Which of these are problems associated with the cardio-vascular system?

a)

COPD, DVT and angina

b)

DVT, angina and CHD

c)

DVT, CHD and Crohns Disease

d)

Rickets, Scurvey and Hyperthyroidism

20.

The main cause of Coronary Heart Disease is

a)

obseity

b)

anuerisms

c)

angina

d)

atherosclerosis