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Circulatory System

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Coronary circulation, is the flow of blood to the tissues of the ______.
a)
brain
b)
heart
c)
liver
d)
lungs
2.
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
3.
What is circulation to all body organs called?
a)
coronary
b)
pulmonary
c)
systemic
d)
organic
4.
Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart are called _____?
a)
arteries
b)
veins
c)
blood pressure
d)
atherosclerosis
5.
Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart are called?
a)
arteries
b)
veins
c)
blood pressure
d)
atherosclerosis
6.
The force of blood on the walls of blood vessels is called ?
a)
blood pressure
b)
atherosclerosis
c)
tonsils
d)
lymphocytes
7.
When fatty deposits build up on the arterial walls it is called?
a)
spleen
b)
blood pressure
c)
atherosclerosis
d)
hemophilia
8.

How many chambers are found in the human heart?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

3

d)

2

9.

Which chamber does the blood first enter the heart?

a)

right ventricle

b)

left ventricle

c)

right atrium

d)

left atrium

10.
Another name for high blood pressure is _______?
a)
atherosclerosis
b)
leukemia
c)
hypertension
d)
thrombosis
11.
Which of the following is a synonym for the circulatory system?
a)
respiratory system
b)
digestive system
c)
nervous system
d)
cardiovascular system
12.
The smallest type of blood vessel is the:
a)
nerve
b)
vein
c)
capillary
d)
artery
13.
Veins have special ________________ to stop blood from flowing backward.
a)
gravity
b)
valves
c)
arteries
d)
ventricles
14.
The four chambers of the heart are:
a)
Right Atrium, Right Ventricle, Left House, Left In
b)
Right Atrium, Right Ventricle, Left Atrium, Left Ventricle
c)
Right Atrium, Right Ventricle, Left Car, Left Room
d)
Right Atrium, Right Ventricle, Left Aboard, Left Vehicle
15.
The aorta is 
a)
a vein
b)
an artery
c)
a valve
d)
a capillary
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.
a structure that acts as a one-way gate
a)
left ventricle
b)
right ventricle
c)
heart valve
d)
lungs
18.
when the heart beats after the blood is in the left atrium, it squeezes blood into this powerful part
a)
heart
b)
left ventricle
c)
right ventricle
d)
lungs
19.
when the heart beats, the right atrium squeezes blood down the right side of the heart
a)
heart
b)
left ventricle
c)
right ventricle
d)
lungs 
20.
What is the function of the heart?
a)
To pump blood around the body
b)
To remove oxygen from the blood
c)
To allow blood to flow through it 
d)
To breath
21.
What type of muscle do you find in the heart?
a)
smooth muscle
b)
Skeletal muscle
c)
cardiac muscle
22.
What are tubes that carry blood through the entire body?
a)
Blood Vessels
b)
Plasma
c)
The Heart
d)
Platelets
23.
Which of the following are very small vessels that exchange oxygen and nutrients for waste and carbon dioxide from the blood to the cell?
a)
Veins
b)
Arteries
c)
Capillaries
d)
Platelets
24.
The only artery that carries deoxygenated blood 
a)
Aorta
b)
Pulmonary Artery
c)
Superior Vena Cava
d)
Inferior Vena Cava
25.
WHICH VEIN IS THE ONLY VEIN THAT CARRIES OXYGEN-RICH BLOOD?
a)
THE VENA CAVA
b)
THE PULMONARY VEIN
c)
THE AORTA
d)
THE LEFT ATRIUM
26.
Ho does blood flow into the right atrium?
a)
THROUGH THE VENA CAVA
b)
THROUGH THE AORTA
c)
THROUGH THE PULMONARY ARTERY
d)
THROUGH THE LEFT VENTRICLE
27.

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

a)

head

b)

fist

c)

hand

d)

foot

28.
True or False: The circulatory system does not help the body regulate temperature
a)
True
b)
False
29.

The amount of blood pumped from the heart in one beat is

a)

stroke volume

b)

cardiac output

c)

resting heart rate

d)

maximum heart rate

30.
Identify the circled valve
a)
Tricuspid
b)
Mitral
c)
Pulmonary
d)
Aortic
31.
Identify the circled valve
a)
Tricuspid
b)
Mitral
c)
Pulmonary
d)
Aortic
32.
Identify the circled valve
a)
Tricuspid
b)
Mitral
c)
Pulmonary
d)
Aortic
33.
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
34.

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

35.
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
36.
What is the average person's heart rate at rest?
a)
50
b)
60
c)
70
d)
80
37.

Deoxygenated blood enters the heart here.

a)

right atrium

b)

left atrium

c)

right ventricle

d)

left ventricle

38.

Oxygenated blood enters the heart here.

a)

right atrium

b)

left atrium

c)

right ventricle

d)

left ventricle

39.

Deoxygenated blood leaves the heart here.

a)

right atrium

b)

left atrium

c)

right ventricle

d)

left ventricle

40.

Which of these is not a layer of the heart?

a)

pericardium

b)

epicardium

c)

myocardium

d)

endocardium

41.

What separates the right ventricle from the Left ventricle?

a)

interatrial septum

b)

interventricular septum

c)

tricuspid

d)

bicuspid

42.

What depolarizes after the AV Node?

a)

atrium

b)

ventricle

c)

bundle of his

d)

perkinje fiibers

43.

What is low blood pressure?

a)

hypotension

b)

hypertension

c)

fibrillation

d)

tachycardia

44.

What is a heart attach?

a)

angina pectoris

b)

myocardial infarction

c)

shock

d)

Hemorrhage

45.

What is an uncoordinated heart beat?

a)

hypotension

b)

hypertension

c)

fibrillation

d)

tachycardia

46.

What is a fast heart beat?

a)

hypotension

b)

hypertension

c)

fibrillation

d)

tachycardia

47.

What is severe bleeding?

a)

angina pectoris

b)

myocardial infarction

c)

shock

d)

Hemorrhage

48.

What is chest pains due to temporary blockage of blood flow on the heart?

a)

angina pectoris

b)

myocardial infarction

c)

shock

d)

Hemorrhage

49.

What is not part of cardiac output?

a)

heart rate

b)

peripheral resistance

c)

stroke volume

50.

What cause the heart sound Lub?

a)

opening of the AV valves

b)

closing of the AV valves

c)

opening of the SL Valves

d)

Closing of the SL Valves

51.

What cause the heart sound Dup?

a)

opening of the AV valves

b)

closing of the AV valves

c)

opening of the SL Valves

d)

Closing of the SL Valves

52.

Where is the aortic 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

53.

Which is not a factor that effects blood pressure?

a)

peripheral Resistance

b)

temperature

c)

renal function

d)

carbohydrate intake

54.

What is caused by limited/loss of blood flow?

a)

angina pectoris

b)

myocardial infarction

c)

shock

d)

Hemorrhage

55.

What is the top number of blood pressure?

a)

atrial systole pressure

b)

ventricular diastole pressure

c)

atrial diastole pressure

d)

ventricular systole pressure