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WorksheetsAnatomy (some physiology) of the circulatory system
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
How many chambers does the mammalian heart have?
2
1
4
3
Which part of the heart receives blood?
Atria
Aorta
Ventricles
Pulmonary Artery
Which type of blood vessels carry blood toward the heart?
Arteries
Venules
Arterioles
Capillaries
Which blood vessels are small and thin enough to allow for the diffusion of gases and nutrients into and out of circulation?
Capillaries
Venules
Arterioles
Veins
What side of the heart carries deoxygenated blood?
Left
Right
Both sides of the heart carry deoxygenated blood
Neither; blood is always oxygenated when it travels through the heart.
Which anatomical structure is NOT a part of the circulatory system?
Heart
Blood
Vessels
Diaphragm
What circuit represents blood traveling from the heart to the organs of the body; back to the heart again?
Systemic
Coronary
Pulmonary
Double
Blood entering the right atrium is traveling in the ________ circuit.
Coronary
Pulmonary
Cardiac
Systemic
Identify the structure labeled at 1
Pulmonary Vein
Superior Vena Cava
Inferior Vena Cava
Pulmonary Artery
Identify the structure at 5
Aorta
Pulmonary Artery
Superior Vena Cava
Pulmonary Vein
Identify the structure at 8
Pulmonary Artery
Pulmonary Vein
Inferior Vena Cava
Aora
Identify the structure at 4
Superior Vena Cava
Pulmonary Artery
Inferior Vena Cava
Pulmonary Vein
Identify the structure at 6
Superior Vena Cava
Aorta
Pulmonary Vein
Pulmonary Artery
Identify the most muscular chamber of the heart that pumps oxygenated blood into systemic circulation.
2
3
6
9
What is the name of the valve between chambers 7 and 9?
Pulmonary Valve
atrioventricular valve
semilunar valve
tricuspid
Which number represents the right atrium?
3
2
6
9
Which location of the heart is associated with the presence of oxygenated blood?
4
8
6
2
Choose the correct sequence of blood flow
L. Atrium, Pulmonary Vein, R. Atrium, Aorta
R. Atrium, Pulmonary Vein, Aorta, Vena Cava
R. Ventricle, R. Atrium, Pulmonary Artery, Aorta
L. Ventricle, Vena Cava, L. Atrium, Aorta
__________ Must be strong and elastic in order to withstand higher blood pressure leaving the heart's ventricles.
Arteries
Capillaries
Veins
Venules
Which respiratory structure comes in direct contact with the circulatory system as Carbon Dioxide gas diffuses out of the body and Oxygen diffuses in?
diaphragm
bronchioles
Alveoli
bronchi
