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Anatomy (some physiology) of the circulatory system

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many chambers does the mammalian heart have?

a)

2

b)

1

c)

4

d)

3

2.

Which part of the heart receives blood?

a)

Atria

b)

Aorta

c)

Ventricles

d)

Pulmonary Artery

3.

Which type of blood vessels carry blood toward the heart?

a)

Arteries

b)

Venules

c)

Arterioles

d)

Capillaries

4.

Which blood vessels are small and thin enough to allow for the diffusion of gases and nutrients into and out of circulation?

a)

Capillaries

b)

Venules

c)

Arterioles

d)

Veins

5.

What side of the heart carries deoxygenated blood?

a)

Left

b)

Right

c)

Both sides of the heart carry deoxygenated blood

d)

Neither; blood is always oxygenated when it travels through the heart.

6.

Which anatomical structure is NOT a part of the circulatory system?

a)

Heart

b)

Blood

c)

Vessels

d)

Diaphragm

7.

What circuit represents blood traveling from the heart to the organs of the body; back to the heart again?

a)

Systemic

b)

Coronary

c)

Pulmonary

d)

Double

8.

Blood entering the right atrium is traveling in the ________ circuit.

a)

Coronary

b)

Pulmonary

c)

Cardiac

d)

Systemic

9.

Identify the structure labeled at 1

a)

Pulmonary Vein

b)

Superior Vena Cava

c)

Inferior Vena Cava

d)

Pulmonary Artery

10.

Identify the structure at 5

a)

Aorta

b)

Pulmonary Artery

c)

Superior Vena Cava

d)

Pulmonary Vein

11.

Identify the structure at 8

a)

Pulmonary Artery

b)

Pulmonary Vein

c)

Inferior Vena Cava

d)

Aora

12.

Identify the structure at 4

a)

Superior Vena Cava

b)

Pulmonary Artery

c)

Inferior Vena Cava

d)

Pulmonary Vein

13.

Identify the structure at 6

a)

Superior Vena Cava

b)

Aorta

c)

Pulmonary Vein

d)

Pulmonary Artery

14.

Identify the most muscular chamber of the heart that pumps oxygenated blood into systemic circulation.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

6

d)

9

15.

What is the name of the valve between chambers 7 and 9?

a)

Pulmonary Valve

b)

atrioventricular valve

c)

semilunar valve

d)

tricuspid

16.

Which number represents the right atrium?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

6

d)

9

17.

Which location of the heart is associated with the presence of oxygenated blood?

a)

4

b)

8

c)

6

d)

2

18.

Choose the correct sequence of blood flow

a)

L. Atrium, Pulmonary Vein, R. Atrium, Aorta

b)

R. Atrium, Pulmonary Vein, Aorta, Vena Cava

c)

R. Ventricle, R. Atrium, Pulmonary Artery, Aorta

d)

L. Ventricle, Vena Cava, L. Atrium, Aorta

19.

__________ Must be strong and elastic in order to withstand higher blood pressure leaving the heart's ventricles.

a)

Arteries

b)

Capillaries

c)

Veins

d)

Venules

20.

Which respiratory structure comes in direct contact with the circulatory system as Carbon Dioxide gas diffuses out of the body and Oxygen diffuses in?

a)

diaphragm

b)

bronchioles

c)

Alveoli

d)

bronchi