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WorksheetsOCR GCSE PE - Cardiovascular System
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following are the blood vessels that have a wall that is 1 cell thick?
Veins
Arteries
Capillaries
Which of the following are the blood vessels that have the thickest walls?
Veins
Arteries
Capillaries
Which blood vessel carry blood away from the heart?
arteries
veins
capillaries
What is the name of the muscular wall that separates the heart into right and left sides?
valves
ventricles
atria
septum
Deoxygenated blood arrives to the heart from the the body via the _____.
aorta
pulmonary arteries
vena cava
pulmonary veins
A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart is called...
Cardiovascular System
Heart
Vein
Artery
The Pulmonary vein...
carries oxygenated blood to left atrium
carries deoxygenated blood to left ventricle
carries oxygenated blood to left ventricle
carries deoxygenated blood to left atrium
What are the 2 main functions of the Cardiovascular System
Supply the body with Oxygen and Nutrients
To support the body
To attach bones to muscles
To remove waste products
What is Heart Rate?
Number of beats per second
Number of beats per minute
Number of beats per hour
What is Stroke Volume?
Amount of blood pumped out of the heart per hour
Amount of blood pumped out of the heart per minute
Amount of blood pumped out of the heart per beat
What is the equation for Cardiac Output? (The amount of blood pumped out of the heart per minute)
Heart Rate x Stroke Volume
Stroke Volume x Tidal Volume
Tidal Volume x Heart Rate
Vasodilation is...
The narrowing of blood vessels
The widening of blood vessels
What is the name of the redirection of blood flow to the areas where it is most needed?
Cardiac Output
Bicuspid Valve
Vascular Shunting
