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Circulatory System Review

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
arteries, veins, and capillaries are three types of __________
a)
heart valves
b)
blood vessels
c)
cells
d)
veins
2.
when the heart contracts 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
3.
Which is NOT a function of the circulatory system?
a)
deliver O2 and nutrients to cells
b)
remove CO2 and wastes from cells
c)
break down carbohydrates into glucose
d)
transport other materials through body
4.
Carry blood away from heart; mostly oxygen-rich
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
5.
Thin-walled vessels that allow for the exchange of O2 , CO2, nutrients and wastes between blood cells or air sacs in the lungs
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
6.
When oxygen-rich blood from the lungs is pumped to the rest of the body so the cells can use the oxygen – oxygen-poor blood is then returned to the heart is...
a)
Circulation
b)
Systemic Circulation
c)
Pulmonary Circulation
d)
Heart Circulation
7.
Which substance is transported by hemoglobin?
a)
A nitrogen
b)
B oxygen
c)
C urea
d)
D water
8.
What seeks out to destroy pathogens, such as bacteria and foreign antigens, trying to keep you healthy?
a)
erythrocytes
b)
plasma
c)
thrombocytes
d)
leukocytes
9.
What allows the blood to clot using fibers?
a)
Plasma
b)
Leukocytes
c)
Erythrocytes
d)
Thrombocytes
10.
Malcolm, an African American male, is seen by the hematologist complaining of fatigue and joint pain.  His doctor notes that Malcolm's red blood cells have an irregular shape. The doctor suspects a diagnosis of:
a)
eryhthroblastosis fetalis
b)
leukemia
c)
multiple myeloma
d)
sickle cell anemia
11.

What type of substances are transported in the blood through the circulatory system?

a)

Nutrients

b)

Wastes

c)

Oxygen and carbon dioxide

d)

All of the above

12.

What are arteries?

a)

Thin-walled vessels that carry blood away from the heart

b)

Thin-walled vessels that carry blood towards the heart

c)

Thick-walled vessels that carry blood away from the heart

d)

Thick-walled vessels that carry blood towards the heart

13.

What are veins?

a)

Thin-walled vessels that carry blood away from the heart

b)

Thin-walled vessels that carry blood towards the heart

c)

Thick-walled vessels that carry blood away from the heart

d)

Thick-walled vessels that carry blood towards the heart

14.

Capillaries are...

a)

Narrow

b)

1 cell thick

c)

The site of nutrient and gas exchange

d)

All of the above

15.

At the artery end of a capillary, the blood pressure is

a)

Higher, forcing fluids and small molecules out

b)

Lower, drawing in fluids and wastes

16.

At the vein end of a capillary, the blood pressure is...

a)

Higher, forcing fluids and small molecules out

b)

Lower, drawing fluids and wastes in

17.

The pulmonary circuit is blood flow between the heart and the...

a)

Intestines

b)

Brain

c)

Legs

d)

Lungs

18.

Coronary circulation is between the heart and the...

a)

Heart tissue

b)

Lungs

c)

Villi

d)

Liver

19.

What are the atria in the heart?

a)

Thin-walled, upper receiving chambers

b)

Thin-walled, lower receiving chambers

c)

Thick-walled, upper receiving chambers

d)

Thick-walled, lower receiving chambers

20.

Why do ventricles have thick, muscular walls?

a)

They must pump blood up the atria

b)

They are made of skeletal muscle

c)

They must pump blood to the lungs and out to the body

21.

Valves are important in the heart because they...

a)

Create the heart beat

b)

Are vessels that carry blood

c)

Prevent back flow as blood moves through the heart

d)

House white blood cells

22.

The heart is made mostly of...

a)

Skeletal muscle

b)

Smooth muscle

c)

Cardiac muscle

d)

Hulk muscle

23.

Blood is made up of...

a)

Plasma

b)

Blood cells

c)

Platelets

d)

All of the above

24.

Hemoglobin is a protein in red blood cells that...

a)

Helps carry lipids

b)

Helps carry oxygen

c)

Helps carry DNA

d)

Helps carry nitrogenous waste

25.

Which is not a component of the circulatory system?

a)

Esophagus

b)

Heart

c)

Blood

d)

Capillaries

26.

Where does the transfer of nutrients, gases, and hormones take place?

a)

Capillaries

b)

Veins only

c)

Arteries only

d)

Heart only

27.

The muscle of the heart is called the

a)

Myocardium

b)

Infarction

c)

Mitral valve

d)

Ventricles

28.

How many chambers make up the heart?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

2

d)

5

29.

The top two chambers of the heart are called the

a)

Atria

b)

Ventricles

c)

Ventria

d)

Atricles

30.

The largest artery of the body, which is about the size of a garden hose

a)

Aorta

b)

Atria

c)

Atrium

d)

Apex

31.

Pulmonary veins carry

a)

Oxygenated blood

b)

Deoxygenated blood

c)

Platelets only

d)

White blood cells only

32.

After the right atrium, blood travels to the

a)

Right ventricle

b)

Left atrium

c)

Left ventricle

d)

Aorta

33.

Which chamber pumps blood through the aorta?

a)

Left ventricle

b)

Left atrium

c)

Right ventricle

d)

Right atrium

34.

Blood is under more pressure in the

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

35.

Due to lack of significant pressure, valves are found in the

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

36.

Which body cavity is the heart in?

a)

Thoracic

b)

Cardiopulmonary

c)

Abdominopelvic

d)

Cranial

37.

Red blood cells role

a)

Carrying O2

b)

Clotting

c)

Fighting off illness

d)

Thinning blood

38.
Which of the following are the blood vessels that helps blood flow to the heart?
a)
Veins
b)
Arteries
c)
Cappillaries
39.
Which of the following are the blood vessels that have the thickest walls?
a)
Veins
b)
Arteries
c)
Cappillaries
40.
Blood enters the heart at the ....
a)
Right Atrium
b)
Left Atrium
c)
Right Ventricle
d)
Left Ventricle
41.
What is the name of the part labelled 3?
a)
Right Atrium
b)
Left Atrium
c)
Right Ventricle
d)
Left Ventricle
42.
What is the name of the part labelled 2?
a)
Right Atrium
b)
Left Atrium
c)
Right Ventricle
d)
Left Ventricle
43.
What is the name of the part labelled 4?
a)
Right Atrium
b)
Left Atrium
c)
Right Ventricle
d)
Left Ventricle
44.
Oxygen-poor blood arrives to the heart from the the body via the _____.
a)
aorta
b)
pulmonary arteries
c)
superior and inferior vena cava
d)
pulmonary veins
45.
A hollow, muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body.
a)
Skeleton
b)
Heart
c)
Vein
d)
Artery
46.

The relaxation phase of the heart.

a)

systole

b)

diastole

c)

fibrillation

d)

tachycardia

47.

An abnormal heart sound caused by improper valve closure.

a)

lub

b)

dub

c)

fibrillation

d)

murmur

48.
These blood cells are the protectors and help fight off disease.
a)
Red blood cells
b)
White blood cells
c)
Plasma
d)
Platelets 
49.
This part of blood helps it clot, when you get cut.
a)
Red blood cells
b)
Plasma
c)
Platelets
d)
White blood cells
50.
These blood cells deliver oxygen to the parts of the body.
a)
Red
b)
White
c)
Patelets
d)
Plasma
51.
_______ is made mostly of water and makes up about 55% of the blood
a)
Plasma
b)
Platelets 
c)
Red blood cells
d)
White blood cells
52.
What part of blood is responsible for carrying wastes, nutrients, and minerals?
a)
Red Blood Cells
b)
White Blood Cells
c)
Platelets
d)
Plasma
53.
What part of blood is responsible for carrying oxygen and carbon dioxide to or from body cells?
a)
Red Blood Cells
b)
White Blood Cells
c)
Platelets
d)
Plasma
54.
What part of blood is responsible for fighting infections?
a)
Red Blood Cells
b)
White Blood Cells
c)
Platelets
d)
Plasma
55.
What does blood consist of?
a)
plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets
b)
hormones, oxygen, nutrients, water
c)
red blood cells
d)
carbon dioxide and minerals
56.
What does blood transport?
a)
Nutrients
b)
Oxygen 
c)
Carbon Dioxide
d)
All of the above
57.

true or false: red blood cells carry a protein called hemoglobin?

a)

true

b)

false

58.

where do red blood cells start developing?

a)

muscle

b)

lungs

c)

bone marrow

d)

bones

59.

what do red blood cells look like?

a)

like a donut with an indented middle

b)

a flat circle

c)

a ball like shape

d)

an egg shape

60.

what is another name for red blood cells?

a)

erythrocyte

b)

red blood cells

c)

blood cells

d)

donuts in my body

61.
The extracellular matrix of blood is called
a)
plasma
b)
erythrocytes
c)
buffy coat
d)
lympocytes
62.
Which blood cells are most abundant in the body?
a)
erythrocytes
b)
platelets
c)
lymphocytes
d)
eosinophils
63.
Where does hematopoiesis take place, producing new RBCs?
a)
red bone marrow
b)
yellow bone marrow
c)
synovial membrane
d)
articular cartilage
64.
Antibodies binding to antigens on RBCs causes a clumping known as __________
a)
agglutination
b)
coagulation
c)
clotting cascade
d)
hemolysis
65.
Cell fragments that form from the rupture of a megakaryocyte are called ______
a)
platelets
b)
erythrocytes
c)
leukocytes
d)
plasma
66.
What blood type can receive blood from both Type B and Type AB donors?
a)
Type AB
b)
Type B
c)
Type A
d)
Type O
67.
The lack of sufficient red blood cells in the blood system is called
a)
cyanosis
b)
anemia
c)
hemochromatosis
d)
hypoxia
68.
Another name for white blood cells is
a)
erythrocytes
b)
plasmocytes
c)
leukocytes
d)
thrombocytes
69.
Which of the following is not a primary function of blood?
a)
help fight disease
b)
transports nutrients, oxygen, wastes, and hormones
c)
to provide structure 
d)
distributes heat
70.
Blood is classified as ___ tissue.
a)
connective
b)
circulatory
c)
epithelial
d)
muscular

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