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Transport in humans

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following vessels has thin muscle wall and a large lumen?

a)

Vein

b)

Artery

c)

Capillary

d)

Aorta

2.

What type of blood vessel is shown in figure number 2?

a)

vein

b)

artery

c)

capilary

d)

aorta

3.

Filtration is involved in the formation of tissue fluid because

a)

the wall of blood capillary is selectively permeable and acts as a filter.

b)

The hydrostatic pressure of the blood is lower than the tissue fluid.

c)

blood cells and plasma proteins block the pores on the wall of blood capillary.

d)

oxygen and nutrients can diffuse across the wall of blood capillary.

4.

Arteries, except for the pulmonary artery, carry

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a)

deoxygenated blood away from the heart under high pressure

b)

deoxygenated blood away from the heart under low pressure

c)

oxygenated blood away from the heart under high pressure

d)

oxygenated blood away from the heart under low pressure

5.

The diagram shows the front view of a human heart.

Letters P, Q, R and S indicate the different chambers of the heart.


Which of the following shows the sequence in which a blood cell returning from other parts of the body passes through the four chambers of the heart?

a)

R-S-P-Q

b)

Q-S-R-P

c)

P-R-Q-S

d)

S-R-P-Q

6.

The bar chart shows the concentration of oxygen in blood sampled at four places in the circulatory system of a human.

Which blood sample was taken from the pulmonary vein?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

7.

The graph below shows the changes in blood oxygen content and blood pressure along blood vessels (1), (2) and (3).

Which of the following best represents the identities of blood vessels (1), (2) and (3)?

a)

blood vessel 1: aorta

blood vessel 2: capillary

blood vessel 3: pulmonary vein

b)

blood vessel 1: pulmonary artery

blood vessel 2: capillary

blood vessel 3: pulmonary vein

c)

blood vessel 1: pulmonary vein

blood vessel 2: pulmonary artery

blood vessel 3: capillary

d)

blood vessel 1: pulmonary vein

blood vessel 2: aorta

blood vessel 3: capillary

8.

The figure shows pressure changes in the aorta, left atrium, left ventricle during one complete heartbeat.


What causes the increase in pressure in point X?

a)

contraction in left atrium

b)

contraction in left ventricle

c)

relaxation in left atrium

d)

relaxation in left ventricle

9.

The diagram shows three types of blood vessels, 1, 2 and 3.


Which option describes features of each vessel?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

The diagram shows the longitudinal section of a blood vessel.

Which of the following combinations of the structures concerned enables blood to flow

from W to Z?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.

The table below shows changes in heart rate and in the volume of blood pumped per beat of an adult man while resting and during vigorous exercise.


Comparing resting with exercise, the volume of blood passing through the heart per minute was increased by

a)

1.5 times

b)

4 times

c)

6 times

d)

12 times

12.

Coronary heart disease can be caused by all of the following factors except

a)

fatty deposits on the inner surface of the heart

b)

formation of blood clot in an artery

c)

a diet rich in saturated fats

d)

a stressful lifestyle

13.

What causes the sounds of a heartbeat?

a)

The backflow of blood hitting the heart muscles.

b)

The closure of the semi-lunar valves, bicuspid valve and tricuspid valve.

c)

The flow of blood into the left and right atria.

d)

The return of blood into the heart from the vena cava and pulmonary vein.

14.

Figure below shows the components of blood. What is letter Z represent?

a)

plasma

b)

white blood cell

c)

red blood cell

d)

platelets

15.

Which of the following is/are involved in the return of tissue fluid?

a)

osmosis

b)

phagocytosis

c)

diffusion

d)

active transport

16.
The molecule that combines with oxygen to transport it
a)
albumin
b)
globulin
c)
haemoglobin
d)
seratonin
17.

Identify the blood vessel labelled B.

a)

Aorta

b)

Pulmonary artery

c)

Pulmonary vein

d)

Vena cava

18.

What is the function of the blood vessel labelled D?

a)

To transport blood from the heart to the lungs

b)

To transport blood from the heart to the rest of the body.

c)

To transport blood from the rest of the body to the heart.

d)

To transport blood from the lungs to the heart.

19.

Which of these following is the function of white blood cell?

a)

Transport oxygen

b)

Producing antibody

c)

Blood clotting

d)

Transport hormone

20.

Structure of the red blood cell is special, it lack of nucleus. this condition provide ... .

a)

more space for hemoglobin

b)

more space for cytoplasm

c)

less space for hemoglobin

d)

less space for cytoplasm