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National 5 Biology U2 KA 6 Transport in animals (heart)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

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1.

Chamber P is called the

a)

left atrium and receives blood from body

b)

right atrium and receives blood from lungs

c)

left atrium and receives blood from lungs

d)

right atrium and receives blood from body

2.

The aorta carries

a)

oxygenated blood away from the heart

b)

deoxygenated blood towards the lungs

c)

oxygenated blood towards the lungs

d)

deoxygenated blood away from the heart

3.

The blood vessel entering the left atrium is the

a)

aorta

b)

vena cava

c)

pulmonary artery

d)

pulmonary vein

4.

What is the function of the valves (structure S)?

a)

prevent oxygenated blood mixing with deoxygenated blood

b)

prevent oxygenated blood passing from a ventricle to an atrium

c)

direct the flow of deoxygenated blood returning from the lungs

d)

direct the flow of deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs

5.

The coronary arteries supply

a)

oxygenated blood to the ventricle chambers

b)

oxygenated blood to the heart wall muscle

c)

deoxygenated blood to the heart wall muscle

d)

deoxygenated blood to the ventricle chambers

6.

Which of the following is NOT true of the body's capillary network?

a)

it forms a dense network that serves all living cells

b)

it consists of many arteries and veins in all body parts

c)

the walls of its vessels are only 1 cell thick

d)

the combined surface area of its vessels is enormous

7.

Which of the following is the correct sequence of the vessels in which blood is transported around the body

a)

heart - arteries - veins - capillaries

b)

heart - veins - capillaries - arteries

c)

heart - capillaries - veins - arteries

d)

heart - arteries - capillaries - veins

8.

Which of the following blood vessels carries deoxygenated blood away from the heart?

a)

aorta

b)

vena cava

c)

pulmonary artery

d)

pulmonary vein

9.

What is the only vein the body to carry oxygenated blood?

a)

hepatic vein

b)

pulmonary vein

c)

vena cava

d)

coronary vein

10.

Which type of blood cell is able to make antibodies to defend the body against infection?

a)

red blood cell

b)

lymphocytes

c)

phagocytes

d)

macrophages

11.

Which of the following statements about blood cells is FALSE?

a)

White blood cells are part of the immune system

b)

Phagocytes are a type of white blood cells

c)

Red blood cells contain haemoglobin

d)

Phagocytes transport nutrients around the body

12.

Which of the following correctly describes the path of blood through the heart?

a)

right ventricle, right atrium, lungs, left ventricle, left atrium, body

b)

left ventricle, left atrium, lungs, right ventricle, right atrium, body

c)

right atrium, right ventricle, lungs, left atrium, left ventricle, body

d)

left atrium, left ventricle, lungs, right atrium, right ventricle, body

13.

Which of the following is the correct equation relating to haemoglobin in lungs?

a)

 haemoglobin +oxygen ⟶ oxyhaemoglobinhaemoglobin\ +oxygen\ \longrightarrow\ oxyhaemoglobin  

b)

 oxyhaemoglobin ⟶ haemoglobin + oxygenoxyhaemoglobin\ \longrightarrow\ haemoglobin\ +\ oxygen  

c)

 deoxyhaemoglobin +oxygen ⟶ oxyhaemoglobindeoxyhaemoglobin\ +oxygen\ \longrightarrow\ oxyhaemoglobin  

d)

 haemoglobin ⟶ oxygen + oxyhaemoglobinhaemoglobin\ \longrightarrow\ oxygen\ +\ oxyhaemoglobin  

14.

Which of the following correctly describes a capillary, an artery and a vein?

a)

capillary carries high pressure blood, artery carries low pressure, vein contains valves

b)

capillary has large surface area, artery contains valves, vein carries low pressure blood

c)

capillary contains values, artery has thin walls, vein carries high pressure blood

d)

capillary has thin walls, artery carries high pressure blood, vein contains valves

15.

Which difference between an artery and vein is correct?

a)

Artery has narrow diameter of central cavity, vein wide

b)

Artery has thin muscular wall, vein thick

c)

Arteries have valves, veins do not

d)

Arteries have low pressure of blood, veins high