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Cardiovascular System

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many chambers does the heart have ? 
a)
4
b)
6
c)
3
d)
1
2.
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
3.

Which part of the heart receives deoxygenated (oxygen-poor) blood from the rest of the body.

a)

Left atrium

b)

Right atrium

c)

Left Venticle

d)

Right Ventricle

4.
Which vessels carry blood away from the heart?
a)
Veins
b)
Arteries
c)
Capillaries
5.
The bottom chambers of the heart are called
a)
ventricles
b)
atria
c)
vena cava
d)
valves
6.
Which of the following delivers oxygen to cells?
a)
Red Blood cells
b)
White blood cells
c)
Platelets
d)
Plasma
7.
Blood enters the heart at the ....
a)
Right Atrium
b)
Left Atrium
c)
Right Ventricle
d)
Left Ventricle
8.
What is the name of the part labelled 2?
a)
Right Atrium
b)
Left Atrium
c)
Right Ventricle
d)
Left Ventricle
9.
What is the name of the part labelled 4?
a)
Right Atrium
b)
Left Atrium
c)
Right Ventricle
d)
Left Ventricle
10.

Sticky part of blood that helps it clot

a)

Red Blood Cells

b)

White Blood Cells

c)

Plasma

d)

Platelets

11.

Eat right and exercising can help prevent ___________.

a)

Heart Disease

b)

Suicide

c)

Car accidents

d)

Global warming

12.

The largest artery in the human body

a)

Femoral Artery

b)

Carotid Artery

c)

Aorta

d)

Hepatic Artery

13.
These blood cells are the protectors and help fight off disease.
a)
Red blood cells
b)
White blood cells
c)
Plasma
d)
Platelets 
14.
_______ 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
15.
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
16.
What types of blood can a person with AB RECEIVE?
a)
B only
b)
AB, A, B, O
c)
AB and O only
d)
A only
17.
If a red blood cell has no antigens on its surface, what is its blood type?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
AB
d)
O
18.

A patient with blood type B needs a transfusion. Which type(s) of blood could they safely receive?

a)

A, O

b)

O, AB

c)

B, O

d)

A, B

19.

Which vessels carry blood to the heart?

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

20.

What is hypertension?

a)

High blood pressure

b)

Low blood pressure

c)

High blood oxygen

d)

Low blood oxygen

21.

Waxt substance found in the blood. Too much of this can plug arteries.

a)

Cholesterol

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Oxygen

d)

Carbohydrates

22.

WHAT is blood pressure?

a)

The force of circulating blood on the walls of the arteries.

b)

Something you get taken at the doctor's office.

c)

If your blood is stressed out.

d)

I honestly do not know.

23.

WHAT are benefits to our HEART if we exercise?

a)

less stress

b)

reduces our risk for other diseases

c)

helps us stay at a healthy weight

d)

lowers our blood pressure

24.

WHY do people have heart attacks?

a)

a blood clot blocks blood flow to the heart

b)

they hit their heads

c)

usually from car accidents

d)

only really old people have them because they are OLD

25.

What is the recommended time for children to participate in physical activity?

a)

60 mins a day

b)

20 min a week

c)

30 sec a minute

d)

43 mins a day

26.

What is hypertension also known as?

a)

Low blood pressure

b)

High blood pressure

c)

Blood

d)

Hyperextension

27.

Human blood vessels are

a)

artries, capillaries, and atria

b)

ventricles, atria and pulmonary veins

c)

capillaries, artries, and veins

d)

veins, artries, and aorta

28.

Valves in veins

a)

support them

b)

protect them

c)

prevent the backward movement inside them

d)

provide them elesticity

29.
Carry blood toward heart; mostly oxygen-poor
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
30.

What type of blood vessel is the smallest and has the thinnest walls?

a)

capillaries

b)

arteries

c)

platelets

d)

veins

31.

This part of the heart prevents oxygen rich blood from mixing with oxygen poor blood.

a)

septum

b)

right atrium

c)

aorta

d)

vena cava

32.

Name the proteins on the surface of red blood cells.

a)

Antibodies

b)

Antigens

c)

Plasma

d)

Collagen

33.
which blood type is the universal donor (all people can receive it)?
a)
O
b)
AB
c)
A
d)
B
34.

What attaches to oxygen as you breathe and carries oxygen on red blood cells? (gives your blood its red color and metal taste)

a)

plasma

b)

hemoglobin

c)

platelets

d)

bone marrow

35.

What can happen if you receive the wrong blood type?

a)

It changes your blood type.

b)

You might need new white blood cells.

c)

your cells will clump together and you could die.

d)

You will get too much oxygen.

36.

Which vessels carry blood to the heart?

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

37.

Which part of the heart pumps oxygenated blood?

a)

Left side

b)

Right side

c)

Top side

d)

Bottom side

38.

Types of cells in the blood that causes blood clots to form

a)

Platelets

b)

Blood

c)

Plasma

d)

Hemoglobin

e)

White blood cells

39.

What the the functions of the Circulatory System? (Multiple answers)

a)

Transports materials (gases, nutrients, waste products, molecules, hormones) to different

parts of the body

b)

Removes waste products (cell waste and carbon dioxide)

c)

helps your body move

d)

Fights diseases

40.

This is a condition where the flow of blood to the heart is blocked and the heart cells become damaged or die.

a)

heart attack

b)

heart failure

c)

atherosclerosis

d)

hypertension

41.

This is a condition where fat builds up and hardens inside of an artery.

a)

heart attack

b)

heart failure

c)

atherosclerosis

d)

stroke

42.

This is another name for "high blood pressure".

a)

heart attack

b)

heart failure

c)

hypertension

d)

atherosclerosis

43.

How many chemicals are found in cigarettes and cigarette smoke

a)

80-100

b)

400-600

c)

6000-7000

d)

over 9000

44.

A carcinogen is a

a)

a large roll of tobacco wrapped in a dried tobacco leaf

b)

Cancer causing substance

c)

A medicine used to quit smoking

d)

A surgery for people dying of smoking related illnesses

45.

Being unable to control your use of a drug even when it is hurting your health is called

a)

experimentation

b)

regular use

c)

tolerance

d)

dependance

e)

addiction

46.

This determines whether a person's blood type is positive or negative...

a)

Rh factor

b)

platelets

c)

D antibodies

d)

plasma

47.

Explain why a person with type O blood is considered a universal donor.

a)

Type O blood lacks A and B antigens, preventing immune reactions in recipients.

b)

Type O blood has both A and B antigens, making it compatible with all blood types.

c)

Type O blood contains Rh factor, which is compatible with all blood types.

d)

Type O blood has a unique antigen that matches all other blood types.

48.

What part of the heart is A pointing to?

a)

aorta

b)

right ventricle

c)

left atrium

d)

inferior vena cava

49.
Question Image

Match the following terms to their description

a)

When blood leaves this chamber of the heart, it heads to the lungs.

1.

Right ventricle

b)

The main artery which distributes oxygenated blood to the entire body

2.

Aorta

c)

This blood vessel splits in two (L/R) and sends deoxygenated blood to the lungs to be refreshed.

3.

Pulmonary artery

d)

The chamber in the heart that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs.

4.

Left atrium