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Calday The Heart & Blood Vessels

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Your heart is an involuntary muscle that is always working.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The heart is made of which of the following types of muscles?

a)

Cardiac muscle

b)

Striated muscle

c)

Smooth muscle

d)

None of the above

3.

Which of the following are chambers of the heart?

a)

Valves

b)

Atrium and ventricle

c)

Arteries and veins

d)

Sinoatrial nerve

4.

The pulmonary artery is the artery that carries the blood to your heart from your lungs.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

How are arteries and veins different?

a)

One is bigger than the other.

b)

The arteries carry more blood than the veins.

c)

The arteries carry blood away from the heart while veins carry blood to the heart.

d)

The veins carry blood away from the heart while arteries carry blood to the heart.

6.

How many chambers does the heart have?

a)

4

b)

10

c)

3

d)

1

7.

How many atria are there?

a)

1

b)

7

c)

2

d)

4

8.

How many ventricles are there?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

10

d)

0

9.
5?
a)
Aorta
b)
Pulmonary Valve
c)
Atrium
d)
Ventricle
10.
2?
a)
Right Atrium
b)
Right Ventricle
c)
Left Atrium
d)
Left Ventricle
11.
1?
a)
Right Ventricle
b)
Right Pulmonary Vein
c)
Superior Vena Cava
d)
Inferior Vena Cava
12.
3?
a)
Superior Vena Cava
b)
Right Pulmonary Vein
c)
Right Ventricle
d)
Right Atrium
13.
7?
a)
Left Atrum
b)
Left Ventricle
c)
Mitrial Valve
d)
Aortic Valve
14.
9?
a)
Left Ventricle
b)
Left Atrium
c)
Left Pulmonary Vein
d)
Left Pulmonary Artery
15.
Pumps oxygen-poor blood to the lungs
a)
Right Ventricle
b)
Right Atrium
c)
Left Ventricle
d)
Left Atrium
16.
Receives blood from the body that is low in oxygen and high in carbon dioxide
a)
Right Atrium
b)
Right Ventricle
c)
Left Atrium
d)
Left Ventricle
17.
Prevents oxygen-rich and oxygen-poor blood from mixing in the heart
a)
Aorta
b)
Atrium
c)
Valve
d)
Septum
18.
Pumps the oxygen-rich blood to all parts of the body
a)
Right Ventricle
b)
Left Ventricle
c)
Right Atrium
d)
Left Atrium
19.
A flap of tissue that prevents blood from flowing backward
a)
Aorta
b)
Atrium
c)
Septum
d)
Valve
20.
Carries the blood from the ventricle to the body
a)
Aorta
b)
Atrium
c)
Valve
d)
Septum
21.

What part of the heart has strong walls and is bigger?

a)

atrium

b)

Aorta

c)

ventricle

22.
Which number is the vena cava?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
8
23.
Which number is the pulmonary artery?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
8
24.
Where is the blood in 3 coming from?
a)
All over the body
b)
The upper half of the body, head and arms
c)
The lower half of the body, legs and abdomen
d)
The lungs
25.
The two chambers of the heart which receive blood are known as the _________
a)
atria
b)
ventricles
c)
systemics
d)
pulmonic
26.
Blood leaves the right ventricle through the ___________.
a)
pulmonary artery
b)
aorta
c)
superior vena cava
d)
right atrium
27.
What does letter D represent?
a)
aorta
b)
left atrium
c)
left ventricle
d)
right atrium
28.
Freshly oxygenated blood is delivered to the _____________ and then it passes into the  __________ to be pumped to the entire body.
a)
right ventricle; right atrium
b)
left ventricle; left atrium
c)
left atrium; left ventricle
d)
right atrium; right ventricle
29.

How many blood vessel types do humans have?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

3

d)

2

30.

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

31.

The thickest and strongest blood vessel is the

a)

vein

b)

artery

c)

capillary

d)

both veins and capillaries

32.

The blood vessel that has the largest diameter is

a)

vein

b)

artery

c)

capillary

33.

The blood vessel that has valves at intervals...

a)

capillary

b)

artery

c)

vein

d)

none of the above

34.

which of the blood vessels do you think have greatest blood pressure

a)

veins

b)

capillaries

c)

atria

d)

arteries

35.
Carry blood away from heart; mostly oxygen-rich
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
36.
Carry blood toward heart; mostly oxygen-poor
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
37.

These are one cell thick

a)

arteries

b)

capillaries

c)

veins

38.

What makes up around 55% of the blood?

a)

Plasma

b)

Red Blood Cells

c)

White Blood Cells

d)

Platelets

39.

What carries oxygen around the body?

a)

Plasma

b)

Red Blood Cells

c)

Platelets

d)

White Blood Cells

40.

Which of the following is NOT a type of blood vessel?

a)

Artery

b)

Capillary

c)

Vein

d)

Ventricle

41.

What is the function (job) of the platelets?

a)

To form clots (i.e. scabs) when you have cuts and grazes.

b)

To transport oxygen to the muscles

c)

To carry dissolved sugars.

d)

To produce antibodies

42.

What is the function (job) of the white blood cells?

a)

To transport oxygen around the body.

b)

To carry dissolved sugars.

c)

To clot and cover wounds like cuts and grazes.

d)

To release antibodies to help destroy infections.

43.

What is the function (job) of the plasma?

a)

To release antibodies to fight infections.

b)

To transport oxygen around the body.

c)

To carry dissolved nutrients and sugars.

d)

To transport oxygen around the body.

44.

What is the function (job) of the red blood cells?

a)

To transport oxygen around the body and to the muscles.

b)

To release antibodies to fight infections.

c)

To carry dissolved nutrients and sugars.

d)

To clot and form scabs if there is a wound on the body.

45.

Which is the smallest of the 3 blood vessels?

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

46.

What type of blood do the veins usually carry?

a)

Oxygenated Blood

b)

Deoxygenated Blood

47.

What causes the blood to be the distinct red colour?

a)

Haemoglobin

b)

Glucose

c)

Hormones

d)

Oxygen

48.

What is blood made of?

a)

oxygen and plasma

b)

red blood cells and white blood cells

c)

plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.

d)

plasma and platelets

49.

Which of these blood vessels have a large lumen?

a)

Artery

b)

Vein

c)

Capillary

50.
Largest artery in the human body:
a)
Pulmonary artery
b)
femoral artery
c)
aorta
d)
carotid artery

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