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Senior 3 - Blood and Circulation

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What makes up around 55% of the blood?

a)

Plasma

b)

Red Blood Cells

c)

White Blood Cells

d)

Platelets

2.

What causes the blood to be the distinct red colour?

a)

Heamaglobin

b)

Glucose

c)

Hormones

d)

Oxygen

3.

How many different types of blood vessels are in our bodies?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

3

d)

2

4.

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

5.

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.

6.
The two superior receiving chambers of the heart are known as the _________
a)
atria
b)
ventricles
7.
The valves between the atria and ventricles are known as the ________ valves.
a)
atrioventricular
b)
aortic
c)
semilunar
d)
pulmonary
8.
Blood leaves the right ventricle through the ___________.
a)
pulmonary trunk
b)
aorta
c)
superior vena cava
d)
coronary sinus
9.
The term that means heart contraction is ________.
a)
diastole
b)
systole
c)
tachycardia
d)
fibrillation
10.
Large blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart are called:
a)
arteries
b)
capillaries
c)
veins
d)
venae cavae
11.
Arteries are normally depicted as red while veins are colored blue.  The exceptions to this rule are the _______ arteries and veins.
a)
systemic
b)
hepatic
c)
coronary
d)
pulmonary
12.
Pulmonary circulation involves blood flow to and from the heart and the _______.
a)
body
b)
digestive organs
c)
brain
d)
lungs
13.
When the ventricles contract, the bicuspid (mitral) valve prevents blood from flowing from the ________.
a)
right ventricle to right atrium
b)
left ventricle to left atrium
c)
left atrium to the right atrium
d)
right atrium to the left atrium
14.
Exchanges between blood and tissue cells occur in capillary beds.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
What does letter D represent?
a)
Aorta
b)
Left Atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right Atrium
16.
If there is a sudden drop in blood pressure, what happens to the heart rate?
a)
Increases
b)
Decrease
c)
Returns to Normal
d)
Stays the same
17.
Which has valves, arteries or veins?
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
18.

What are the 3 main functions of blood? (select ALL that apply)

a)

Protection

b)

Secretion

c)

Regulation

d)

Transportation

e)

Dilation

19.

Blood is made of 2 components:

a)

plasma and formed elements

b)

plasma and antibodies

c)

formed elements and antigens

d)

none of the above are true

20.

Another name for RBC's:

a)

Erythrocytes

b)

Leukocytes

c)

Thrombocytes

21.

Another name for WBC's:

a)

Erythrocytes

b)

Leukocytes

c)

Thrombocytes

22.

Oxyhemoglobin:

a)

a combination of CO2 and hemoglobin carried by RBC's

b)

a combination of O2 and hemoglobin carried by RBC's

23.

The largest blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood away from the heart:

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

c)

Capillaries

24.

Medium blood vessels that carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart:

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

c)

Capillaries

25.

Smallest blood vessel allows the exchange of O2, nutrients, and waste (CO2) from surrounding cells/tissues:

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

c)

Capillaries

26.

Which blood vessel contains valves?

a)

Artery

b)

Capillary

c)

Vein

27.
Identify
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
28.
Identify
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
29.

The mammalian heart has ___ chambers.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

30.

This chamber of the heart RECEIVES blood returning from the lung

a)

Right Atrium

b)

Right Ventricle

c)

Left Atrium

d)

Left Ventricle

31.

True or false:

Arteries always carry oxygenated blood.

a)

True

b)

False

32.
Oxygen and carbon dioxide are transported between the blood and interstitial fluid by way of
a)
exocytosis and endocytosis by endothelial cells
b)
diffusion from areas of higher concentration to lower concentration
c)
pinocytosis using fluid-filled vesicles
d)
active transport (using ATP) by protein carriers of endothelial cells
33.

Arteries have thicker walls in proportion to their lumen.

a)

True

b)

False

34.
The valves between the atria and ventricles are known as the ________ valves.
a)
atrioventricular
b)
aortic
c)
semilunar
d)
pulmonary
35.

What is the best description of a red blood cell?

a)

Discs

b)

Cubes

c)

Spheres

d)

Circles

36.

Where are most blood cells made?

a)

Bone marrow

b)

Liver

c)

Heart

d)

Spleen

37.

What is the main function of white blood cells?

a)

Defence and immunity

b)

Protection and clotting

c)

Regulation of waste

d)

Regulation of hormones

38.

What is plasma made of?

a)

Broken down acid

b)

A mix of alkaline solutions

c)

Mainly water and a mix of salts, amino acids, waste material, hormones

d)

Water and oils

39.

What is the function of platelets?

a)

Breakdown of waste material

b)

Building resistance to infection

c)

Forming links wit capillaries

d)

Clotting

40.
a)

Pumps blood to the body

b)

Pumps blood to the lungs

c)

Receives blood from the body

d)

Receives blood from the lungs

41.
a)

Pumps blood to the body

b)

Pumps blood to the lungs

c)

Receives blood from the body

d)

Receives blood from the lungs

42.

Type of circulation that brings blood from the aorta to the heart muscles and back to the right atrium

a)

Cardiopulmonary Circulation

b)

Coronary Circulation

c)

Fetal Circulation

d)

Portal Circulation

43.

The left side of the heart is high in

a)

O2

b)

CO2

c)

N

d)

H

44.

What best describes a capillary?

a)

Large blood vessels

b)

Blood vessels only found in the skin

c)

Single celled, thin walled vessels

d)

Vessels that only flow one way

45.

Deoxygenated blood from the inferior portion of the body enters the right atrium through the

a)

inferior vena cava

b)

superior vena cava

c)

pulmonary veins

d)

aorta

46.

What valve separates the left ventricle from the aorta?

a)

tricuspid

b)

bicuspid

c)

mitral

d)

aortic semilunar

47.

_____ are thick walled vessels designed to withstand high pressure.

a)

Veins

b)

venuoles

c)

capillaries

d)

arteries

48.

Which of the following is found in blood plasma (check as many choices as you need)

a)

water

b)

protiens

c)

salts

d)

hemoglobin

49.

Which white blood cell produces antibodies

a)

lymphocyte

b)

monocyte

c)

neutrophil

d)

eosinophil

50.

What structure ensures that blood flows in one direction through the heart?

a)

Ventricles

b)

Atria

c)

Arteries

d)

Valves

51.

The heart is located in the...

a)

Abdominal Cavity

b)

Pelvic Cavity

c)

Spinal Cavity

d)

Thoracic Cavity

52.

The blood that travels through the left side of the heart is being sent to the...

a)

Lungs

b)

Brain

c)

Entire body

d)

Directly to the right side of the heart

53.

What role do capillaries play in the circulatory system? (Select all that apply)

a)

The exchange between the arterioles and venules

b)

Where deoxygenated blood becomes oxygenated blood

c)

Transfer oxygen and other nutrients to tissues

d)

Collect materials to be delivered back to the heart

54.

Where is the bicuspid valve located?

a)

Between the left atrium and left ventricle

b)

Between the right atrium and right ventricle

c)

Between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery

d)

Between the left ventricle and the aorta

55.

What is this structure?

a)

Base

b)

Apex

c)

Vessel

d)

Septum

56.

What is this structure?

a)

Aorta

b)

Vena Cavas

c)

Pulmonary artery

d)

Pulmonary vein

57.

What is this structure?

a)

Pulmonary Valve

b)

Aortic Valve

c)

Bicuspid Valve

d)

Tricuspid Vlave

58.

A ventricular septum defect would be an issue because...

a)

Blood would flow back into the left atrium

b)

The vena cavas would have to work harder in order to deliver blood

c)

A blood clot would build in the pulmonary artery

d)

Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood would mix between the ventricles

59.
All blood can be traced back to itself precursor ___________ and is created in what part of the body? (first answer; second answer)
a)
Stem cell; Bone Marrow 
b)
Stem cell; Spleen 
c)
 Red blood cell; Heart 
d)
Red blood cell; Large muscle
60.
What does it mean if the heart has rythmicity? 
a)
It can contract and relax at the same relative time 
b)
It can beat outside of the body 
c)
It can pump blood in only one direction 
d)
Electrical impulses start in the left side of the heart 

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