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Circulation and Flow Through the Heart

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What part of the heart delivers deoxygenated blood to the lungs?

a)

Pulmonary artery

b)

Pulmonary vein

c)

Aorta

d)

Left ventricle

2.

True or False: The mitral valve is located on the left side of the heart.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What part of the heart delivers oxygenated blood to the body?

a)

Aorta

b)

Superior vena cava

c)

Tricuspid valve

d)

Pulmonary artery

4.
True or False: Pulmonary veins take unoxygenated blood away from the heart.
a)
True
b)
False
5.

What part of the heart delivers oxygenated blood to the heart?

a)

Pulmonary artery

b)

Pulmonary vein

c)

Aorta

d)

Tricuspid valve

6.

What is the valve between the right ventricle and the pulmonary arteries?

a)

Right AV Valve

b)

Pulmonary Semilunar Valve

c)

Left AV Valve

d)

Aortic Semilunar Valve

7.

True or False: The atria are located below the ventricles.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Blood enters the aorta from the:

a)

right atrium

b)

right ventricle

c)

left atrium

d)

left ventricle

9.

After the right atrium, blood goes to this structure:

a)

right atrium

b)

right ventricle

c)

left atrium

d)

left ventricle

10.

The contraction of the ventricles results in the closure of the:

a)

Pulmonary artery

b)

Semilunar valves

c)

AV valves

d)

Left atrium

11.

The tricuspid valve is found in between the _____________.

a)

left atrium and left ventricle

b)

right atrium and right ventricle

c)

pulmonary artery and aorta

d)

pulmonary vein and aorta

12.

The mitral (bicuspid) valve is found in between the _____________.

a)

left atrium and left ventricle

b)

right atrium and right ventricle

c)

pulmonary artery and aorta

d)

pulmonary vein and aorta

13.

Where does oxygenated blood enter the heart first?

a)

Left atrium

b)

Left ventricle

c)

Right atrium

d)

Right ventricle

14.

Which blood vessel carries blood from the heart to the lungs to receive oxygen?

a)

Aorta

b)

Vena cava

c)

Pulmonary artery

d)

Pulmonary vein

15.

What separates the left ventricle and left atrium?

a)

Septum

b)

Bicuspid valve

c)

Coronary artery

d)

Tricuspid valve

16.

This type of blood vessel is the thinnest and allows for the transfer of nutrients and oxygen to the cells of the body.

a)

veins

b)

capillaries

c)

arteries

17.
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
18.
Receives oxygen-rich blood from the lungs
a)
Right Ventricle
b)
Left Ventricle
c)
Right Atrium
d)
Left Atrium
19.

Pumps the oxygen-rich blood to all parts of the body

a)

Right Ventricle

b)

Left Ventricle

c)

Right Atrium

d)

Left Atrium

20.

This is the thickest of the blood vessels. They lead away from the heart.

a)

veins

b)

capillaries

c)

arteries

21.
This blood vessel has valves to prevent the back flow of blood. 
a)
veins
b)
capillaries
c)
arteries
22.

These are the oxygen carrying cells of the blood.

a)

red blood cells

b)

plasma

c)

white blood cells

d)

platelets

23.

This is the straw colored liquid portion of the blood that carries dissolved nutrients.

a)

red blood cells

b)

plasma

c)

white blood cells

d)

platelets

24.

This type of blood cell is responsible for fighting disease.

a)

red blood cell

b)

plasma

c)

white blood cell

d)

platelet

25.

The VOLUME of blood pumped out of a ventricle with each heartbeat is known as ________

a)

Heart Rate

b)

Stroke Volume

c)

Cardiac Output

d)

Blood Pressure

26.
The term that means heart contraction is ________.
a)
diastole
b)
systole
c)
tachycardia
d)
fibrillation
27.
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
28.
Pulmonary circulation involves blood flow to and from the heart and the _______.
a)
body
b)
digestive organs
c)
brain
d)
lungs
29.
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
30.
The sinoatrial node is located in the ________.
a)
aorta
b)
right atrium
c)
left atrium
d)
right ventricle
31.

The contraction of the ventricles results in the opening of the:

a)

Pulmonary artery

b)

Semilunar valves

c)

AV valves

d)

Left atrium

32.
The main purpose of Red Blood Cells is to 
a)
carry gases, wastes, and nutrients
b)
attack and destroy pathogens
c)
clot the blood
d)
digest food
33.
What part of blood carries hemoglobin?
a)
Red blood cells
b)
Plasma
c)
Platlets
d)
White blood cells
34.
The lack of sufficient red blood cells in the blood system is called
a)
cyanosis
b)
anemia
c)
hemochromatosis
d)
hypoxia
35.
What is the function of hemoglobin?
a)
to carry iron
b)
to carry wastes
c)
to carry oxygen
d)
to produce oxygen
36.
Another name for white blood cells is
a)
erythrocytes
b)
plasmocytes
c)
leukocytes
d)
thrombocytes
37.
Blood is classified as ___ tissue.
a)
connective
b)
circulatory
c)
epithelial
d)
muscular
38.
The shape of the RBC allows for a greater surface area so the cell can
a)
fit through capillaries easily
b)
exchange gasses more quickly
c)
hold additional hemoglobin
d)
reproduce quicker
39.
Red blood cells are
a)
thrombocytes
b)
neutrophils
c)
monocytes
d)
erthryocytes
40.
The liquid portion of the blood is
a)
leukocytes
b)
erthryocytes
c)
plasma
d)
thrombin
41.
What part of blood is responsible for fighting infections?
a)
Red Blood Cells
b)
White Blood Cells
c)
Platelets
d)
Plasma
42.
Which blood cells are most abundant in the body?
a)
erythrocytes
b)
platelets
c)
lymphocytes
d)
eosinophils
43.

Vein that empties blood from the upper body into the upper right heart chamber

a)

Inferior Vena Cava

b)

Superior Vena Cava

c)

Pulmonary Veins

d)

Aortic veins

44.

Vein that empties blood from the lower body into the upper right heart chamber

a)

Inferior Vena Cava

b)

Superior Vena Cava

c)

Pulmonary Veins

d)

Aortic veins

45.
Type of blood vessels taking blood away from the heart
a)
Venules
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
d)
Arteries
46.
Type of blood vessels taking blood to the heart
a)
Venules
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
d)
Arteries
47.
Which chamber is the strongest and pumps highly oxygenated blood to the body?
a)
Right atrium
b)
Right ventricle
c)
Left atrium
d)
Left ventricle
48.

What are the upper chambers of the heart called?

a)

Arteries

b)

Ventricles

c)

Atria

d)

Vessels

49.

What are the lower chambers of the heart called?

a)

Arteries

b)

Ventricles

c)

Atria

d)

Vessels

50.

What is the function of plasma?

a)

Blood clotting

b)

Transport dissolved materials

c)

Produce antibodies

d)

Engulf and ingest agglutinated foreign particles

51.

What is the function of platelets?

a)

blood clotting

b)

transport dissolved materials

c)

produce antibodies

d)

engulf and ingest agglutinated foreign particles

52.

Irregularly shaped cell fragments that help clot blood

a)

Platelets

b)

Lymph

c)

Plasma

d)

White Blood Cells

53.

Fight bacteria and viruses by entering infected tissue, destroying bacteria/viruses and absorb dead blood cells

a)

White Blood Cells

b)

Red Blood Cells

c)

Platelets

d)

Plasma

54.

Platelets are cells.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

Red blood cells have a nucleus.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

Where are red blood cells produced?

a)

Bone Marrow

b)

Heart

c)

Lungs

d)

Brain

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