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circulatory system and blood

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 2hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Number of heart chambers

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

2.

Pulmonary circulation is

a)

The blood flow from heart to the body cells and back to the heart

b)

The blood flow from heart to the lungs and back to the heart

c)

The blood flow from lungs to the heart and then to the body cells

d)

The blood flow from the body cells to the lunngs and back to the heart

3.

Systemic circulation is

a)

The blood flow from heart to the body cells and back to the heart

b)

The blood flow from heart to the lungs and back to the heart

c)

The blood flow from lungs to the heart and then to the body cells

d)

The blood flow from the body cells to the lunngs and back to the heart

4.

Deoxygenated blood flow from the body cells to the heart via .....

a)

Vena Cava

b)

Aorta

c)

Pulmonary artery

d)

Pulmonary vein

5.

Deoxygenated blood flow from the heart to the lungs via .....

a)

Vena Cava

b)

Aorta

c)

Pulmonary artery

d)

Pulmonary vein

6.

Oxygenated blood flow from the heart to the body cells via .....

a)

Vena Cava

b)

Aorta

c)

Pulmonary artery

d)

Pulmonary vein

7.

Oxygenated blood flow from the lungs to the heart via .....

a)

Vena Cava

b)

Aorta

c)

Pulmonary artery

d)

Pulmonary vein

8.

The valves..

a)

allow two way direction of blood in the heart

b)

prevent back-flow of blood

c)

prevent high pressure exerted in the vessels

d)

allow lower pressure of blood flow in the heart

9.

The ...... separate the right atrium and the right ventricle

a)

Semilunar valve

b)

Bicuspid valve

c)

Tricuspid valve

d)

Aortic valve

10.

The ...... separate the left atrium and the left ventricle

a)

Semilunar valve

b)

Bicuspid valve

c)

Tricuspid valve

d)

Aortic valve

11.

The right and left chambers are separated by

a)

Sternum

b)

Septum

c)

Sernom

d)

Strenoum

12.

The........ has thick muscular wall, small lumen and no valves

a)

Artery

b)

Veins

c)

Capillary

d)

Trachea

13.

The........ has thin muscular wall, very big lumen and valves

a)

Artery

b)

Veins

c)

Capillary

d)

Trachea

14.

The artery carry oxygenated blood except..

a)

Aorta

b)

Carotid artery

c)

Coronary artery

d)

Pulmonary artery

15.

The veins carry deoxygenated blood except..

a)

Vena cava

b)

Pulmonary vein

c)

Subclavian vein

d)

Pulmonary artery

16.

The normal reading of systole and diastole is

a)

100/50 mmHg

b)

110/55 mmHg

c)

120/80 mmHg

d)

135/95 mmHg

17.

What is the main organ of the circulatory system?

a)

small intestine

b)

bone

c)

lungs

d)

heart

18.

The job of the heart is to . . .

a)

pump blood around the body.

b)

send food to the small intestines.

c)

break down food.

d)

give energy to the body.

19.
______________ are the smallest blood vessels.
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
20.
The circulatory system works with the ___________ system to provide our body with oxygen.
a)
respiratory
b)
digestive
c)
muscular
d)
skeletal
21.
The circulatory system works with the __________ system to obtain energy from nutrients that we eat. 
a)
respiratory 
b)
digestive
c)
skeletal
d)
nervous
22.
The main function of the circulatory system is 
a)
To give the body structure and support
b)
Excrete waste
c)
transport blood, nutrients, and gases throughout the body
d)
to transport messages from the body to the brain
23.
White blood cells
a)
allow for gases to exchange
b)
give blood its color
c)
fight infection and disease
d)
help clot blood
24.
Identify
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
25.
Identify
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
26.
Identify
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
27.
This chamber of the heart RECEIVES blood returning from the body
a)
Right Atrium
b)
Right Ventricle
c)
Left Atrium
d)
Left Ventricle
28.
Which is NOT a function of the circulatory system?
a)
deliver O2 and nutrients to cells
b)
remove CO2 and wastes from cells
c)
break down carbohydrates into glucose
d)
transport other materials through body
29.
Structure(s) that keep the blood flowing in one direction.
a)
Valve(s)
b)
Septum(s)
c)
Neuron(s)
d)
Bronchiole(s)
30.

These cells play a vital role in defending the body against infection

a)

Leucocytes

b)

Erythrocytes

c)

Blastocytes

d)

Plasmacytes

31.

_______ function in the life-saving process of clotting blood.

a)

Phagocytes

b)

Leucocytes

c)

Erythrocytes

d)

Platelets

32.

True or false:

Arteries always carry blood away from the heart.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

True or false:

Arteries always carry oxygenated blood.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

The blood in the vena cava is...

a)

oxygenated, returning to the heart

b)

deoxygenated, returning to the heart

c)

oxygenated, leaving the heart

d)

deoxygenated, leaving the heart

35.

The contraction/emptying phase of the cardiac cycle?

a)

Systole

b)

Diastole

36.

The relaxing/filling stage of the cardiac cycle?

a)

Systole

b)

Diastole

37.

The type of blood vessel where exchange of gases, nutrients, and wastes occurs?

a)

arteries

b)

capillaries

c)

veins

38.

Which choice below correctly identifies the layers of the heart from the most outer layer to the most inner layer?

a)

epicardium, myocardium, endocardium

b)

endocardium, myocardium, epicardium

c)

myocardium, endocardium, epicardium

d)

myocardium, epicardium, endocardium

39.

The sac that surrounds and protects the heart?

a)

endocardium

b)

epicardium

c)

myocardium

d)

pericardium

40.
The job of the red blood cell is to
a)
fight infection
b)
deliver oxygen and discard carbon dioxide
c)
form scabs
41.
The four parts of the blood are
a)
plasma, platelets, red blood cells, white blood cells
b)
plasma, blue blood cells, white blood cells, red blood cells
c)
ventricle, atrium, vein, artery
42.

This is the liquid connective tissue that makes up 50% of our blood (90% water).

a)

Plasma

b)

White Blood Cells

c)

Platelets

d)

Red Blood Cells

43.

These are cell fragments that help form clots to stop bleeding.

a)

Plasma

b)

Leukocytes

c)

Thrombocytes

d)

Erythrocytes

44.

These help transport oxygen and contain hemoglobin.

a)

Plasma

b)

Leukocytes

c)

Thrombocytes

d)

Erythrocytes

45.

If you are this blood type, you are considered a "universal donor."

a)

O-

b)

A+

c)

O+

d)

AB-

46.

If you are this blood type, you are considered a "universal recipient."

a)

O-

b)

A+

c)

O+

d)

AB+

47.

What is the element in mammals that helps transport oxygen and carbon dioxide (oxidizes) in erythrocytes?

a)

Gold

b)

Copper

c)

Lead

d)

Iron

48.

If a person is producing the A antibody, what is their blood type?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

AB

d)

O

49.

If a person is producing both A and B antibodies, what is their blood type?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

AB

d)

O

50.

If a person is producing the Rh antibody, what is their blood type?

a)

Negative

b)

Positive

51.

What organ stores healthy erythrocytes as well has help break down old erythrocytes and fight off infections?

a)

Heart

b)

Liver

c)

Pancreas

d)

Spleen

52.

All of the following are functions of blood except:

a)

Transportation of oxygen and carbon dioxide.

b)

Regulation of body temperature.

c)

Synthesis of vitamins.

d)

Defense against infection.

53.

The two primary components of whole blood are:

a)

Serum and cells.

b)

Plasma and cells.

c)

Cells and dissolved proteins.

d)

Blood cells and cell fragments.

54.

What are the blood cells?

a)

Erythrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets.

b)

The buffy coat and plasma proteins.

c)

Blood cells, cell fragments, and plasma.

d)

All compounds synthesized by the blood.

55.

The most abundant compound in blood plasma, accounting

for about 92% of the total volume, is:

a)

Oxygen

b)

Gamma-globulin

c)

Sodium chloride

d)

Water

56.

The myocardium is composed of:

a)

An outer fibrous layer and an inner serous layer.

b)

Cardiac muscle tissue.

c)

A simple squamous epithelium and a layer of areolar connective tissue.

57.
What antigens are present in a person with type B- blood?
a)
B, only
b)
B and Rh
c)
A and Rh
d)
A, only
58.
What types of antigens are present in a person with O+ blood?
a)
A and B
b)
Rh, only
c)
A, B and Rh
d)
None
59.
What types of antibodies are found in a person with AB- blood?
a)
None
b)
Anti-Rh, only
c)
Anti-A and Anti-B
d)
Anti-A, 
60.
What type(s) of antibodies are in a person with A+ blood?
a)
Anti-A and Anti-Rh
b)
Anti-Rh, only
c)
Anti-B
d)
None
61.
Negative blood types can DONATE to what types of blood?
a)
Negative, only
b)
Positive, only
c)
Both Negative and Positive
62.
Positive blood types can DONATE to what type(s) of blood?
a)
Negative, only
b)
Positive, only
c)
Both Positive and Negative
63.
What type(s) of blood can a person with B- blood RECEIVE?
a)
B-, B+, AB-, AB+
b)
B- and O-
c)
B-, B+, O-, O+
d)
B- and AB-
64.
What type(s) of blood can a person with O+ RECEIVE?
a)
O+ and O-
b)
O+, only
c)
O-, only
d)
O+, A+, B+, AB+
65.
What types of blood can a person with AB- RECEIVE?
a)
All types
b)
AB-, A-, B-, O-
c)
AB- and AB+
d)
AB+, A+, B+, O+