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Circulatory & Respiratory system

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following carry blood away from the heart?
a)
arteries
b)
veins
c)
lungs
d)
ventricles
2.
Tiny blood vessels where exchange of materials take place. Oxygen dropped off to cells and carbon dioxide picked up.
a)
arteries
b)
capillaries
c)
atria
d)
veins
3.
As your body works harder, what happens to your HEART rate?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
beats backwards
4.

What is the main organ of the circulatory system?

a)

small intestine

b)

bone

c)

lungs

d)

heart

5.

Arteries carry oxygen rich blood away from the heart.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Veins carry oxygen poor blood back to the heart.

a)

False

b)

True

7.

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.

8.
______________ are the smallest blood vessels.
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
9.
The circulatory system works with the ___________ system to provide our body with oxygen.
a)
respiratory
b)
digestive
c)
muscular
d)
skeletal
10.
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
11.
This is an image of the alveoli in the lungs.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
The function of the respiratory systems is to bring carbon dioxide into the body and to expel oxygen and water vapor.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
In which structure of the respiratory system does gas exchange take place?
a)
trachea
b)
bronchioles
c)
pharynx
d)
alveoli
14.

Which of the following is a function of blood?

a)

carry saliva to the mouth

b)

transport nutrients and oxygen to cells

c)

excrete salts from the body

d)

feeds vampires

15.

Tube lined with strong, C-shaped rings of cartilage and lined with cilia.

a)

alveoli

b)

lungs

c)

bronchi

d)

trachea

16.

Veins always carry blood______________________ the heart.

a)

away from

b)

through

c)

toward

d)

around

17.

Which waste is eliminated by interactions between the respiratory and circulatory systems?

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Water

c)

Salt

d)

Oxygen

18.

When the gases inside the lungs are pushed out through air passages you .

a)

inhale

b)

exhale

19.
Which system pumps blood through your body?
a)
circulatory
b)
digestive
c)
respiratory
d)
muscular
20.

What makes up around 55% of the blood?

a)

Plasma

b)

Red Blood Cells

c)

White Blood Cells

d)

Platelets

21.

What carries oxygen around the body?

a)

Plasma

b)

Red Blood Cells

c)

Platelets

d)

White Blood Cells

22.

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

23.

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.

24.

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.

25.

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.

26.

What type of blood do the arteries usually carry?

a)

Oxygenated Blood

b)

Deoxygenated Blood

27.

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

28.

What are the products of respiration?

a)

Carbon Dioxide and Energy

b)

Lactic Acid

c)

Water and Carbon Dioxide

d)

Glycogen and Carbon Dioxide

29.

Where in the body does respiration take place? Select the best answer.

a)

The lungs

b)

The muscles

c)

All cells

d)

The blood

30.

What is the purpose of respiration? Select the best answer.

a)

To release the chemical energy stored in glucose

b)

To generate heat

c)

To produce energy

d)

To absorb oxygen by diffusion

31.

For respiration to take place glucose needs to react with substance A. Select substance A.

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Water

c)

Oxygen

d)

Ozone