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Circulatory and Respiratory Systems Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what part of the body are red blood cells made?

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

bone marrow

d)

heart

2.

How many chambers does the heart have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

3.

What do we call the movement of

blood through the heart and around the body?

a)

circulation

b)

transportation

c)

digestion

d)

breathing

4.

What do we call the tiny tubes that carry blood away from the heart?

a)

valves

b)

arteries

c)

atria

d)

bones

5.

What do we call the tiny tubes that return blood back to the heart?

a)

arteries

b)

chambers

c)

veins

d)

ventricles

6.

The yellowish fluid that is in the blood that contains nutrients is called __________.

a)

plasma

b)

white blood cells

c)

red blood cells

d)

platelets

7.

The part of the blood that helps you stop bleeding when you cut yourself is called __________.

a)

red blood cells

b)

platelets

c)

plasma

d)

white blood cells

8.

The part of the blood that carries oxygen is called ________.

a)

red blood cells

b)

white blood cells

c)

platelets

d)

plasma

9.

The part of the blood that fights off harmful bacteria and viruses is called ________.

a)

red blood cells

b)

white blood cells

c)

platelets

d)

plasma

10.

The large artery that brings blood from the heart to the lungs is called the ___________.

a)

vein

b)

ventricle

c)

pulmonary artery

d)

capillary

11.

When we breathe in, our bodies use _________ to live.

a)

carbon monoxide

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

nitrogen

d)

oxygen

12.

The main organ of the respiratory system is the _______.

a)

lungs

b)

heart

c)

liver

d)

arteries and veins

13.

Your lungs have tiny air sacs called _______.

a)

capillaries

b)

diaphragm

c)

bronchioles

d)

alveoli

14.
The dome-shaped muscle that plays an important role in breathing is the
a)
diaphragm
b)
alveoli
c)
larynx
d)
bronchus
15.
These are very small vessels where oxygen and nutrients leave the blood to go into the cells and carbon dioxide and other waste products enter the blood from the cells.
a)
veins
b)
arteries
c)
capillaries
d)
pacemaker
16.
What does blood consist of?
a)
plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets
b)
hormones, oxygen, nutrients, water
c)
red blood cells
d)
carbon dioxide and minerals
17.

Cellular Respiration's goal is to

a)

make wastes

b)

make energy

c)

make glucose

d)

make oxygen

18.

Two processes that take place while an animal breathes are ___________________ and __________________.

a)

Inhalation (Inhale) and Exhalation (Exhale)

b)

Intermediate Reaction and Beginning reaction

c)

Light Reactions and the Calvin Cycle

d)

The Krebs Cycle and Glycolysis

19.

The products of cellular respiration are:

a)

Carbon Dioxide, Energy (ATP) and Water

b)

Oxygen and Glucose

c)

Water and Glucose

d)

Oxygen and Water

20.

you breathe in oxygen for

a)

photosynthesis

b)

fermentation

c)

mitosis

d)

cellular respiration

21.
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
22.

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.

23.

What is the main function of the respiratory system?

a)

to provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body

b)

to deliver oxygen to the entire body

c)

to break down food and absorb nutrients

d)

to remove oxygen from the body and deliver carbon dioxide

24.

What is Heart Rate?

a)

The number of times your heart beats.

b)

The number of times your heart beats per minute.

c)

The maximum amount of times your heart should be.

d)

The amount of times your heart should beat while exercising.

25.
These two body systems bring oxygen into your body and then move to all your body parts.  What are these two systems?
a)
respiratory and muscular
b)
digestive and circulatory
c)
respiratory and digestive
d)
circulatory and respiratory
26.

Which statement is MOST TRUE about the movement of oxygen molecules between the lungs and cells of the body?

a)

A. Oxygen molecules enter and leave the body by way of lungs, but they do not move between the lungs and the blood.

b)

B. Most oxygen molecules move from cells of the body to the lungs by moving through the circulatory system and then leaving the circulatory system by way of capillaries at the lungs.

c)

C. Most oxygen molecules move from the lungs directly to the body by way of special respiratory tubes where the oxygen molecules mix with the blood.

d)

D. Most oxygen molecules move from the lungs to cells in the body by entering microscopically small blood vessels (capillaries) and then move to the heart which pumps it to the cells of the body.

27.

Which statement best describes why your heart rate increases while exercising?

a)

Her bones needed more oxygen because they were moving faster.

b)

Her stomach needed more oxygen because it was digesting food faster.

c)

Her brain needed more blood to coordinate her rapid exercise movements.

d)

Her muscles needed more glucose and oxygen because they were working harder.

28.

The atria are the “upstairs” chambers of the heart and these parts are the “downstairs” chambers ___________.

a)

veins

b)

valves

c)

ventricles

d)

blood

29.

Which list below correctly describes the sequence that blood takes as it travels through the body?

a)

heart-lungs-body-heart

b)

heart-body-lungs-heart

c)

heart-lungs- body-lungs

d)

heart-lungs-heart-body

30.

How is the function of arteries different from that of veins?

a)

Arteries carry red blood; veins carry blue blood.

b)

Arteries carry blood to the body cells; veins carry blood to the lungs.

c)

Arteries carry blood away from the heart; veins carry blood to the heart.

d)

Arteries carry blood to the heart; veins carry blood away from the heart.

31.

Why is breathing necessary for humans?

a)

A. Breathing allows us to take in oxygen needed for cellular respiration

b)

B. Breathing allows us to take in oxygen needed for photosynthesis

c)

C. Breathing allows us to take in CO2 needed for cellular respiration

d)

D. Breathing allows us to take in nitrogen needed to maintain homeostasis

32.

What are the functions of the respiratory system?


Select ALL that apply.

a)

provides oxygen for your cells

b)

removes CO2 and H2O when you exhale

c)

carries oxygen and nutrients

d)

provides shape and support for muscles

33.

What is included in the circulatory system?


Select ALL that apply.

a)

veins

b)

capillaries

c)

heart

d)

arteries

34.

What is included in the respiratory system?


Select ALL that apply.

a)

nasal cavity

b)

trachea

c)

lungs

d)

diaphragm

35.

What are the functions of the circulatory system?


Select ALL that apply.

a)

carries oxygen and nutrients to cells

b)

carries waste away from cells

c)

works with respiratory system to provide oxygen and get rid of wastes

d)

removes CO2 and H2O when you exhale

36.
The main branches that lead from the trachea to the lungs are called
a)
bronchioles
b)
bronchial tubes
c)
bronchi
37.
The left side of the heart sends blood out of the heart to 
a)
your lungs
b)
the rest of your body
38.
There are fewer white blood cells than red blood cells.
a)
true
b)
false
39.
The more physically active you are, the more your body needs
a)
carbon dioxide
b)
oxygen
c)
hydrogen
40.

What are arteries?

a)

Thin-walled vessels that carry blood away from the heart

b)

Thin-walled vessels that carry blood towards the heart

c)

Thick-walled vessels that carry blood away from the heart

d)

Thick-walled vessels that carry blood towards the heart

41.

What are veins?

a)

Thin-walled vessels that carry blood away from the heart

b)

Thin-walled vessels that carry blood towards the heart

c)

Thick-walled vessels that carry blood away from the heart

d)

Thick-walled vessels that carry blood towards the heart

42.

Capillaries are...

a)

Narrow

b)

1 cell thick

c)

The site of nutrient and gas exchange

d)

All of the above

43.

Why do ventricles have thick, muscular walls?

a)

They must pump blood up the atria

b)

They are made of skeletal muscle

c)

They must pump blood to the lungs and out to the body

44.

What are the atria in the heart?

a)

Thin-walled, upper receiving chambers

b)

Thin-walled, lower receiving chambers

c)

Thick-walled, upper receiving chambers

d)

Thick-walled, lower receiving chambers

45.

Valves are important in the heart because they...

a)

Create the heart beat

b)

Are vessels that carry blood

c)

Prevent back flow as blood moves through the heart

d)

House white blood cells

46.

An average person's blood pressure is around 120/80. What does the "120" represent?

a)

Diastole, when the ventricles relax

b)

Systole, when the ventricles relax

c)

Diastole, when the ventricles contract

d)

Systole, when the ventricles contract

47.

Hemoglobin is a protein in red blood cells that...

a)

Helps carry lipids

b)

Helps carry oxygen

c)

Helps carry DNA

d)

Helps carry nitrogenous waste

48.

Someone with Type A blood also has...

a)

Type A antibodies

b)

Type B antibodies

c)

both Type A & B antibodies

d)

neither Type A nor B antibodies

49.

Someone with both Type A & B antibodies is which blood type?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

AB

d)

O

50.

Someone with Type A blood has...

a)

A antigens

b)

A antibodies

c)

B antigens

d)

A & B antigens

51.

A substance on the surface of red blood cells that can trigger the production of antibodies

a)

agglutinates

b)

antigens

c)

anemia

d)

Rh Factor

52.

Proteins produced by the immune system that destroy foreign substances...

a)

antigens

b)

agglutinates

c)

platelets

d)

antibodies

53.

This determines whether a person's blood type is positive or negative...

a)

Rh factor

b)

platelets

c)

D antibodies

d)

plasma

54.
What blood type is the "universal donor" because it can be donated to anyone?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
AB
d)
O
55.
What type of blood can receive any type of blood?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
AB
d)
0
56.
Mike has type O blood. Mike can receive blood from someone who has Type A or Type B.
a)
True
b)
False
57.
Someone with type A blood can receive blood from someone who is type AB.
a)
True
b)
False
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.
Negative blood types can DONATE to what types of blood?
a)
Negative, only
b)
Positive, only
c)
Both Negative and Positive
60.
Positive blood types can DONATE to what type(s) of blood?
a)
Negative, only
b)
Positive, only
c)
Both Positive and Negative