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CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT part of the circulatory system?

a)

heart

b)

blood

c)

bones

d)

arteries

2.

Which of the following is a connection between the circulatory system and the muscular system?

a)

the heart is composed of cardiac muscle

b)

the heart makes calcium to give to muscles

c)

muscles create blood cells that get circulated through body

d)

the two systems are not connected

3.

The FORCE of heart contractions is ....

a)

heart rate

b)

blood pressure

c)

pulse

d)

respiratory rate

4.

Which of the following is NOT a function of the circulatory system?

a)

circulate blood

b)

regulate calcium production

c)

carry nutrients and hormones through blood stream

d)

deliver oxygen to tissues

5.

Which is not a type of blood vessel?

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

bone marrow

d)

capillaries

6.

What structure doesn't belong in the circulatory system?

a)

Blood

b)

Blood vessels

c)

Heart

d)

Voluntary muscle

7.

What is the main organ of the circulatory system?

a)

small intestine

b)

bone

c)

lungs

d)

heart

8.

Veins carry oxygen poor blood back to the heart.

a)

False

b)

True

9.

The heart is about the size and shape of your . . .

a)

HEAL OF FOOT

b)

2 FIST ENTWINED

c)

HAND MINUS FINGERS

d)

FOOT MINUS TOES

10.
______________ are the smallest blood vessels.
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
11.
Platelets 
a)
allow for gases to exchange
b)
give blood its color
c)
fight infection and disease
d)
help clot blood
12.
The plasma that contains blood cells is mainly made up of 
a)
cytoplasm
b)
nutrients
c)
waste
d)
water
13.
The heart is made up of _________ chambers
a)
one 
b)
two 
c)
three
d)
four
14.

What part of blood which is donut shaped is responsible for carrying oxygen and carbon dioxide to body cells?

a)

Red Blood Cells

b)

White Blood Cells

c)

Platelets

d)

Plasma

15.
In which system of the human body does the heart belong?
a)
Nervous
b)
Skeletal
c)
Cardiovascular
d)
Digestive
16.
Your blood is made up of which of the following...
a)
plasma, red blood cells, blue blood cells
b)
white and red blood cells
c)
plasma and platelets
d)
plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets
17.
These cells, in the blood, carry oxygen and give the blood its color.
a)
white blood cells
b)
plasma
c)
platelets
d)
red blood cells
18.
The cells in the blood that help fight germs and illnesses are the...
a)
red blood cells
b)
platelets
c)
white blood cells
d)
axons
19.

Blood is carried back to your heart in little tubes called ____________.

a)

veins

b)

arteries

c)

hoses

20.

Your heart pumps blood throughout your entire body through little tubes called _____________.

a)

veins

b)

arteries

c)

hoses

21.

You can feel your heart beating when you feel your _____________.

a)

pulse

b)

breathing

c)

stomach growling

22.

Which is NOT a way to exercise your heart?

a)

Running

b)

Sitting on the couch

c)

Swimming

d)

Sledding

23.

Which is a good way to keep your heart healthy?

a)

Eating healthy foods

b)

Playing video games

c)

Eating greasy foods

24.

Your heart is an involuntary muscle that is always working.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Which type of blood vessel carries blood to your heart?

a)

Arteries

b)

Capillaries

c)

Veins

d)

Valves

26.
How many types of blood vessels are in our body?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
27.
______________ are the smallest blood vessels.
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
28.
______________ are the second largest blood vessel. 
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
29.
The circulatory system works with the ___________ system to provide our body with oxygen.
a)
respiratory
b)
digestive
c)
muscular
d)
skeletal
30.
The circulatory system works with the __________ system to obtain energy from nutrients that we eat. 
a)
respiratory 
b)
digestive
c)
skeletal
d)
nervous
31.
The heart has ___ chambers.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
32.
What do Red-Blood cells do?
a)
Carry oxygen from the lungs to the body cells and  transport carbon dioxide from the cells back to the lungs
b)
keeps blood flowing in one direction to the heart and prevent blood from flowing backwards
c)
Collects  blood from the capillaries and drain it into the veins
d)
Bring nutriients to the cells and carries away waste materials.
33.

Delivers oxygen to your body cells. Made in bone marrow.

a)

white blood cell

b)

red blood cell

c)

respiratory system

d)

lungs

34.

Fights disease and infection. Made by the lymphatic system.

a)

white blood cells

b)

red blood cells

c)

circulatory system

d)

blood

35.

The system that sends electrical signals to the heart that tell it to beat.

a)

respiratory

b)

lymphatic

c)

nervous

d)

digestive

36.

Cholesterol and plaque builds up on vessel walls and causes heart attack and stroke.

a)

leukemia

b)

heart disease

c)

hemophilia

d)

sickle-cell anemia

37.

Name part N.

a)

Right atrium

b)

left atrium

c)

right ventricle

d)

left ventricle

38.

Name part I.

a)

pericardium

b)

mediastinum

c)

septum

d)

unknownum

39.

Name part A.

a)

Pulmonary artery

b)

Pulmonary vein

c)

Superior vena cava

d)

Aorta

40.

Name part B.

a)

Pulmonary arteries

b)

Pulmonary veins

c)

Superior Vena cava

d)

Aorta

41.

Name part H.

a)

LEFT ATRIUM

b)

LEFT VENTRICLE

c)

RIGHT ATRIUM

d)

RIGHT VENTRICLE

42.

This is another name for "high blood pressure".

a)

HYPERTENTION

b)

HEART ATTACK

c)

STROKE

d)

ATHEROSCLEROSIS

43.

Veins have special ________________ to stop blood from flowing backward.

a)

VALVES

b)

HATCHES

c)

NITCHES

d)

ATTACHMENTS

44.

The FORCE of heart contractions is ....

a)

HEART RATE

b)

BLOOD PRESSURE

c)

PULSE

d)

RESPIRATORY RATE

45.

This is another name for "high blood pressure".This is a condition where fat builds up and hardens inside of an artery.

a)

HYPERTENTION

b)

HEART ATTACK

c)

STROKE

d)

ATHEROSCLEROSIS