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circulatory

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 5hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The FORCE of heart contractions is ....

a)

heart rate

b)

blood pressure

c)

pulse

d)

respiratory rate

2.

What are veins?

a)

they carry blood away from the heart

b)

they carry blood to the heart

c)

they exchange gasses

d)

they release hormones into the bloodstream

3.

The heart is made up of what kind of muscle?

a)

smooth

b)

cardiac

c)

skeletal

d)

voluntary

4.
What is the function of this  system?
a)
Take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide
b)
Break apart nutrients into usable pieces of energy
c)
Transport nutrients and oxygen to the  body
d)
Provide movement for the body
5.
The System that contains blood vessels and the heart is the...
a)
circulatory system
b)
respiratory system
c)
digestive system
d)
Integumentary System
6.
Which systems transports blood throughout the body?
a)
Respiratory
b)
Immune
c)
Circulatory
d)
Cardiovascular
7.
The ____________ is a muscular organ that pumps blood to the body through blood vessels. 
a)
vein 
b)
artery 
c)
heart
8.

What are the smaller branched tubes that connect the arteries and veins called?

a)

mini veins

b)

blood vessels

c)

capillaries

9.

What is the main organ of the circulatory system?

a)

small intestine

b)

bone

c)

lungs

d)

heart

10.

Veins carry oxygen poor blood back to the heart.

a)

False

b)

True

11.
What part of blood is responsible for fighting infections?
a)
Red Blood Cells
b)
White Blood Cells
c)
Platelets
d)
Plasma
12.

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

a)

head

b)

fist

c)

hand

d)

foot

13.

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.

14.

What protects the body against blood loss?

a)

Clots formed by clusters of leukocytes.

b)

Clots formed by platelets and blood proteins.

c)

Masses of erythrocytes and erythrocyte fragments.

d)

Constriction of capillaries in the damaged area.

15.

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.

16.

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.

17.

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

18.

What ensures the unidirectional flow of blood through the

heart?

a)

Constant pressure generated by the heart contractions.

b)

Valves within the heart that prevent backflow of blood.

c)

Squeezing action of smooth muscle tissue in arterial walls.

d)

Continuous osmotic outflow of plasma from capillaries.

19.

The ____________ carries blood throughout the body;

the ____________ carries blood only to and from the

lungs.

a)

systemic circuit; pulmonary circuit

b)

pulmonary circuit; systemic circuit

c)

venous circulation; arterial circulation

d)

arterial circulation; venous circulation

20.

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.

21.

As their name implies, the heart chambers that receive

blood returning through both circulatory circuits are called:

a)

Auricles

b)

Atria

c)

Ventricles

d)

Sinuses

22.

All of the following are true of the left ventricle except:

a)

Wall is typically 3 times thicker than that of right ventricle.

b)

It is separated from left atrium by Mitral valve.

c)

Aortic semilunar valve at superior end separates it from the aorta.

d)

Receives deoxygenated venous blood from the left atrium.

23.

Blood from the systemic circuit returns directly into which

heart chamber?

a)

left atrium.

b)

Right auricle.

c)

Left auricle.

d)

Right atrium.

24.

The pulmonary trunk carries blood from which heart chamber into the pulmonary circuit?

a)

Left atrium.

b)

Right atrium.

c)

Left ventricle.

d)

Right ventricle.

25.

Oxygenated blood returning from the lungs enters the left

atrium through:

a)

The pulmonary arteries.

b)

The pulmonary veins.

c)

The coronary sinus.

d)

All of the above.

26.

From the right atrium, blood passes through the right AV

(tricuspid) valve into the:

a)

Pulmonary trunk.

b)

Left atrium.

c)

Right ventricle.

d)

Left ventri.cle

27.

When closed, the left atrioventricular valve prevents backflow of blood into the:

a)

Left ventricle.

b)

Left atrium.

c)

Right atrium.

d)

Right ventricle.

28.

Regardless of the heart chamber, contraction is called ____________ and relaxation, ____________.

a)

Diastole, systole.

b)

Systole, diastole.

c)

Fibrillation, defibrillation.

d)

Defibrillation, fibrillation.

29.

Which vessels have thin walls and small diameters that facilitate rapid diffusion of gases and nutrients between blood and body tissues?

a)

Capillaries.

b)

Arterioles.

c)

Venules.

d)

All of the above.

30.

Valves in veins serve to:

a)

Release excessive pressure to protect these thin-walled vessels.

b)

Counteract the crushing force of surrounding skeletal muscles.

c)

Prevent backflow of blood in the absence of high blood pressure.

d)

Adjust blood pressure by compartmentalizing the venae cavae.

31.

Compared with those of the systemic circulation, arteries of the pulmonary circulation:

a)

Have lower blood pressure.

b)

Have less elastic tissue.

c)

Carry blood that contains less oxygen.

d)

All of them.

32.

The valves between the ventricles and the arteries are called:

a)

Atrioventricular valves.

b)

Mitral valves.

c)

Semilunar valves.

d)

All of them.

33.

Pressure exerted on the walls of the blood vessels is termed

a)

Hypertension

b)

Vesicular pressure

c)

Blood Pressure

d)

Heart pressure

34.

Blood pressure is recorded as

a)

Hydrostatic /diastolic

b)

Diastolic/ hydrostatic

c)

Systolic/diastolic

d)

Diastolic/systolic

35.

Blood pressure is used to determine

a)

electrical current though the heart

b)

function of coronary artery

c)

if adequate blood is getting to tissues.

d)

Speed of blood through veins

36.
The number on the bottom of a BP reading measures...
a)
Pressure during a heart contraction
b)
Pressure between heart beats
c)
Pressure of the blood vessels on the blood
d)
Thickness of blood
37.
For a blood pressure reading, the number on top measures...
a)
Diastolic Pressure
b)
Systolic Pressure
c)
Diastemic Pressure
d)
Systemic Pressure
38.
Normal blood pressure is...
a)
120/80 mmHg
b)
80/120 mmHg
c)
140/90 mmHg
d)
80/140 mmHg
39.
A blood pressure cuff is also called a 
a)
Mercury meter
b)
Stethoscope 
c)
Pythogometer
d)
Sphygnomanometer
40.
Systolic and diastolic pressure are measured in units of 
a)
mmHg
b)
Newtons
c)
Pascals
d)
Pounds per Meter
41.
Hypertension is anything above...
a)
120/80 mmHg
b)
90/120 mmHg
c)
140/90 mmHg
d)
80/140 mmHg
42.

High blood pressure

a)

diastolic pressure

b)

systolic pressure

c)

hypotension

d)

hypertension

43.

The pacemaker of the heart

a)

AV node

b)

SA node

c)

Bundle of His

d)

Bundle branches

44.

What heart sound occurs due to closing of the semilunar valves

a)

S1

b)

S2

c)

S3

d)

S4

45.
Major artery at the top of the heart sends oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the rest of the body.
a)
aorta
b)
pulmonary artery
c)
inferior vena cava
46.
Name of the valve that separates left atrium from left ventricle.
a)
mitral valve
b)
tricuspid
c)
pulmonary valve
47.
Valve that blood is forced through from right ventricle into pulmonary arteries.
a)
pulmonary valve
b)
aortic valve
c)
mitral valve
48.
Unoxygenated blood enters the right atrium from the bottom of the heart.
a)
inferior vena cava
b)
superior vena cava
c)
pulmonary veins
49.
The pointed, inferior portion of the heart, known as the ________ rests on the diaphragm and is oriented towards the left hip.
a)
base
b)
mediastinum
c)
apex
d)
pericardium
50.
The two superior receiving chambers of the heart are known as the _________
a)
atria
b)
ventricles