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Cardiovascular Facts

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Heart disease is most common in what population?

a)

men

b)

women

c)

kids

d)

dogs

2.

How long you should exercise a day for?

a)

60 minutes

b)

30 minutes

c)

45 minutes

d)

120 minutes

3.

Your heart stops beating when a heart attack strikes?

a)

no, it continues to beat as usual

b)

yes, it stops completely

c)

no, it continues to beat but blood supply is blocked

d)

yes, it stops and blood pools

4.

To much salt is bad for you?

a)

true- it causes high blood pressure

b)

true- it causes an increase of energy

c)

false- it has no effect

d)

false- sodium is an additive that prevents heart attacks

5.

Your lungs are the same size?

a)

No, they are not because your ribs block them.

b)

No, they are not the same size to accommodate the heart.

c)

Yes, they are the same size.

d)

Yes, they are the same size. Why would they be different?

6.

The average size of your heart is the size of...

a)

your ankle

b)

your wrist

c)

your arm

d)

your fist

7.

It is possible to die of a broken heart?

a)

Yes, it is called broken heart syndrome.

b)

Yes, everyone feels sad.

c)

No, no way!

d)

No, there is no such thing.

8.

Your heart works twice as hard as your _______ muscles.

a)

leg

b)

arm

c)

abdominal

d)

back

9.

Do you think sneezing stops your heart?

a)

Yes

b)

No

10.

Capillaries are 10x smaller than a human hair?

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The heart has how many chambers?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

12.

What cells form scabs?

a)

hemoglobin

b)

platelets

c)

white blood cells

d)

red blood cells

13.

What vessel carries blood away from the heart?

a)

capillaries

b)

vein

c)

artery

d)

joints

14.

What carries blood to the heart?

a)

capillaries

b)

veins

c)

arteries

d)

joints

15.

What are nutrients?

a)

Substance that we breathe in that gives us energy

b)

Heals cuts and scrapes by forming scabs

c)

Carries important substances around the blood

d)

Substances found in food that give us energy to perform daily functions

16.

Fight off infections in the body so we do not get sick.

a)

white blood cells

b)

red blood cells

c)

blue blood cells

d)

platelets

17.

Another name for heart

a)

cardio

b)

vessel

c)

vein

d)

artery

18.

The chambers of the heart that are the holding rooms

a)

Ventricle

b)

Atrium

c)

Pulmonary Vein

19.

Stop the blood from flowing backwards and produce the heartbeat sound.

a)

Superior Vena Cava

b)

Ventricle

c)

Atrium

d)

Valve

20.

A word that refers to lungs

a)

Heart

b)

Pulmonary

c)

Vessel

21.

What side of the heart carries blood with carbon dioxide?

a)

Right

b)

Left

22.

What side of the heart carries blood with oxygen?

a)

Right side

b)

Left side

23.

The human heart pumps about

a)

50 beats per minute

b)

60 beats per minute

c)

80 beats per minute

d)

90 beats per minute

24.

What side of the heart works the hardest?

(a)