WorksheetsCirculatory system
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 12mins
Select all things the circulatory system does
Delivers nutrients to cells
Removes oxygen from cells
Delivers hormones to the body
Collects waste for removal from the body
Spreads heat around the body
The circulatory system is also known as
blood
respiratory system
cardiovascular system
digestive system
Multicellular system
The circulatory system transports nutrients and waste products, amongst other things, around the body
True
False
The circulatory system only connects the lungs and major organs
True
False
The heart is a muscle that is about the size of your
Head
Fist
Foot
Knee
The heart functions as two pumps working side by side. It delivers blood via two main loops. Select the loops below
Going to the lungs to collect oxygen and deliver carbon dioxide
Going to the lungs to deliver xygen and collect carbon dioxide
Delivering oxygen and glucose to cells for cellular respiration, and collecting waste
Delivering carbon dioxide and glucose to the cells for cellular respiration, and collecting waste
Blood is made up of mostly (select two)
Plasma
Red blood cells
White blood cells
Lymph Nodes
Bacteria
Blood plasma is able to transport nutrients from food around the body as
it attaches to the white blood cells in the plasma
it attaches to the red blood cells in the plasma
the nutrients float in the plasma
the nurtients dissolve in the plasma
What do red blood cells contain that help them to carry oxygen?
Capiliaries
Nodules
Haemoglobin
Alkaline
What component of blood is responsible for transporting oxygen
Red blood cells
White blood cells
Plasma
carbon dioxide
What component of blood fights infection?
Red blood cells
White blood cells
Plasma
Bacteria
Which blood vessels carry blood back to the heart?
Capilaries
Veins
Arteries
Lungs
Nutrients are delivered to cells and waste products are removed from cells by diffusing through the walls of the
Capillaries
Veins
Arteries
Lungs
Which blood vessel carries oxygen rich blood?
Capillaries
Veins
Arteries
Heart
Veins carry blood that is high in
Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide
Helium
Air
The right side of the heart pumps
Oxygenated blood
Deoxygenated blood
The left side of the heart pumps
Deoxygenated Blood
Oxygenated Blood
The parts of the heart labelled 1 and 2 are the
Left atrium and ventricle
Right atrium and ventricle
Left side
Right side
Blood arriving at the right atrium is de-oxygenated
True
False
The left side of the heart only pumps oxygenated blood
True
False
Blood arrives from the lungs at the left atrium
True
False
What is the component of blood responsible for clotting (help you stop bleeding)
Red blood cells
White blood cells
Plasma
Platelets
