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Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the function of the cardiovascular system?

a)

Break down food for nutrients.

b)

Carry materials like gasses, nutrients, and waste around the body.

c)

Movement of body parts.

d)

Collect information and respond with electrical messages.

2.

What type of blood vessel returns blood back to the heart?

a)

vein

b)

artery

c)

capillary

d)

none of the above

3.

What type of blood vessels brings blood AWAY from the heart?

a)

Vein

b)

Artery

c)

Capillary

d)

None of the above

4.

Which component of blood helps deliver oxygen with the protein hemoglobin?

a)

Platelet

b)

White Blood Cell

c)

Red Blood Cell

d)

Plasma

5.

How many chambers (rooms) are in a human heart?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

6.

What correctly describes the BOTTOM chambers of the heart?

a)

Atrium: collect blood coming back to the heart

b)

Atrium: pump blood out to the body or lungs

c)

Ventricles: collect blood coming back to the heart

d)

Ventricles: pump blood out to the body or lungs

7.

Which chamber of the heart is this arrow pointing to?

a)

Right Atrium

b)

Left Atrium

c)

Right Ventricle

d)

Left Ventricle

8.

What is the purpose of the PULMONARY circuit?

a)

pick up carbon dioxide waste from cells around the body

b)

deliver oxygen to cells in the body

c)

Bring blood to the lungs to exchange gases

d)

none of the above

9.

What is the main function of the respiratory system?

a)

break down food for nutrients

b)

produce hormones (chemical messages)

c)

Structure, support, and protection of body parts.

d)

Bring in oxygen to the body and get rid of carbon dioxide.

10.

What are the tiny air sacs in the lungs that exchange gases (oxygen for carbon dioxide)?

a)

capillary

b)

bronchi

c)

alveoli

d)

bronchiole

11.

What is the dome shaped muscle in the respiratory system that helps control breathing by contracting and relaxing?

a)

diaphragm

b)

biceps

c)

trachea

d)

pharynx

12.

On this picture of the respiratory system, what organ is letter A?

a)

Alveoli

b)

Bronchus (Bronchi)

c)

Nose

d)

Pharynx

13.

On this picture of the respiratory system, what organ is letter B?

a)

Alveoli

b)

Bronchus (Bronchi)

c)

Trachea

d)

Lung

14.

On this picture of the respiratory system, what organ is letter C?

a)

Alveoli

b)

Bronchus (Bronchi)

c)

Trachea

d)

Lung

15.

Notice that some points on the graph are numbered. When was Patricia most likely running on the treadmill?

a)

from point 2 to point 4

b)

from point 1 to point 5

c)

from point 3 to point 4

d)

from point 3 to point 5

16.

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

17.

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.

18.

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

19.
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
20.
The System that contains blood vessels and the heart is the...
a)
circulatory system
b)
respiratory system
c)
digestive system
d)
Integumentary System
21.
When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___. 
a)
air/oxygen
b)
oxygen/carbon dioxide 
c)
carbon dioxide/waste 
d)
waste/air 
22.
What is the main function of the respiratory system?
a)
to provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body
b)
to bring oxygen to the body
c)
to break down food and absorb nutrients
d)
to remove oxygen from the body and deliver carbon dioxide
23.
Which system with the heart, arteries and veins apart of?
a)
Cardiovascular 
b)
Circulatory
c)
Respiratory
d)
Immune
24.
Identify this  system.
a)
Lungs
b)
Circulatory System
c)
Artery 
d)
Respiratory System
25.
In this heart diagram, which chamber is “Z”
a)
right atrium
b)
right ventricle
c)
left atrium
d)
left ventricle
26.
Carries oxygen and nutrients to the cells; removes carbon dioxide & waste from cells;
carries waste to the kidneys;
 helps fight infections are
a)
functions of blood
b)
functions of the respiratory system
27.
maintain a stable internal environment 
a)
homeostasis
b)
respiration
28.
the smallest blood vessels in your body
a)
arteries
b)
veins
c)
capillaries
d)
aorta
29.
How is carbon dioxide released from the body? 
a)
When we exhale
b)
When we urinate
c)
When we sweat
d)
When we inhale
30.
Which tube leads from the trachea to a lung and then branches into smaller and smaller bronchioles?
a)
Bronchus
b)
Larynx
31.
Trachea, Bronchus, Bronchioles, Alveoli, Lungs are the main organs of the
a)
respiratory system
b)
cardiovascular (circulatory) system
32.
Where is oxygen absorbed into the blood and carbon dioxide released into the air?
a)
larynx
b)
bronchioles
c)
alveoli
33.

Folds of connective tissue that stretch across the opening of the larynx is/are

a)

the vocal cords

b)

the diaphragm

c)

the lungs

d)

the windpipe

34.

Select the correct order of the respiratory system:

a)

Mouth/nose - trachea - lungs

b)

Lungs - mouth - heart

c)

Mouth/nose - ribs - heart

d)

Mouth/nose - lungs - intestines

35.
Inflammatory disease that causes the bronchi to become blocked or narrowed. (Not Bronchitis)
a)
Bronchitis
b)
Asthma
c)
Allergies
d)
Emphysema
36.
Disease in which the alveoli are damaged or destroyed. Strongly linked to smoking.
a)
Allergies
b)
Emphysema
c)
Asthma
d)
Pneumonia
37.
The Trachea splits into 2 branches and each of these goes into 1 of the lungs.
a)
Bronchioles
b)
Alveoli
c)
Bronchi
d)
Esophagus
38.
The Bronchi branch out into many different smaller tubes which take oxygen to the alveoli. What are these tiny tubes called?
a)
Trachea
b)
Larynx
c)
Pharynx
d)
Bronchioles
39.
Where are your vocal cords located?
a)
Nose
b)
Lungs
c)
Larynx
d)
Alveoli
40.

How do your circulatory and respiratory systems work together?

a)

Your heart protects your lungs

b)

Lungs bring food into the body for your blood

c)

Oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged between your lungs and blood.

d)

The respiratory system makes blood for your circulatory system