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Review - The Circulatory System

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The thickest and strongest blood vessel is an

a)

vein

b)

artery

c)

capillary

d)

both veins and capillaries

2.

The blood vessels with the highest pressure are:

a)

veins

b)

capillaries

c)

atria

d)

arteries

3.
Carry blood away from heart; mostly oxygen-rich
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
4.
Carry blood toward heart; mostly oxygen-poor
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
5.

These are one cell thick

a)

arteries

b)

capillaries

c)

veins

6.

Which blood vessels take blood AWAY from the heart?

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

7.

Which blood vessel has valves to prevent the back-flow of blood?

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

8.

What is the function of most arteries?

a)

Transport deoxygenated blood

b)

Transport oxygenated blood

c)

Site for exchange of materials

9.

This separates the heart into two separate sections for oxygenated and deoxygenated blood:

a)

septum

b)

atria

c)

ventricles

d)

apex

10.

What is the function of the coronary artery?

a)

Transports oxygenated blood from aorta to heart muscles

b)

Transports oxygenated blood from aorta to liver

c)

Transports oxygenated blood from aorta to kidneys

11.

Which blood vessel transports oxygenated blood to the rest of the body?

a)

Pulmonary artery

b)

Aorta

c)

Hepatic artery

d)

Renal artery

12.

Which blood vessel transports oxygen poor blood from the rest of the body back to the heart?

a)

Pulmonary vein

b)

Carotid artery

c)

Renal vein

d)

Vena cava

13.

All arteries carry oxygenated blood away from the heart EXCEPT:

a)

pulmonary arteries

b)

the aorta

c)

arterioles

d)

trick question - none do

14.

All veins carry oxygen-poor blood back to the heart, EXCEPT

a)

the inferior vena cava

b)

the superior vena cava

c)

the pulmonary veins

d)

the blue veins

15.

True or false? Blood in human veins is blue.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

It depends on how much the human breathes

d)

They are generally green.

16.

What is #1?

a)

Right Atrium

b)

Aorta

c)

Inferior Vena Cava

d)

Superior Vena Cava

17.

What is #2?

a)

Superior Vena Cava

b)

Valves

c)

Left Ventricle

d)

Pulmonary Artery

18.

What is #3?

a)

Right Atrium

b)

Left Atrium

c)

Right Ventricle

d)

Left Ventricle

19.

What is #4?

a)

Pulmonary Artery

b)

Aorta

c)

Pulmonary Vein

d)

AV valve

20.

What is #5?

a)

Right Atrium

b)

Right Ventricle

c)

Left Atrium

d)

Left Ventricle

21.

What is #8?

a)

Aorta

b)

Pulmonary Vein

c)

Pulmonary Artery

d)

Vena Cava

22.

What is #9?

a)

Aorta

b)

Vena Cava

c)

Pulmonary Artery

d)

Pulmonary Vein

23.

What is #10?

a)

Right Atrium

b)

Left Atrium

c)

Right Ventricle

d)

Left Ventricle

24.

What is #11?

a)

Aorta

b)

Pulmonary Artery

c)

AV valve

d)

Pulmonary Vein

25.

What is #12?

a)

Right Atrium

b)

Left Atrium

c)

Right Ventricle

d)

Left Ventricle

26.

What is #15?

a)

Pulmonary Artery

b)

Pulmonary Vein

c)

Vena Cava

d)

Aorta

27.

Veins carry blood ______________ the heart.

a)

to

b)

away from

28.

Arteries carry blood ______________ the heart.

a)

to

b)

away from

29.

The largest ARTERY in our body:

a)

Pulmonary Artery

b)

Inferior Vena Cava

c)

Aorta

d)

Septum

30.

Blood carries (choose the BEST option):

a)

Nutrients

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

All of the above

31.

The correct order of deoxygenated blood entering the heart and traveling to the lungs:

a)

Aorta > right ventricle> right atrium > left atrium > left ventricle > lungs

b)

Vena cava > right atrium > right ventricle> pulmonary artery > lungs

c)

Vena Cava > left atrium > left ventricle > pulmonary vein > lungs

d)

Pulmonary vein > left atrium > left ventricle > aorta> body

32.

The correct order of oxygenated blood entering the heart and going to the body:

a)

Pulmonary vein > left atrium > left ventricle > aorta> body

b)

Pulmonary artery > right atrium > right ventricle > aorta > body

c)

Aorta > left ventricle > left atrium > body

d)

Pulmonary vein > left ventricle > right atrium > pulmonary artery > body

33.
when the heart contracts after the blood is in the left atrium, it squeezes blood into this powerful part
a)
heart
b)
left ventricle
c)
right ventricle
d)
lungs
34.

Which is NOT a function of the circulatory system?

a)

deliver O2 and nutrients to cells

b)

remove CO2 and wastes from cells

c)

break down carbohydrates into glucose

d)

transport nutrients to tissue cells

e)

transport wastes for excretion

35.
The heart has _____ chambers 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
36.

Which of the following best describes the exchange of gases between capillaries and body cells?

a)

Carbon dioxide and oxygen enter the body.

b)

Carbon dioxide and oxygen switch places.

c)

Carbon dioxide and oxygen leave the body.

d)

When gases travel around the room.

37.

The chamber of the heart that receives oxygen poor blood from the other parts of the body

a)

Right Atrium

b)

Left Ventricle

c)

Right Ventricle

d)

Left Atrium

38.
What is the purpose of the valves found in the heart?
a)
to keep blood from flowing backward
b)
to connect the chambers of the heart
c)
to keep blood pressure at the right level
d)
to filter the blood
39.

Blood coming from the left leg would enter which chamber of the heart?

a)
right ventricle
b)
left atrium
c)
left ventricle
d)
right atrium
40.

What are the two functions of the circulatory system?

a)

oxygen from lungs --> heart --> body

b)

carbon dioxide from body --> heart --> lungs

c)

oxygen from body --> heart --> lungs

d)

carbon dioxide from lungs --> heart --> body

41.

Two ways your body can lose heat

a)

Evaporation of sweat

b)

Shivering

c)

Body hairs becoming erect

d)

Vasodilation

42.

These send the nerve signal to the ventricles to contract:

a)

Purkinje fibres

b)

hypothalamus

c)

AV valve

d)

chordae tendinae

43.

What is diastole?

a)

ventricles filling

b)

ventricles pumping

c)

atria filling

d)

a measure of heart rate

44.

When the ventricles empty, this is known as:

a)

diastole

b)

systole

c)

systemic

d)

thump thump

45.

What is cardiac output? Check all that apply!

a)

how much blood is pumped by the heart each minute

b)

stroke volume (mL/beat) x heart rate (beats/min)

c)

the same as a heart attack

d)

approximately 500L/min in an average 70 kg human

46.

Which person would have stronger heart?

a)

Joe - high stroke volume, low heart rate

b)

Bob - low stroke rate, high heart rate

c)

Ms. Matthews - heartless

47.

Which process in the human body releases heat?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

c)

heart filling

d)

vasoconstriction

48.

There is another system of vessels in the body that circulates fluid important for the immune system in a way that is similar to veins. What is it called?

a)

The digestive system

b)

The respiratory system

c)

The lymphatic system

d)

The muscles

49.

In a stressful situation, which type of nervous system would be stimulated and what's the result?

a)

parasympathetic - decrease heart rate

b)

sympathetic - increase heart rate

50.

What causes the classic lub dub heart sounds?

a)

filling and emptying of the chambers in the heart

b)

blood moving through arteries

c)

blood leaving the aorta

d)

blood moving through the capillaries

51.

The part of the circulatory system that delivers blood to the body's cells is called:

a)

pulmonary

b)

cardiac

c)

systemic

d)

ventricular

52.

Which chamber of the heart has the thickest, strongest muscle for pumping oxygenated blood out to the entire body?

a)

left atrium

b)

right atrium

c)

left ventricle

d)

right ventricle

53.

How are you feeling about the circulatory system?

a)

Like an elite athlete with a high stroke volume and a heart that barely needs to pump - I'm amazing!

b)

Like a heart divided into two sides - I'm working hard and efficiently!

c)

Like a frog heart with only 3 chambers - oxygenated and deoxygenated blood mixing isn't the best but not the worst! Review time.

d)

Like a vein with a leaky valve ... could be better! Need to study!

54.

What is true about the carotid artery? Check all that apply.

a)

It takes blood from the aorta to the head

b)

It is in the neck and can be used to measure heart rate

c)

It takes blood from the head back to the heart

d)

You will need it to carry oxygenated blood to your brain during your exam!

e)

A blockage in this artery would likely not be serious

55.

Capillary networks facilitate the exchange of gases and nutrients in which structures? Check all that apply

a)

around the villi in the small intestine

b)

around the alveoli in the lungs

c)

around the nephron tubules in the kidney

d)

around the stomach lining

56.

Which chamber of the heart fills with oxygenated blood from the lungs?

a)

left atrium

b)

pulmonary veins

c)

left ventricle

d)

right atrium

e)

right ventricle

57.

Which chamber of the heart fills with deoxygenated blood from the body?

a)

left atrium

b)

pulmonary veins

c)

left ventricle

d)

right atrium

e)

right ventricle

58.

What is the largest artery in the human body?

a)

aorta

b)

coronary artery

c)

pulmonary arteries

d)

superior vena cava

59.

On the first heart beat (diastole), both aorta contract to push blood into the ventricles. On the second heart beat (systole), both ventricles contract to pump blood into the pulmonary and systemic circuits. Check all statements that are true about the pumping by the ventricles.

a)

the left ventricle pumps oxygen poor blood to the lungs

b)

the left ventricle pumps oxygen poor blood to the body

c)

the right ventricle pumps oxygen poor blood to the lungs

d)

the left ventricle pumps oxygen rich blood to the body

e)

Both ventricles cannot contract at the same time.