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The Circulatory System: Heart, Blood Vessels, and Terms Review!

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 6hrs 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Name this part.
a)
Right atrium
b)
Left ventricle
c)
Right ventricle
d)
Left atrium
2.
Name this part.
a)
Left ventricle
b)
Pulmonary artery
c)
Right atrium
d)
Pulmonary veins
3.

Which side of the heart pumps oxygen-rich blood to the rest of the body?

a)

Right

b)

Left

c)

Top

d)

Bottom

4.

Which side of the heart pumps blood into the lungs?

a)

Right

b)

Left

c)

Top

d)

Bottom

5.
Name the part.
a)
Pulmonary vein
b)
Right atrium
c)
Aorta
d)
Pulmonary artery
6.

This structure separates the ventricles from each other.

a)

Inter-ventricular Septum

b)

Purkinje Fibers

c)

Aortic Valve

d)

SA Node

7.
Where does the blood go after it goes into the pulmonary arteries?
a)

lungs

b)

heart

c)

head

d)

hands

8.

Deoxygenated blood enters the right atrium from the top of the heart through this vessel:

a)

inferior vena cava

b)

superior vena cava

c)

aorta

9.

The valve that blood s moves through on the way to the arteries that carry blood to the lungs:

a)
pulmonary valve
b)
aortic valve
c)
mitral valve
10.

Name of the valve in between the left atrium from left ventricle.

a)

Mitral valve

b)

Tricuspid

c)

Pulmonary valve

d)

Aortic Valve

11.
Pulmonary vein
a)
carries oxygenated blood to left atrium
b)
carries deoxygenated blood to left ventricle
c)
carries oxygenated blood to left ventricle
d)
carries deoxygenated blood to left atrium
12.

Which of the following is NOT a type of blood vessel?

a)

Artery

b)

Capillary

c)

Vein

d)

Ventricle

13.

Which blood vessels take blood AWAY from the heart?

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

14.

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

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

15.
name of the valve that separates right atrium from right ventricle.
a)
tricuspid
b)
aortic
c)
mitral
16.

In which blood vessels does nutrient and gas delivery take place?

a)

Veins

b)

Venules

c)

Arterioles

d)

Capillaries

17.

The heart lies along the _____________ line of your chest and the lungs are _______________ to it.

a)

Lateral: Medial

b)

Medial: Inferior

c)

Inferior: Superior

d)

Medial: Lateral

18.

What is a normal heart rate in adults?

a)

100 bpm

b)

< 50 bpm

c)

70 bpm

d)

4-6 bpm

19.

Wich of the following are functions of the blood? (click all that apply)

a)

Provide oxygen and removes carbon dioxide for cells

b)

Transport nutrients

c)

Protect body fro pathogens

d)

Prevent bleeding by clotting

20.

Which blood vessels provide blood to the heart?

a)

Coronary Arteries

b)

Aorta

c)

Pulmonary Arteries

d)

Pulmonary Veins

21.

Who used a technique called X-ray crystallography to discover the helical shape of DNA in 1952?

a)

James Watson

b)

Francis Crick

c)

Rosalind Franklin

d)

Marie Curie

22.

Who was the founder of the American Red Cross in 1881, dedicated to helping people in need on the battlefield and in areas of natural disaster?

a)

Florence Nightingale

b)

Clara Barton

c)

Florence Pugh

d)

Donald Trump

23.

In what year did Rebecca Lee Crumpler, the first black woman to earn a medical degree in the United States, earn her title as a doctor?

a)

1664

b)

1776

c)

1993

d)

1864

24.

Who was technically the world's first "computer programmer", writing code for what was known as the "Analytical Engine"?

a)

Bill Gates

b)

Margot Robbie

c)

Ada Lovelace

d)

Steve Jobs

25.
Name this part.
a)
Right ventricle
b)
Aorta
c)
Right atrium
d)
Atrium
26.
Name this part.
a)
Right ventricle
b)
Pulmonary artery
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right atrium
27.
Name the part.
a)
Left ventricle
b)
Vena cava
c)
Right atrium
d)
Right ventricle
28.
A flap of tissue that prevents blood from flowing backward
a)
Aorta
b)
Atrium
c)
Septum
d)
Valve
29.

Deoxygenated blood enters the right atrium from the top of the heart through this vessel:

a)

inferior vena cava

b)

superior vena cava

c)

aorta

30.

The inferior chambers of the heart are called the ...

a)

artery

b)

ventricles

c)

atrium

d)

vesticle

31.
What does Deoxygenated mean?
a)
Oxygen-rich
b)
Blood flow
c)
Oxygen-poor
d)
Water Flow
32.

Blood enters the right atrium through which vessels

a)

Superior and Inferior Vena Cava

b)

Pulmonary Artery

c)

Pulmonary Vein

d)

Tricuspid Valve

33.
The right side of the heart carries oxygenated blood
a)
True
b)
False
34.
Pulmonary Artery
a)
carries oxygenated blood to atrium
b)
carries deoxygenated blood to lungs
c)
carries oxygenated blood to lungs
d)
none of the above
35.

What is the function of your heart (what is it there to do)?

a)

Take in the air you breathe

b)

Help fight infection

c)

Act as a pump to circulate blood

d)

Digest food you eat into smaller molecules

36.
Which blood type is the UNIVERSAL DONOR?
a)

O

b)

B

c)

AB

d)

A

37.
What blood type has no antigens?
a)

O

b)

A

c)

B

d)

AB

38.

If blood has Antigen B and the A Antibody, what is its blood type? 

a)

A

b)

B

c)

AB

d)

O

39.
What is transported in the blood cells and plasma?
a)
Nutrients
b)
Oxygen 
c)
Carbon Dioxide
d)
All of the above
40.
How much blood does the average person have?
a)
4-6 gallons
b)
46 liters 
c)
4-6 liters 
d)
All of the blood!
41.
How many red blood cells do we have in each mL of our blood? (assuming our hematocrit is normal)
a)
1.5-2 trillion
b)
4.5-6 million
c)
300,000
d)
4
42.

What type(s) of antibodies are found in a person with type A blood?

a)

B only

b)

A only

c)

A and B

d)

None

43.

What is the role of white blood cells in your blood?

a)

Carry oxygen

b)

Provide immunity

c)

Clot blood

d)

Maintain blood pressure

44.

If your blood, for some reason, was not able to carry oxygen effectively, which type of cell would you expect to be either missing or damaged?

a)

Red Blood Cells

b)

White Blood Cells

c)

Platelets

d)

Stem cells

45.

Which blood component is responsible for the clotting of your blood to prevent bleeding?

a)

Platelets

b)

Plasma

c)

White Blood Cells

d)

Red Blood Cells

46.

These are one cell thick

a)

arteries

b)

capillaries

c)

veins

47.

Which blood vessels take blood AWAY from the heart?

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

48.

What is plasma?

a)

only white blood cells

b)

only red blood cells

c)

fluid part of blood

d)

hemoglobin