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Circulatory & Nervous System

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Part of the blood that keeps it in liquid form. It is mostly made of water.

a)

red blood cells

b)

platelets

c)

plasma

d)

white blood cells

2.

Part of the blood that are large, round cells responsible for defending the body from bacteria and other foreign materials

a)

red blood cells

b)

platelets

c)

plasma

d)

white blood cells

3.

What is the function of the blood's platelets?

a)

to absorb and transfer oxygen

b)

to destroy bacteria

c)

to keep the blood in liquid form

d)

to help clot the blood during an injury

4.

What is the function of the red blood cells?

a)

to absorb and transfer oxygen

b)

to destroy bacteria

c)

to keep the blood in liquid form

d)

to help clot the blood during an injury

5.

Which chamber of the heart is "D"?

(a)  

6.

Which chamber of the heart is "A"?

(a)  

7.

The valve between the left ventricle and the aorta

a)

Pulmonary valve

b)

Aortic valve

c)

Tricuspid valve

d)

Bicuspid valve

8.

The valve between the right ventricle and the pulmonary arteries

a)

Pulmonary valve

b)

Aortic valve

c)

Tricuspid valve

d)

Bicuspid valve

9.

Which of the following blood vessels are the smallest and has the thinnest wall.

a)

veins

b)

capillaries

c)

arteries

10.

Deoxygenated blood will flow from the heart to the lungs through the...?

a)

Inferior Vena Cava

b)

Pulmonary arteries

c)

Pulmonary veins

d)

Superior Vena Cava

11.

Deoxygenated blood from the lower parts of the body will flow through the ________ before entering the right atrium

a)

Inferior Vena Cava

b)

Superior Vena Cava

c)

Pulmonary Arteries

d)

Pulmonary Veins

12.

Which of the following blood vessels have valves to prevent blood from back flow.

a)

veins

b)

capillaries

c)

arteries

13.

Oxygenated blood will flow from the heart to the largest artery called the...?

a)

Septum

b)

Pulmonary arteries

c)

Aorta

d)

Pulmonary veins

14.

Type O blood can donate blood to all blood groups but cannot receive blood from Type A, B and AB.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

The color of deoxygenated blood is bright red

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

Which of the following are the made up of the Central Nervous System?

a)

Brain

b)

Cranial nerves

c)

Spinal Cord

d)

Spinal nerves

17.

Which of the following are the made up of the Peripheral Nervous System?

a)

Brain

b)

Cranial nerves

c)

Spinal Cord

d)

Spinal nerves

18.

Which of the brain lobe represent "C"?

a)

Frontal lobe

b)

Parietal lobe

c)

Temporal lobe

d)

Occipital lobe

19.

Which of the brain lobe represent "A"?

a)

Frontal lobe

b)

Parietal lobe

c)

Temporal lobe

d)

Occipital lobe

20.

It is the largest part of the brain.

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

brain stem

d)

spinal cord

21.

Which of the following are NOT examples of a voluntary action? (Tick more than 1)

a)

walking

b)

writing

c)

breathing

d)

throwing

e)

heart beating

22.

It coordinates body movements and maintains the body balance.

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

brain stem

d)

spinal cord

23.

Which of the following best describes the HYPOTHALAMUS?

a)

It controls and coordinates all involuntary actions such as digestion, respiration and heartbeat.

b)

It regulates internal conditions of the body such as body temperature, hunger, pain and pressure

c)

Responsible for eye and ear reflexes.

d)

It coordinates body movements and maintains the body balance.

24.

Which of the following best describes the MEDULLA OBLONGATA?

a)

It controls and coordinates all involuntary actions such as digestion, respiration and heartbeat.

b)

It regulates internal conditions of the body such as body temperature, hunger, pain and pressure

c)

Responsible for eye and ear reflexes.

d)

It coordinates body movements and maintains the body balance.

25.

What part of the neuron is represented by "B"?

(a)  

26.

What part of the neuron is represented by "A"?

(a)  

27.

What part of the neuron is represented by "D"?

(a)  

28.

What part of the neuron is represented by "C"?

(a)  

29.

What part of the neuron is represented by "E"?

(a)  

30.

Which type of neuron sends nerve impulses from the receptors to the central nervous system?

a)

sensory neurons

b)

interneurons

c)

motor neurons

31.

Which type of neuron sends nerve impulses from the central nervous system to the effectors?

a)

sensory neurons

b)

interneurons

c)

motor neurons

32.

Which of the following are examples of external stimuli? (Tick 3 answers)

a)

Heat

b)

Sound

c)

Sugar Level

d)

Oxygen level

e)

Pain

33.

Which of the following are examples of internal stimuli? (Tick 3 answers)

a)

Light

b)

Smell

c)

Sugar Level

d)

Hormones

e)

Hunger

34.

In this figure, the dogs are the...?

a)

Stimulus

b)

Receptor

c)

Effector

d)

Response

35.

In this figure, the letting go of the pan is the..?

a)

Stimuli

b)

Receptor

c)

Effector

d)

Response

36.

In this figure, which are the receptors receiving the stimuli? (Tick 2 answers)

a)

Nose receptors

b)

Ear receptors

c)

Skin receptors

d)

Eye receptors

e)

Tongue receptors

37.

How many cranial nerves do we have?

(a)  

38.

How many pairs of spinal nerves do we have?

(a)  

39.

The brain stem is made up of...?

a)

A

b)

E

c)

F

d)

G

e)

C

40.

What part of the brain represents "E"?

(a)  

41.

What part of the brain represents "G"?

(a)  

42.

What part of the brain represents "B"?

(a)  

43.

What part of the brain represents "D"?

(a)  

44.

What do we call the "information" or the "messages" being transmitted in our nervous system?

a)

nerve cell

b)

nerve impulse

c)

nerve electricity

d)

nerve imprint

45.

Which nerve fiber transmits nerve impulses towards the soma?

a)

axon

b)

dendrite

c)

node of Ranvier

d)

soma

46.

Which nerve fiber transmits nerve impulses away from the soma to another neuron?

a)

axon

b)

dendrite

c)

myelin sheath

d)

soma

47.

Which of the following are examples of involuntary action? (Tick more than 1)

a)

sneezing

b)

swimming

c)

blinking

d)

throwing

e)

breathing

48.

Which of the following is NOT true about the heart?

a)

It is about the size of a clenched fist

b)

It is located between your lungs

c)

It is a cardiac muscle

d)

It pumps blood throughout our body

e)

It is divided into three chambers

49.

Which of the following is NOT true about the brain?

a)

It weighs about 1.4 kg

b)

It is protected by the cranium

c)

It interprets the nerve impulses from the receptors

d)

It is part of the central nervous system

e)

It is divided into two cerebral semicircles

50.

What do we call oxygen-rich blood?

a)

oxygenated blood

b)

deoxygenated blood

c)

occipital blood

d)

degenerated blood