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The Importance of the Circulatory System/Blood Vessels

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False: Unicellular organisms have an open circulatory system.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

True or False: Some multicellular organisms have no circulatory system.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Hemolymph is associated with which type of circulatory system?

a)

open

b)

closed

4.

True or False: Organisms with an open circulatory system do not have a heart-like structure.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What is the purpose of the ostium in an open circulatory system?

a)

to pump out hemolymph

b)

to draw hemolymph back into the heart

6.

Type of circulatory system where organs are bathed in the circulatory fluid:

a)

open

b)

closed

7.

Type of circulatory system in an earthworm:

a)

open

b)

closed

8.

Type of circulatory system in crustaceans:

a)

open

b)

closed

9.

True or False: In a closed circulatory system, blood moves from the heart to increasingly larger blood vessels.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

Which could be the proper sequence of blood movement in a closed circulatory system? Select all that apply.

a)

Body, Heart, Lungs, Body

b)

Heart, Body, Heart Lungs

c)

Lungs, Body, Heart, Lungs

d)

Lungs, Heart, Body, Heart

11.

True or False: Arteries always carry oxygenated blood and veins always carry deoxygenated blood.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Veins carry blood _____________ the heart, while arteries carry blood _____________ the heart.

a)

away from, towards

b)

towards, away from

13.

Which are buried deep within the body?

a)

veins

b)

arteries

14.

Which type of blood vessel contains valves?

a)

vein

b)

artery

c)

capillary

15.

Which statement about capillaries is FALSE?

a)

They are numerous.

b)

They decrease surface area.

c)

They allow for blood cells to move in a single file.

d)

They are the blood vessel where gases and nutrients are exchanged.

16.

Blood flow between the heart and the body is called (a)   circulation.

17.

Blood flow between the lungs and the heart is called (a)   circulation.

18.

Blood flow through the heart is called (a)   circulation.

19.

Which is more dangerous - an arterial bleed or a veinous bleed?

a)

arterial

b)

veinous

20.

The human body, on average, has (a)   litres of blood flowing through its vessels.

21.

Which of yesterday's topics did you find most interesting?

a)

Open & Closed Circulatory Systems

b)

Components of Blood

c)

Blood Group Compatibility

d)

Blood Vessels