WorksheetsCirculatory System and Respiratory System
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 50mins
What is the function of the Lymphatic System?
Gas exchange
Maintain blood pressure
Filters pathogens from lymph and returns it to the circulatory system
Helps with blood clotting
What blood vessels help bring blood from the heart to the body?
Arteries
Veins
Capillaries
Lymph nodes
What blood vessels are the smallest blood vessels that bring oxygen and nutrients to all the cells in the body?
Arteries
Veins
Capillaries
Lymph nodes
What blood vessels bring blood back to the heart?
Arteries
Veins
Capillaries
Lymph nodes
What is the function of Red Blood Cells?
To carry oxygen and carbon dioxide
To fight infection
To clot blood
To control blood pressure
What is plasma?
The cellular portion of the blood
The liquid portion of the blood
The protein needed for blood clotting
Part of the lymphatic system
The right side of the heart pumps blood to the
Body
Lungs
Left side of the heart
To the coronary arteries
The right side of the heart carries
Oxygen rich blood
Oxygen poor blood
The left side of the heart carries
Oxygen rich blood
Oxygen poor blood
The left side of the heart pumps blood to
The lungs
The body
Lymphatic system
The heart only
How many liters of blood does the body contain?
2-3
6-7
4-6
10-12
What is the function of the white blood cells?
To carry oxygen and carbon dioxide
To help with blood clotting
To fight infections, parasites and bacteria
To filter air
What is atherosclerosis?
High blood pressure
A lung disease
Low blood pressure
Where fatty deposits called plaque builds up on the walls of arteries
What 2 gases are exchanged in the alveoli?
Oxygen and Nitrogen
Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
Carbon Dioxide and Nitrogen
Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen
Which is NOT a function of the nose in the respiratory system?
Filters air
Moistens air
Warms air
Transfers oxygen from the air to the blood
Which of the following is the correct order in which air moves through the human respiratory system when a person inhales?
Nose, larynx, trachea, bronchi, alveoli, bronchi
Pharynx, nose, trachea, larynx bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli
Pharynx, bronchi, nose, larynx, trachea, bronchioles, alveoli
Nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli
Which of the following parts of the respiratory system contains the vocal cords?
Pharynx
Larynx
Trachea
Bronchi
What prevents food from entering the lungs?
The pharynx
A flap of tissues called the epiglottis
Cilia
The alveoli
What is the function of the respiratory system?
Gas exchange
Bring air into the lungs
To warm and filter air
To control blood pressure
What would happen if the coronary arteries were blocked?
You could have a stroke
You can have a heart attack
You won't stop bleeding
You can't breathe
During gas exchange Oxygen leaves the capillaries, enters the alveolus, then the bronchioles and is eventually breathed out.
True
False
During gas exchange, oxygen travels into the bronchioles, to the alveoli. The oxygen then diffuses into the capillaries.
True
False
Where does gas exchange occur?
Lungs
Trachea
Bronchioles
Alveoli
Which part of the respiratory system is also called the windpipe?
Larynx
Trachea
Bronchus
Pharynx
What is hemophilia?
A genetic disorder that affects blood clotting
A genetic disorder that affects blood flow
A genetic disorder that leads to sickle shaped blood cells
It is another name for blood clotting
