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The circulatory system KS4

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Identify
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
2.

What does Deoxygenated mean?

a)

Oxygen-rich

b)

Blood flow

c)

Oxygen-poor

d)

Water Flow

3.
The circulatory system works with the __________ system to obtain energy from nutrients that we eat. 
a)
respiratory 
b)
digestive
c)
skeletal
d)
nervous
4.
The heart is divided into how many parts.
a)
2
b)
4
c)
8
d)
1
5.
The aorta is 
a)
a vein
b)
an artery
c)
a valve
d)
a capillary
6.
The smallest type of blood vessel is the:
a)
nerve
b)
vein
c)
capillary
d)
artery
7.
The circulatory system works with the ___________ system to provide our body with oxygen.
a)
respiratory
b)
digestive
c)
muscular
d)
skeletal
8.
What is pulmonary circulation?
a)
Blood travelling to and from the lungs
b)
Blood travelling to and from the body
c)
A blood clot in the lungs
d)
The vessel that brings blood to the lungs
9.
Your blood is made up of which of the following...
a)
plasma, red blood cells, blue blood cells
b)
white and red blood cells
c)
plasma and platelets
d)
plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets
10.

What makes up around 55% of the blood?

a)

Plasma

b)

Red Blood Cells

c)

White Blood Cells

d)

Platelets

11.

What carries oxygen around the body?

a)

Plasma

b)

Red Blood Cells

c)

Platelets

d)

White Blood Cells

12.

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

a)

Artery

b)

Capillary

c)

Vein

d)

Ventricle

13.

What is the function (job) of the platelets?

a)

To form clots (i.e. scabs) when you have cuts and grazes.

b)

To transport oxygen to the muscles

c)

To carry dissolved sugars.

d)

To produce antibodies

14.

What is the function (job) of the white blood cells?

a)

To transport oxygen around the body.

b)

To carry dissolved sugars.

c)

To clot and cover wounds like cuts and grazes.

d)

To release antibodies to help destroy infections.

15.

Which blood vessels take blood TO the heart?

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

16.

Which blood vessels take blood AWAY from the heart?

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

17.

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

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

18.
Identify
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
19.
This chamber of the heart RECEIVES blood returning from the body
a)
Right Atrium
b)
Right Ventricle
c)
Left Atrium
d)
Left Ventricle
20.
Which side of the heart contains oxygenated blood?
a)
the right
b)
the left
c)
the superior region
d)
the inferior region