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6.2 IB Blood System #1

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

These carry blood to the heart:

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

d)

arterioles

2.

These carry blood away from the heart

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

venules

d)

capillaries

3.

These have muscular walls:

a)

capillaries

b)

veins

c)

venules

d)

arteries

4.

These have valves that prevent backflow of blood

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

arterioles

d)

capillaries

5.

Where material exchange takes place between the cells and blood vessels:

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

venules

d)

capillaries

6.

Largest artery in the human body:

a)

Pulmonary artery

b)

femoral artery

c)

aorta

d)

carotid artery

7.

Carry oxygenated blood back to the heart, only type of these to do this:

a)

pulmonary arteries

b)

pulmonary veins

c)

pulmonary capillaries

d)

aorta artery

8.

Gas, nutrient, and waste exchange occur between the __________ and the tissues of the body.

a)

veins

b)

arteries

c)

capillaries

d)

legs

9.

What is the space between the structure of a blood vessel?

a)

Artery

b)

Lumen

c)

Gap

d)

Loomen

10.

I have muscular walls, and a small lumen.

a)

Artery

b)

Vein

c)

Capillary

d)

Arteriole

11.

I have a large lumen, I have thin muscular walls.

a)

Artery

b)

Vein

c)

Capillary

d)

Arteriole

12.

The ________ is composed of circularly arranged layers of smooth muscle cells

a)

tunica interna

b)

tunica media

c)

tunica externa

d)

none of the above

13.

In arteries, the thickest layer of the wall is the

a)

tunica interna

b)

tunica externa

c)

tunica media

d)

vasa vasorum

14.

As an arterial pathway moves farther from the heart, the arteries

a)

get smaller

b)

get larger

c)

do not change in size

d)

have a party

15.

As a venous pathway moves closer to the heart, the veins

a)

get smaller

b)

get larger

c)

do not change in size

d)

watch netflix

16.

Valves in veins

a)

make the use of a skeletal muscle pump unnecessary for venous blood flow

b)

are the leading cause of high blood pressure.

c)

cause venous blood flow to go in only one direction

d)

are formed of the tunica media

17.

a)

A = tunica media

b)

A = tunica intima

c)

A = tunica externa

d)

A = lumen

18.

a)

B = tunica intima

b)

B = tunica media

c)

B = tunica externa

d)

B = lumen

19.

a)

A = artery

B = vein

b)

A = artery

B = capilary

c)

A = vein

B = capillary

d)

A = capillary

B = vein

20.

a)

C = tunica externa

b)

C = tunica interna

c)

C = tunica media

d)

C = lumen

21.

Capillaries are....

a)

up to 10 μm wide

b)

up to 18 mm wide

c)

up to 30 mm wide

d)

up to 5 nm wide

22.

Which is true about capillaries?

a)

they have pores to increase permeability

b)

they have thick muscular walls

c)

they are the biggest blood vessels in the body

d)

they carry blood at high pressure

23.

Which side of the heart pumps blood into the lungs?

a)

Right

b)

Left

c)

Both

24.

Identify...

a)

Pulmonary veins

b)

Pulmonary artery

c)

Aorta

d)

Vena cava

25.

Identify...

a)

Pulmonary veins

b)

Pulmonary artery

c)

Aorta

d)

Vena cava

26.

Identify...

a)

Pulmonary veins

b)

Pulmonary artery

c)

Aorta

d)

Vena cava

27.

Identify...

a)

Left atrium

b)

Right atrium

c)

Left ventricle

d)

Right ventricle

28.

Identify...

a)

Left atrium

b)

Right atrium

c)

Left ventricle

d)

Right ventricle

29.

Identify...

a)

Left atrium

b)

Right atrium

c)

Left ventricle

d)

Right ventricle

30.

Identify...

a)

Pulmonary veins

b)

Pulmonary artery

c)

Aorta

d)

Superior Vena Cava

31.

The heart has ___ chambers.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

32.

Identify the circled valve

a)

Right atrioventricular (tricuspid) valve

b)

Left atrioventricular (mitral or bicuspid) valve

c)

Pulmonary semilunar valve

d)

Aortic semilunar valve

33.

Identify the circled valve

a)

Right atrioventricular (tricuspid) valve

b)

Left atrioventricular (bicuspid or mitral) valve

c)

Pulmonary semilunar valve

d)

Aortic semilunar valve

34.

Identify the circled valve

a)

Right atrioventricular (tricuspid) valve

b)

Left atrioventricular (bicuspid or mitral) valve

c)

Pulmonary semilunar valve

d)

Aortic semilunar valve

35.

The heart muscle is thickest on the left side of the heart because.....

a)

the left ventricle pumps blood to the entire body

b)

the right ventricle pumps blood to the entire body

c)

the left atrium pumps blood to the entire body

d)

the right atrium pumps blood to the entire body

36.

The atrioventricular valves are large valves that...

a)

prevent backflow of blood from ventricles to atria

b)

prevent backflow of blood from to atria to ventricles

c)

prevent backflow of blood from the pulmonary artery to ventricles

d)

prevent backflow of blood from the aorta to ventricles

37.

The semilunar valves...

a)

prevent back-flow of blood from ventricles to atria

b)

prevent back-flow of blood from to atria to ventricles

c)

prevent back-flow of blood from the pulmonary artery to ventricles

d)

prevent back-flow of blood from the aorta to ventricles

38.

The coronary arteries carry....

a)

blood from the heart to the lungs

b)

blood from the lungs to the heart

c)

blood to the heart muscles

d)

blood to the body from the heart

39.

Which is the correct sequence for deoxygenated blood returning to the heart from the body?

a)

vena cava → right atrium → right av valve → right ventricle → pulmonary semilunar valve → pulmonary artery → lungs

b)

vena cava → left atrium → left av valve → left ventricle → pulmonary semilunar valve → pulmonary vein → lungs

c)

pulmonary artery → right atrium → right av valve → right ventricle → pulmonary semilunar valve → pulmonary vein → lungs

d)

pulmonary vein → left atrium → left av valve → left ventricle → aortic semilunar valve → aorta → lungs

40.

What helps to keep blood flowing onwards away from the heart in an artery?

a)

Valves

b)

Elastic fibres

c)

Contraction of skeletal muscles

d)

Having a wide lumen