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Circulatory System

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which system allows blood to circulate throughout the body to transport oxygen and nutrients to all the cells and tissues?

a)

Nervous

b)

Respiratory

c)

Circulatory

2.

These cells, in the blood, carry oxygen and give the blood its color.

a)

white blood cells

b)

plasma

c)

platelets

d)

red blood cells

3.

The cells in the blood that help fight germs like bacteria and viruses

a)

red blood cells

b)

platelets

c)

white blood cells

4.

The circulatory system works with the __________ system to obtain energy from nutrients that we eat.

a)

respiratory

b)

digestive

c)

skeletal

d)

nervous

5.

What is the main organ of the circulatory system?

a)

small intestine

b)

bone

c)

lungs

d)

heart

6.

The circulatory system works with the ___________ system to provide our body with oxygen.

a)

respiratory

b)

digestive

c)

muscular

7.

What is the circulatory system made up of?

a)

Lungs, blood, blood vessels

b)

Liver, kidneys, and stomach

c)

Heart, Blood Vessels, and Blood

8.

Which of the following does blood help transport throughout the body?

a)

undigested food

b)

Nutrients

c)

Gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide)

d)

hormones like adrenaline

9.

Choose the 3 TRUE statements about the circulatory system

a)

The circulatory system and the respiratory system work together to deliver oxygen to all of the cells and tissues in the body.

b)

The circulatory system and the respiratory system work together to remove CO2 and other waste products from cells and tissues in the body.

c)

The circulatory system, respiratory system, and excretory system all work together to remove waste products from the body.

d)

The circulatory system is a special system that does not work with other systems of the body.

10.

The type of blood vessel that normally carries de-oxygenated blood back to the heart from body cells?

a)

arteries

b)

capillaries

c)

veins

11.

The type of blood vessel that normally carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the body cells?

a)

arteries

b)

capillaries

c)

veins

12.

The type of blood vessel where exchange of gases, nutrients, and wastes occurs?

a)

arteries

b)

capillaries

c)

veins

13.

Name part N.

a)

Right atrium

b)

left atrium

c)

right ventricle

d)

left ventricle

14.

Name part I.

a)

pericardium

b)

mediastinum

c)

septum

d)

unknownum

15.

Name part A.

a)

Pulmonary artery

b)

Pulmonary vein

c)

Superior vena cava

d)

Aorta

16.
______________ are the smallest blood vessels.
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
17.
The heart has ___ chambers.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
18.
Identify
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
19.
Identify
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
20.
Identify
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
21.

This chamber of the heart RECEIVES oxygen rich blood back from the lungs

a)

Right Atrium

b)

Left Atrium

c)

Right Ventricle

d)

Left Ventricle

22.

This chamber of the heart pumps the blood from the heart to the lungs through the pulmonary artery

a)

Right Atrium

b)

Left Atrium

c)

Right Ventricle

d)

Left Ventricle

23.

This chamber of the heart pumps the blood back out to the body cells through the Aorta

a)

Right Atrium

b)

Left Atrium

c)

Right Ventricle

d)

Left Ventricle

24.

What makes up around 55% of the blood?

a)

Plasma

b)

Red Blood Cells

c)

White Blood Cells

d)

Platelets

25.

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

a)

Artery

b)

Capillary

c)

Vein

d)

Ventricle

26.

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

27.

What is the function (job) of the plasma?

a)

To release antibodies to fight infections.

b)

To transport oxygen around the body.

c)

To carry dissolved nutrients and sugars.

d)

To transport oxygen around the body.

28.

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

a)

To transport oxygen around the body and to the muscles.

b)

To release antibodies to fight infections.

c)

To carry dissolved nutrients and sugars.

d)

To clot and form scabs if there is a wound on the body.

29.

Which blood vessels take blood TO the heart?

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

30.

Which blood vessels take blood AWAY from the heart?

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

31.

What is blood made of?

a)

oxygen and plasma

b)

red blood cells and white blood cells

c)

plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.

d)

plasma and platelets

32.

What is plasma?

a)

only white blood cells

b)

only red blood cells

c)

fluid part of blood

d)

hemoglobin

33.

Which is not a job of the respiratory system?

a)

taking in oxygen

b)

taking in carbon dioxide

c)

moisten air

d)

absorbing glucose from food

34.

What is oxygen needed for?

a)

make ATP energy

b)

to make glucose

c)

to take in sunlight

d)

none of the above

35.

Which one accurately describes the difference between respiration and cell respiration?

a)

respiration produces glucose while cell respiration does not

b)

cell respiration is a process in cells where energy is made, while respiration is breathing

c)

respiration occurs in cells while cell respiration produces glucose

d)

none of the above

36.

What does the respiratory system release?

a)

oxygen

b)

glucose

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

ATP

37.

What does the digestive system do?

a)

brings in oxygen

b)

gets rid of carbon dioxide

c)

absorbs glucose from food

d)

none of the above

38.

Which is not a job of the nose?

a)

warm air

b)

moisten air

c)

traps particles like dust and bacteria

d)

bring in carbon dioxide

39.

Tiny hairs that move particles in the nose are called

a)

mucus

b)

vocal cords

c)

cilia

d)

flagella

40.

After the nose, air passes into the

a)

larynx

b)

pharynx

c)

bronchi

d)

bronchioles

41.

Where does air go after the pharynx during inhalation?

a)

nose

b)

trachea

c)

bronchi

d)

alveoli

42.

Which system shares the pharynx with the respiratory system?

a)

circulatory

b)

digestive

c)

excretory

d)

skeletal

43.

The "windpipe" is known as the

a)

alveoli

b)

esophagus

c)

trachea

d)

bronchi

44.

When you exhale, air goes out of the trachea to the

a)

bronchi

b)

alveoli

c)

pharynx

d)

esophagus

45.

A small flap of tissue that covers the trachea is called the

a)

bronchi

b)

larynx

c)

pharynx

d)

epiglottis

46.

Where would you find cilia?

a)

nose and alveoli

b)

bronchioles and mouth

c)

trachea and nose

d)

all of the above

47.

Where is carbon dioxide and oxygen exchanged at capillaries?

a)

trachea

b)

larynx

c)

alveoli

d)

bronchi

48.

When you exhale, the diaphragm

a)

moves upwards

b)

moves downwards

c)

flattens

d)

none of the above

49.

Which is known as the voice box?

a)

pharynx

b)

larynx

c)

trachea

d)

bronchi

50.

What is labeled F?

a)

bronchioles

b)

trachea

c)

bronchi

d)

diaphragm

51.

What is labeled at E?

a)

bronchi

b)

trachea

c)

pharynx

d)

none of the above

52.

Another name for the throat is called the:

a)

Nasopharynx

b)

Pharynx

c)

Larynx

53.
What part of blood is responsible for fighting infections?
a)
Red Blood Cells
b)
White Blood Cells
c)
Platelets
d)
Plasma
54.
What part of blood is responsible for carrying oxygen and carbon dioxide to or from body cells?
a)
Red Blood Cells
b)
White Blood Cells
c)
Platelets
d)
Plasma
55.
What part of blood is responsible for carrying wastes, nutrients, and minerals?
a)
Red Blood Cells
b)
White Blood Cells
c)
Platelets
d)
Plasma
56.
What part of blood is responsible for carrying wastes, nutrients, and minerals?
a)
Red Blood Cells
b)
White Blood Cells
c)
Platelets
d)
Plasma
57.
liquid portion of the blood
a)
leukocytes
b)
erthryocytes
c)
plasma
d)
thrombin
58.
What makes the contents of blood, excluding plasma?
a)
red blood cells
b)
white blood cells
c)
bone marrow
d)
spontaneous creation
59.
What does blood consist of?
a)
plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets
b)
hormones, oxygen, nutrients, water
c)
red blood cells
d)
carbon dioxide and minerals
60.
What does blood transport?
a)
Nutrients
b)
Oxygen 
c)
Carbon Dioxide
d)
All of the above