WorksheetsThe Cardiorespiratory System
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What are the main components of the cardiovascular system?
Blood vessels, blood, haemoglobin
Veins, arteries, capillaries
Heart, blood, blood vessels
Heart, blood vessels, lungs
Which is NOT a function of the cardiovascular system?
Produce energy
Transport oxygen
Remove waste products
Which of the following delivers oxygen to cells?
RBCs
WBCs
Platelets
Plasma
Which of the following are the blood vessels that have a wall that is 1 cell thick?
Veins
Arteries
Capillaries
What is the role of the respiratory system?
Remove oxygen
Add carbon dioxide
Remove oxygen and add carbon dioxide
Remove carbon dioxide and add oxygen
At the alveoli the O2 and CO2 are swapped through gaseous exchange into and out of the....
Capillary
Vein
Vessel
Artery
The route of oxygen molecule is...
Trachea-bronchus-bronchioles-capillaries
Bronchus-trachea-alveoli-bronchioles
Trachea-alveoli-bronchioles-bronchus-trachea-bronchus-broncioles-alveoli
Trachea-bronchus-bronchioles-alveoli
The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place
Bronchi
Capillaries
Bronchioles
Alveoli
Drawing in breath is known as
Inspiration
Expiration
The division of the trachea forms...
Nose
Main bronchi
Lungs
Bronchioles
A capillary is a form of...
Blood vessel
Gas exchange
Alveoli
Artery
Diffusion is...
Movement of gas from an area of high to high concentration
Movement of gas from an area of high to low concentration
Movement of gas from an area of low to high concentration
Movement of gas from an area of low to low concentration
Air arriving in the alveoli has a...
Higher concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) and a lower concentration of oxygen (O2)
Higher concentration of oxygen (O2) and a lower concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2)
Has the same concentration of oxygen (O2) and carbon dioxide (CO2)
Blood arriving in the capillary from the body has a...
Higher concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) and a lower concentration of oxygen (O2)
Higher concentration of oxygen (O2) and a lower concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2)
Has the same concentration of oxygen (O2) and carbon dioxide (CO2)
An organ which serves as the common passageway for food and air; also known as the throat.
Larynx
Bronchioles
Pharynx
Alveoli
This is known as the windpipe. It is made up of muscles and elastic fibres.
Trachea
Larynx
Alveoli
Bronchi
Which of the following are the blood vessels that have the thickest walls?
Veins
Arteries
Capillaries
What is the name of the circulation between the heart and lungs?
Systemic
Diffusion
Coronary
Pulmonary
What is the name of the circulation between the heart and the body?
Systemic
Diffusion
Coronary
Pulmonary
How many chambers does the heart have?
3
4
5
6
What is the function of a valve?
Helps blood to clot
Keeps blood flowing in all directions
Keeps blood flowing in one direction
Stops blood from flowing
What is the name of the muscular wall that separates the heart into right and left sides?
Valves
Atria
Ventricles
Septum
Deoxygenated blood arrives to the heart from the the body via the _____.
Aorta
Pulmonary artery
Pulmonary vein
Vena cava
The bottom chambers of the heart are called
Ventricles
Atria
Inferior vena cava
Valves
Which part of the heart pumps deoxygenated blood?
Left
Right
Top
Bottom
