WorksheetsThe Heart Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The heart, blood vessels, and blood work together to supply cells with all of their needs and make up which system in the body?
muscular system
nervous system
immune system
circulatory system
The heart is divided into two halves by a thick wall of muscle called a _____________________.
atrium
septum
chamber
ventricle
True or false? The ventricles, the lower chambers of the heart are heavier and stronger than the atria.
true
false
A. The _____________ is the largest blood vessel in the body carries blood away from the heart with great force.
pulmonary artery
pulmonary vein
aorta
vena cava
B. Oxygen-rich blood from the lungs enters and fills the ___________________.
left atrium
right atrium
left ventricle
right ventricle
C. The right ventrical squeezes powerfully and sends blood into the ___________________ which lead to the lungs
pulmonary vein
aorta
capillaries
pulmonary arteries
D. The _________________________ is the lower chamber in the heart that pumps blood to the entire body.
left atrium
right atrium
left ventricle
right ventricle
E. The _________________________ is the lower chamber in the heart that pushes blood into the lungs.
left atrium
right atrium
left ventricle
right ventricle
F. Oxygen-poor blood from the body enters and fills the ___________________.
left atrium
right atrium
left ventricle
right ventricle
True or False? The bluish-looking blood vessels that carry blood TO the heart are called arteries.
true
false
The pale gold fluid called ______________ makes up a little more than half of our blood.
plasma
red blood cells
white blood cells
platelets
Which of the following is hemoglobin NOT responsible for?
giving the bright red color to blood cells
manufacturing red blood cells
carrying oxygen to the body's cells
carrying carbon dioxide and other waste to the lungs to be exhaled
The special cells found in the spongy tissue of the largest bones in our body are called ___________________.
marrow
hemoglobin
plasma
platelets
Small discs that break off of very large cells are called ____________________ and are responsible for clotting blood.
marrow
hemoglobin
plasma
platelets
Which of the following lives for only about two weeks and fights disease?
plasma
red blood cells
white blood cells
platelets
Which type of white blood cell is responsible for producing antibodies?
neutrophils
lymphocytes
monocytes
Which type of white blood cell acts something like Pac-Man, moving freely around the body, attacking microscopic invaders in the blood?
neutrophils
lymphocytes
monocytes
Which type of white blood cells are twice the size as red blood cells, the most common, and are attracted to chemicals released by bacteria?
neutrophils
lymphocytes
monocytes
The lungs are spongy filled with hundreds of millions of tiny air-filled sacs called ________________________.
capillaries
pulmonaries
arterioles
alveoli
Our bodies have double circulation, one to the lungs and one to the rest of the body; which type of circulation travels to the lungs?
pulmonary circulation
systemic circulation
