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The Heart Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The heart, blood vessels, and blood work together to supply cells with all of their needs and make up which system in the body?

a)

muscular system

b)

nervous system

c)

immune system

d)

circulatory system

2.

The heart is divided into two halves by a thick wall of muscle called a _____________________.

a)

atrium

b)

septum

c)

chamber

d)

ventricle

3.

True or false? The ventricles, the lower chambers of the heart are heavier and stronger than the atria.

a)

true

b)

false

4.

A. The _____________ is the largest blood vessel in the body carries blood away from the heart with great force.

a)

pulmonary artery

b)

pulmonary vein

c)

aorta

d)

vena cava

5.

B. Oxygen-rich blood from the lungs enters and fills the ___________________.

a)

left atrium

b)

right atrium

c)

left ventricle

d)

right ventricle

6.

C. The right ventrical squeezes powerfully and sends blood into the ___________________ which lead to the lungs

a)

pulmonary vein

b)

aorta

c)

capillaries

d)

pulmonary arteries

7.

D. The _________________________ is the lower chamber in the heart that pumps blood to the entire body.

a)

left atrium

b)

right atrium

c)

left ventricle

d)

right ventricle

8.

E. The _________________________ is the lower chamber in the heart that pushes blood into the lungs.

a)

left atrium

b)

right atrium

c)

left ventricle

d)

right ventricle

9.

F. Oxygen-poor blood from the body enters and fills the ___________________.

a)

left atrium

b)

right atrium

c)

left ventricle

d)

right ventricle

10.

True or False? The bluish-looking blood vessels that carry blood TO the heart are called arteries.

a)

true

b)

false

11.

The pale gold fluid called ______________ makes up a little more than half of our blood.

a)

plasma

b)

red blood cells

c)

white blood cells

d)

platelets

12.

Which of the following is hemoglobin NOT responsible for?

a)

giving the bright red color to blood cells

b)

manufacturing red blood cells

c)

carrying oxygen to the body's cells

d)

carrying carbon dioxide and other waste to the lungs to be exhaled

13.

The special cells found in the spongy tissue of the largest bones in our body are called ___________________.

a)

marrow

b)

hemoglobin

c)

plasma

d)

platelets

14.

Small discs that break off of very large cells are called ____________________ and are responsible for clotting blood.

a)

marrow

b)

hemoglobin

c)

plasma

d)

platelets

15.

Which of the following lives for only about two weeks and fights disease?

a)

plasma

b)

red blood cells

c)

white blood cells

d)

platelets

16.

Which type of white blood cell is responsible for producing antibodies?

a)

neutrophils

b)

lymphocytes

c)

monocytes

17.

Which type of white blood cell acts something like Pac-Man, moving freely around the body, attacking microscopic invaders in the blood?

a)

neutrophils

b)

lymphocytes

c)

monocytes

18.

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?

a)

neutrophils

b)

lymphocytes

c)

monocytes

19.

The lungs are spongy filled with hundreds of millions of tiny air-filled sacs called ________________________.

a)

capillaries

b)

pulmonaries

c)

arterioles

d)

alveoli

20.

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?

a)

pulmonary circulation

b)

systemic circulation