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Cardiovascular system

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many Litres of blood are pumped every day?

a)

5,000

b)

6,000

c)

7,000

d)

8,000

2.

What makes up the cardiovascular system?

a)

Blood vessels

b)

Blood

c)

Muscles

d)

Heart

3.

What is the main function of the CV system?

a)

Ensure sufficient supply of CO2 and nutrients and get rid of oxygen as a toxic by product

b)

Ensure sufficient supply of oxygen and CO2 to the working muscles

c)

Ensure sufficient supply of blood and CO2

d)

Ensure sufficient supply of oxygen and nutrients and get rid of CO2 as a toxic by product

4.

How does thermoregulation occur?

a)

Dilation of the heart and blood vessels

b)

Wearing a coat when its cold.

c)

Dilation of Peripheral blood vessels

d)

Constriction of blood vessels when cold

5.

Which blood vessels carry blood away from the heart?

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

c)

Capillaries

d)

Venuoles

6.

Which blood vessels carry blood back to the heart?

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

c)

Capillaries

d)

Vena Cava

7.

How are arteries and veins similar?

a)

They are 1 cell thick

b)

They both transport blood

c)

They have 3 layers of tissue

d)

They both contain valves

8.

What is the difference between arteries and veins?

a)

Arteries contain valves

b)

Vein contain valves

c)

The tunica media is thicker in the artery

d)

The tunica media is thicker in the vein

9.

What does smooth muscle contraction do to the blood vessels?

a)

Change the diameter to increase Carbon dioxide transport

b)

Slow blood down through the blood vessels

c)

Change the diameter to redistribute blood where needed

d)

Make blood move faster through the blood vessels

10.

Which blood vessels carry oxygen to the cardiac muscle of the heart?

a)

Coronary blood vessels

b)

Cardiac blood vessels

c)

Smooth blood vessels

d)

Pulmonary blood vessels

11.

Which part of the heart receives O2 poor venous blood coming back  from the body

a)

Right Ventricle

b)

Left Atrium

c)

Left Ventricle

d)

Right Atrium

12.

Which part of the heart pumps oxygnated blood to the body?

a)

Right Atrium

b)

Left Ventricle

c)

Right Ventricle

d)

Left atrium

13.

Which part of the heart receive oxygen rich arterial blood from the lungs?

a)

Right Ventricle

b)

Left Ventricle

c)

Right Atrium

d)

Left Atrium

14.

Where does the Aorta supply blood to?

a)

Neck, head, brain and arms

b)

Legs and lungs

c)

Neck, head and legs

d)

Arms and legs

15.

What is the name given to the transport of oxygen depleted blood to the lungs for oxygenating?

a)

Systemic Circulation

b)

Systematic Circulation

c)

Pulmonary Circulation

d)

Cardiac circulation

16.

Which blood vessel transports blood to the lungs from the heart?

a)

Pulmonary Artery

b)

Aorta

c)

Vena Cava

d)

Pulmonary Vein

17.

What do valves do in the heart?

a)

Stop back flow into the Atria from the ventricles

b)

Stop platelets moving through the heart

c)

Stop oxygenated blood leaving the heart

d)

Open and shut to control flow of blood