WorksheetsCardiovascular system
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
How many chambers does the heart have?
4
3
2
1
What is responsible for clotting the blood when a person gets cut?
Capillaries
Platelets
Plasma
Vena cava
What is the upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the body?
Aorta
Right atrium
Right ventricle
Left atrium
What is the main function of valves in the circulatory system?
To pump blood throughout the body
To prevent blood from moving in the wrong direction
To prevent platelets from clotting the blood
To keep the body stable
In the cardiac cycle: Body => Vena Cava => RA => RV => _____________
Pulmonary artery
Pulmonary vein
Aorta
"The redistribution of blood from areas/muscles with low demand to areas of higher demand" defines what?
Heart Rate
Cardiac output
Vascular shunt
Stroke volume
Which chamber of the heart receives oxygenated blood from the lungs via the pulmonary vein?
Left Atrium
Right Atrium
Left Ventricle
Right Ventricle
Which blood vessels carry blood towards the heart?
Arteries
Veins
Capillaries
Alveoli
Which blood vessels have thick, muscular and elastic walls to withstand the high pressure?
Veins
Arteries
Capillaries
Alveoli
The four blood vessels which are used during the cardiac cycle have the initials...?
LA, LV, RA, RV
PA, PV, RA, RV
LV, LA, A, VC
PA, PV, A, VC
PA, LA, RA, LV
Which major artery exits the left ventricle and provides oxygenated blood to the body?
Pulmonary artery
Vena cava
Aorta
Which muscular structure separates the heart into left and right?
Septum
Atria
Ventricles
Cardiovascular system consists of the heart, blood and....
Blood vessels
Muscles
Lungs
The heart is made up _________ muscle.
Skeletal
Smooth
Cardiac
Skin
The Pulmonary vein...
carries oxygenated blood to left atrium
carries deoxygenated blood to left ventricle
carries oxygenated blood to left ventricle
carries deoxygenated blood to left atrium
Vasodilation is...
The narrowing of blood vessels
The widening of blood vessels
