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Cardiovascular System

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Blood cell that protect the body against infection

a)

Platelets

b)

Plasma

c)

Hemoglobin

d)

White Blood Cells

e)

Blood

2.

The fluid in which other parts of the blood are suspended

a)

Platelets

b)

Blood

c)

Plasma

d)

Hemoglobin

e)

White Blood Cells

3.

Types of cells in the blood that causes blood clots to form

a)

Platelets

b)

Blood

c)

Plasma

d)

Hemoglobin

e)

White blood cells

4.

The fluid that delivers oxygen, hormones, and nutrients to the cells and carries away wastes

a)

Platelets

b)

Blood

c)

Plasma

d)

Hemoglobin

e)

White Blood Cells

5.

The oxygen-carrying protein in blood

a)

Platelets

b)

Blood

c)

Plasma

d)

Hemoglobin

e)

White Blood Cells

6.

The top two chambers of the heart

a)

Pulmonary Cirvulation

b)

Valves

c)

Atria

d)

Ventricles

e)

Septum

7.

These are between the atria and ventricles that allow blood to flow through the chambers

a)

Pulmonary Circulation

b)

Valves

c)

Atria

d)

Ventricles

e)

Septum

8.

The lower two chambers of the heart

a)

Pulmonary Circulation

b)

Valves

c)

Atria

d)

Ventricles

e)

Septum

9.

Blood vessels that return blood to the heart

a)

Arterioles

b)

Arteries

c)

Venules

d)

Veins

e)

Capillaries

10.

Blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart

a)

Arterioles

b)

Arteries

c)

Veins

d)

Venules

e)

Capillaries

11.

Can donate red blood cells to only B & AB

a)

Type O

b)

Type AB

c)

Type B

d)

Type A

12.

A universal donor

a)

Type O

b)

Type AB

c)

Type B

d)

Type A

13.

Can donate red blood cells to only A & AB

a)

Type O

b)

Type AB

c)

Type B

d)

Type A

14.

What is the main organ of the circulatory system?

a)

small intestine

b)

bone

c)

lungs

d)

heart

15.

Veins carry oxygen poor blood back to the heart.

a)

False

b)

True

16.

The heart is about the size and shape of your . . .

a)

head

b)

fist

c)

hand

d)

foot

17.
______________ are the smallest blood vessels.
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
18.
The circulatory system works with the ___________ system to provide our body with oxygen.
a)
respiratory
b)
digestive
c)
muscular
d)
skeletal
19.
The circulatory system works with the __________ system to obtain energy from nutrients that we eat. 
a)
respiratory 
b)
digestive
c)
skeletal
d)
nervous
20.
Which is NOT a function of the circulatory system?
a)
deliver O2 and nutrients to cells
b)
remove CO2 and wastes from cells
c)
break down carbohydrates into glucose
d)
transport other materials through body
21.
What does Deoxygenated mean?
a)
Oxygen-rich
b)
Blood flow
c)
Oxygen-poor
d)
Water Flow
22.

Our heart is.....

a)

a tissue

b)

a body system

c)

a group of cells

d)

an organ

23.

___ takes place when blood travels from the heart, through the lungs, and back to the heart.

a)

pulmonary circulation

b)

systemic circulation

24.
Which of the following is a synonym for the circulatory system?
a)
respiratory system
b)
digestive system
c)
nervous system
d)
cardiovascular system
25.
These cells, in the blood, carry oxygen and give the blood its color.
a)
white blood cells
b)
plasma
c)
platelets
d)
red blood cells
26.
How many chambers does the heart have ? 
a)
4
b)
6
c)
3
d)
1
27.

Which of these does not keep your heart healthy?

a)

Following a nutritious diet

b)

Daily physical activity

c)

Eating processed foods

d)

Having regular health check ups

28.

Which of these two is a function of the cardiovascular system?

a)

Provides cells with nutrients

b)

Helps to keep carbon dioxide in your blood

c)

Protects the body against disease and infection

d)

Does not help with blood clots

29.

Cardiovascular disease causes what to build up in arteries?

a)

Plaque (fat deposits)

b)

Blood

c)

Tissue

30.

Does cardiovascular disease increase blood clots?

a)

Yes

b)

No

31.

What should you include in your daily diet to keep your heart healthy? Pick two answers.

a)

Meat

b)

Processed foods

c)

Omega- 3 rich foods

d)

Carbohydrates

e)

Fruit and vegetables

32.

What prevents blood from flowing back into the atria when the ventricles contract?

a)

semilunar valves

b)

sinoatrial node

c)

atrioventricular node

d)

tricuspid and bicuspid valves

33.

When blood leaves this chamber of the heart, it heads out to the body (not the lungs)

a)

left atrium

b)

right atrium

c)

left ventricle

d)

right ventricle

34.

One of the body's largest blood vessels that transports blood from the body region below the diaphragm to the heart

a)

superior vena cava

b)

inferior vena cava

c)

pulmonary trunk

d)

pulmonary veins

35.

When this chamber contracts, it pushes blood through the tricuspid valve

a)

right atria

b)

right ventricle

c)

left atria

d)

left ventricle

36.

This initiates the action potential that causes the heart to beat

a)

Inferior vena cava

b)

Atrioventricular node (AV node)

c)

Superior vena cava

d)

Sinoatrial node (SA node)

37.

When blood leaves this chamber of the heart, it heads to the lungs

a)

right atrium

b)

right ventricle

c)

left atrium

d)

left ventricle

38.

This chamber of the heart receives oxygenated blood from the lungs

a)

right atrium

b)

right ventricle

c)

left atrium

d)

left ventricle

39.

Which best explains why capillary walls are so thin?

a)

because they do not need to pump blood

b)

because they are found only in the smallest organs and tissues

c)

because they maximize diffusion of nutrients

d)

because blood only travels through them slowly

40.

Blood traveling through the pulmonary circuit goes through the right side of the heart and out to the _______

a)

left side of the heart

b)

body

c)

lungs

d)

tricuspid valve

41.

Blood traveling through the systemic circuit goes through the _____ side of the heart and out to the body

a)

right

b)

left

42.

The bicuspid or mitral valve is located

a)

in the opening of the aorta.

b)

in the opening of the pulmonary trunk.

c)

where the venae cavae join the right atrium

d)

between the left atrium and the left ventricle

43.
Name this part.
a)
Right atrium
b)
Left ventricle
c)
Right ventricle
d)
Left atrium
44.
Name this part.
a)
Left ventricle
b)
Pulmonary artery
c)
Right atrium
d)
Pulmonary veins
45.
Name this part.
a)
Right ventricle
b)
Pulmonary artery
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right atrium
46.
What are the colored structures?
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Valves
d)
Chambers
47.
The arrow indicates the
a)
Right atrium
b)
Left ventricle
c)
Right ventricle
d)
Left atrium
48.
The arrow indicates the 
a)
Left ventricle
b)
Pulmonary artery
c)
Right atrium
d)
Pulmonary veins
49.
The arrow indicates the 
a)
Pulmonary vein
b)
Right atrium
c)
Aorta
d)
Pulmonary artery
50.
The arrow indicates the
a)
Left ventricle
b)
Vena cava
c)
Right atrium
d)
Right ventricle

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