WorksheetsBlood Vessels and Blood Cells
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of the following is NOT a type of blood vessel?
Artery
Capillary
Vein
Ventricle
What is the function (job) of the platelets?
To form clots (i.e. scabs) when you have cuts and grazes.
To transport oxygen to the muscles
To carry dissolved sugars.
To produce antibodies
What is the function (job) of the white blood cells?
To transport oxygen around the body.
To carry dissolved sugars.
To clot and cover wounds like cuts and grazes.
To release antibodies to help destroy infections.
Which blood vessels take blood TO the heart?
Veins
Arteries
Capillaries
Aorta
Which blood vessels take blood AWAY from the heart?
Veins
Arteries
Capillaries
vena cava
Which is the smallest of the 3 blood vessels?
Veins
Arteries
Capillaries
aorta
What type of blood do the arteries usually carry?
Oxygenated Blood
Deoxygenated Blood
Which blood vessel has valves to prevent the back-flow of blood?
Veins
Arteries
Capillaries
aorta
What is blood made of?
oxygen and plasma
red blood cells and white blood cells
plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
plasma and platelets
What carries oxygen around the body?
Plasma
Red Blood Cells
Platelets
White Blood Cells
What causes the blood to be the distinct red colour?
Haemoglobin
Glucose
Hormones
Oxygen
I have muscular walls, and a small central tube. Pump blood away from the heart
I have a large lumen (central tube), I have thin muscular walls, I pump blood towards the heart
How many blood vessel types do humans have?
4
5
3
2
The thickest and strongest blood vessel is the
vein
artery
capillary
both veins and capillaries
The blood vessel that has valves at intervals...
capillary
artery
vein
none of the above
Valves in veins
support them
protect them
prevent the backward movement inside them
provide them elesticity
which of the blood vessels do you think have greatest blood pressure
veins
capillaries
atria
arteries
These are one cell thick
arteries
capillaries
veins
What is the function of capillaries?
Transports deoxygenated blood
Transport oxygenated blood
Site for exchange of materials
What is the function of plasma?
Blood clotting
Transport dissolved materials
Produce antibodies
Engulf and ingest agglutinated foreign particles
Which blood vessel transports oxygenated blood to the rest of the body?
Pulmonary artery
Aorta
Hepatic artery
Renal artery
How many parts is the blood made up from?
3
1
5
4
The thickest and strongest blood vessel is the
vein
artery
capillary
both veins and capillaries
Which of the following is/are true of a capillary?
One, some or all answers could be correct?
It connects an artery and a vein
It exchanges substances between the blood and organs
It contains valves
It has very thin walls for fast diffusion of substances across it
