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Cardiovascular System

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a function of the cardiovascular system?

a)

Transport Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide to and from the respiratory system

b)

Transport nutrients and waste to and from the digestive system

c)

Break down food into nutrients for the body

d)

Maintain homeostasis by regulating body temperature

2.

This organ is a muscular pump that propels blood through the body:

a)

Lungs

b)

Heart

c)

Stomach

d)

Brain

3.

How many chambers does the heart have?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

3

d)

0

4.

 

The double walled sac that surrounds the heart is called the:

a)

Arteries

b)

Valves

c)

Chambers

d)

Pericardium

5.

What type of blood do the Vena Cava carry?

a)

Oxygenated

b)

Deoxygenated

6.

 

What type of blood travels through the aorta?

a)

Oxygenated

b)

Deoxygenated

7.

What does the root word "pulmo" mean?

a)

Heart

b)

Aorta

c)

Lungs

d)

Blood

8.

What part of the heart acts like doors to prevent the blood from traveling backwards?

a)

Veins

b)

Aorta

c)

Arteries

d)

Valves

9.

After leaving the heart through the pulmonary artery the blood travels to this organ to pick up oxygen

a)

Stomach

b)

Liver

c)

Lungs

d)

Atrium

10.

Arteries carry oxygenated blood _______ the heart.

a)

Away from

b)

Towards

c)

Through

d)

Into

11.

Which type of vessel has higher blood pressure?

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

c)

Capillaries

d)

Intestine

12.

Which is the smallest type of blood vessel?

a)

Arteries

b)

Capillaries

c)

Aorta

d)

Veins

13.

These blood cells protect from infections:

a)

Red Blood Cells

b)

Plasma

c)

White Blood Cells

d)

Platelets

14.

What is in blood that are cell fragments that help in the process of clotting?

a)

Platelets

b)

Plasma

c)

RBC's

d)

WBC's