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Circulatory System

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main organ of the circulatory system?

a)

small intestine

b)

bone

c)

lungs

d)

heart

2.

The job of the heart is to . . .

a)

pump blood around the body.

b)

send food to the small intestines.

c)

break down food.

d)

give energy to the body.

3.

How does the heart work?

a)

It pumps blood first to the lungs, back to the heart and then around the rest of the body.

b)

It pumps blood first to the rest of the body, back to the lungs and then to the heart.

c)

It pumps blood around the rest of the body, back to the heart and then to the lungs,

4.

The circulatory system works with the ___________ system to provide our body with oxygen.

a)

respiratory

b)

digestive

c)

muscular

d)

skeletal

5.
The circulatory system works with the __________ system to obtain energy from nutrients that we eat. 
a)
respiratory 
b)
digestive
c)
skeletal
d)
nervous
6.
Which is responsible for providing oxygen to cells?
a)
respiratory system
b)
circulatory system
c)
muscular system
d)
nervous system
7.

Deoxygenated blood means that the blood is low in...

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon Dioxide

8.

Which of the following is not part of the circulatory system?

a)

veins

b)

heart

c)

stomach

d)

arteries

9.

As the blood reaches the lungs, what is removed from the blood?

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

red blood cells

d)

white blood cells

10.

What do we call the movement of blood through the heart and around the body?

a)

circulation

b)

digestion

11.
The main function of the circulatory system is 
a)
To give the body structure and support
b)
Excrete waste
c)
transport blood, nutrients, and gases throughout the body
d)
to transport messages from the body to the brain
12.
True or false:  The circulatory system includes all of your bones.
a)
True
b)
False
13.

Fights disease and infection. Made by the lymphatic system.

a)

white blood cells

b)

red blood cells

c)

circulatory system

d)

blood

14.

Delivers oxygen to your body cells. Made in bone marrow.

a)

white blood cell

b)

red blood cell

c)

respiratory system

d)

lungs

15.

Small blood vessels that diffuse oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nutrients.

a)

heart

b)

arteries

c)

veins

d)

capillaries

16.
How many types of blood vessels are in our body?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
17.
The heart has ___ chambers.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
18.
Carbon dioxide is considered a _________________
a)
food
b)
waste
c)
energy
d)
fun party favor
19.
Identify
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
20.
Identify
a)
Pulmonary veins
b)
Pulmonary artery
c)
Aorta
d)
Vena cava
21.
Identify
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
22.
Identify
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
23.
Identify
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
24.
This chamber of the heart RECEIVES blood returning from the body
a)
Right Atrium
b)
Right Ventricle
c)
Left Atrium
d)
Left Ventricle
25.

This chamber of the heart RECEIVES oxygen rich blood back from the lungs

a)

Right Atrium

b)

Left Atrium

c)

Right Ventricle

d)

Left Ventricle

26.

This chamber of the heart pumps the blood from the heart to the lungs through the pulmonary artery

a)

Right Atrium

b)

Left Atrium

c)

Right Ventricle

d)

Left Ventricle

27.

This chamber of the heart pumps the blood back out to the body cells through the Aorta

a)

Right Atrium

b)

Left Atrium

c)

Right Ventricle

d)

Left Ventricle

28.

Type of circulation that refers to blood flow from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart again?

a)

Systemic circulation

b)

Renal circulation

c)

Portal circulation

d)

Pulmonary circulation

29.

The type of blood vessel where exchange of gases, nutrients, and wastes occurs?

a)

arteries

b)

capillaries

c)

veins

30.

The main vein(s) that brings blood to the right atrium?

a)

Aorta

b)

Pulmonary veins

c)

Superior and Inferior vena cava

d)

Jugular vein

31.

Name part M.

a)

Tricuspid valve

b)

Semilunar valve

c)

Bicuspid valve

d)

Mitral valve

32.

What causes the blood to be the distinct red colour?

a)

Haemoglobin

b)

Glucose

c)

Hormones

d)

Oxygen

33.

Which of the following is NOT a type of blood vessel?

a)

Artery

b)

Capillary

c)

Vein

d)

Ventricle

34.

What is the function (job) of the platelets?

a)

To form clots (i.e. scabs) when you have cuts and grazes.

b)

To transport oxygen to the muscles

c)

To carry dissolved sugars.

d)

To produce antibodies

35.

What is the function (job) of the white blood cells?

a)

To transport oxygen around the body.

b)

To carry dissolved sugars.

c)

To clot and cover wounds like cuts and grazes.

d)

To release antibodies to help destroy infections.

36.

What is the function (job) of the plasma?

a)

To release antibodies to fight infections.

b)

To transport oxygen around the body.

c)

To carry dissolved nutrients and sugars.

d)

To transport oxygen around the body.

37.

Which blood vessels take blood TO the heart?

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

38.

Which blood vessels take blood AWAY from the heart?

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

39.

Which is the smallest of the 3 blood vessels?

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

40.

Which blood vessel has valves to prevent the back-flow of blood?

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

41.

What is blood made of?

a)

oxygen and plasma

b)

red blood cells and white blood cells

c)

plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.

d)

plasma and platelets

42.

What is plasma?

a)

only white blood cells

b)

only red blood cells

c)

fluid part of blood

d)

hemoglobin

43.

What is the function (job) of the red blood cells?

a)

To transport oxygen around the body and to the muscles.

b)

To release antibodies to fight infections.

c)

To carry dissolved nutrients and sugars.

d)

To clot and form scabs if there is a wound on the body.

44.
Separates the chambers of the heart.
a)
mitral valve
b)
septum
c)
aortic valve
45.
Unoxygenated blood enters the right atrium from the bottom of the heart.
a)
inferior vena cava
b)
superior vena cava
c)
pulmonary veins
46.
Valve that blood is forced through from right ventricle into pulmonary arteries.
a)
pulmonary valve
b)
aortic valve
c)
mitral valve
47.
Name of the valve that separates left atrium from left ventricle.
a)
mitral valve
b)
tricuspid
c)
pulmonary valve