WorksheetsBiological Systems Revision Session 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which of these statements apply to a vein? Select all that apply.
Thin muscular walls
Valves to prevent backflow
Large lumen
One cell thick
What is labelled B on the diagram?
(a)
Name a valve of the heart.
(a)
Which chamber passes blood from the heart to the aorta?
Right ventricle
Left ventricle
Left atrium
Right atrium
Neutrophils are a type of which blood cells?
(a)
What is the role of arteries?
To carry blood passed the heart
To carry blood around the heart
To carry blood away from the heart
To carry blood into the heart
What do the alveoli do?
Exchange gases in and out of the bloodstream and lungs.
Warms and moistens air on entry to the body.
Pass air into the lungs.
Produces sound.
What does the larynx do?
Moistens and warms air.
Contracts and expands to allow the lungs to inflate and deflate.
Produces sound.
Passes food to the stomach.
Describe the structure of the trachea.
A long tube, one cell thick, helping digestion.
A short structure which contains ciliated cells.
A strong muscular tube which passes the bolus of food.
An air pipe containing C shaped cartilage.
Which structure contracts, pulls down, and causes the chest cavity to increase in volume causing an in-breath.
(a)
