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WorksheetsBlood and Circulation
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
What makes up around 55% of the blood?
Plasma
Red Blood Cells
White Blood Cells
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
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.
What is the function (job) of the plasma?
To release antibodies to fight infections.
To transport oxygen around the body.
To carry dissolved nutrients and sugars.
To transport oxygen around the body.
What is the function (job) of the red blood cells?
To transport oxygen around the body and to the muscles.
To release antibodies to fight infections.
To carry dissolved nutrients and sugars.
To clot and form scabs if there is a wound on the body.
Which blood vessels take blood TO the heart?
Veins
Arteries
Capillaries
Which blood vessels take blood AWAY from the heart?
Veins
Arteries
Capillaries
Which is the smallest of the 3 blood vessels?
Veins
Arteries
Capillaries
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
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 is plasma?
only white blood cells
only red blood cells
fluid part of blood
hemoglobin
Which cell engulfs and digests bacteria/pathogens?
lymphocytes
phagocytes
platelets
Which cell releases antibodies to the blood?
phagocytes
lymphocytes
platelets
Which one of the following is NOT part of the circulatory system?
Stomach
Heart
Arteries
Capillaries
Which of the following does NOT describe the veins?
Thin walls
Thick walls
Large lumen
Presence of valves
Largest artery in the body taking oxygenated blood to the body from the lower left chamber
Pulmonary
Radial
Aorta
Femoral
