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Cardiovascular/Pulmonary/Lymphatic Systems

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the upper chambers of the heart called?

a)

Cardio

b)

Atrium

c)

Ventricle

d)

Valves

2.

What are the lower chambers of the heart called?

a)

Cardio

b)

Atrium

c)

Ventricle

d)

Valves

3.

When your diaphragm and rib muscles contract allowing air to enter the space created inside your chest cavity, you are __________.

a)

Inhaling

b)

Exhaling

4.

Which is not a type of blood?

a)

A

b)

AB

c)

O

d)

D

5.

Select all blood types listed below?

a)

A

b)

AB

c)

B

d)

O

e)

D

6.

_______ and ________ are blood pressures inside large artery walls when heart ventricles contract and relax.

a)

Systolic

b)

Diastolic

c)

Hypertension

d)

High Blood Pressure

7.

Select the three main functions of blood.

a)

carry oxygen, nutrients, and waste

b)

regulate body temperature

c)

fight diseases

d)

carry proteins and fats from the intestines

8.

The four main components of blood are

a)

Plasma

b)

Platelets

c)

Red Blood Cells

d)

White Blood Cells

e)

Lymphocytes

9.

Two types of circulation of blood in the body are

a)

Systematic

b)

Pulmonary

c)

Lymphatic

10.

The four parts of the Cardiovascular System are

a)

heart

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

d)

arteries

e)

lymph nodes

11.

Over pumping of the heart to keep blood flowing, increased force of blood in the arteries, “silent killer”

a)

atherosclerosis

b)

blood pressure

c)

heart attack

d)

stroke

12.

Major heart disease, the plaque thickens and blocks blood flow in the arteries

a)

high blood pressure

b)

atherosclerosis

c)

heart attack

d)

stroke

13.

Blood flows through ________ to get back to the heart.

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

lymph nodes

d)

capillaries

14.

Blood flows through ________ to get away from your heart.

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

lymph nodes

d)

capillaries

15.

Lungs are made up of

a)

muscles

b)

tendens

c)

ligaments

16.

________ is a term meaning that heart muscle cells have died.

a)

atherosclerosis

b)

heart failure

c)

heart attack

d)

stroke

17.

________ are the lower chambers of the heart.

a)

Ventricles

b)

Atrium

c)

Atria

d)

Valves

18.

________ are the upper chambers of the heart.

a)

Ventricles

b)

Atrium

c)

Atria

d)

Valves

19.

____ blood type is the universal recipient.

a)

A

b)

AB

c)

B

d)

O

20.

__ blood type is the universal donor.

a)

O

b)

A

c)

AB

d)

B

21.

Oxygen-poor blood from the body returns to the heart’s ________.

a)

right atrium

b)

left atrium

c)

right ventricle

d)

left ventricle

22.

True/False - It is fatal if the wrong blood type is given and is not treated.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Which muscle contracts to begin the process of inhaling?

a)

diaphragm

b)

ab muscles

c)

oblique muscles

24.

Which organ passes oxygen to the blood?

a)

Spleen

b)

Lungs

c)

Heart

d)

Lymph Nodes

25.

The main functions of blood are

a)

digest food and break it down to be used as energy

b)

carry oxygen, nutrients, and wastes; fight disease; and regulate temperature

c)

carry messages through all the body to direct body movement

d)

carry messages to parts of cells to tell them how to develop

26.

Why is it important to get the right blood type during a transfusion?

a)

your pulse could increase

b)

a reaction to the wrong blood type could be fatal

c)

you could faint

d)

your blood type could change

27.

The right side of your heart pumps blood that is

a)

oxygenated

b)

deoxygenated

28.

The main function of the heart is

a)

to pump blood

b)

to fight disease

c)

to exchange gases

d)

to create energy

29.

Carrying oxygen and nutrients, fighting pathogens, and reducing blood loss are some of the functions of

a)

lymph

b)

blood

c)

the lungs

d)

the thymus

30.

Heart attacks and hypertension are problems of which body systems?

a)

respiratory

b)

lymphatic

c)

cardiovascular

d)

digestive

31.

What do blood vessels do?

a)

pump blood

b)

fight disease

c)

exchange gases

d)

carry blood

32.

Which muscle contracts to begin the process of inhaling?

a)

lungs

b)

bronchus

c)

pharynx

d)

diaphragm

33.

Which organ passes oxygen to the blood?

a)

lungs

b)

bronchus

c)

pharynx

d)

diaphragm

34.

Which of the following is NOT a respiratory disease?

a)

asthma

b)

emphysema

c)

atherosclerosis

d)

SARS

35.

What is the pharynx?

a)

a tube that connects the throat and esophagus

b)

the vocal cords in the throat

c)

tiny air sacs in the lungs

d)

the passage from the larynx to the lungs

36.

Why is it important to get the right blood type during a transfusion?

a)

your pulse could increase

b)

a reaction to the wrong blood type could be fatal

c)

you could faint

d)

your blood type could change

37.

What is the trachea?

a)

the vocal cords in the throat

b)

tiny air sacs in the lungs

c)

a tube that connects the throat and lungs

d)

the passage from the mouth to the stomach

38.

What are alveoli?

a)

tubes that connect the throat and lungs

b)

tiny air sacs in the lungs

c)

the vocal cords in the throat

d)

the passage from the mouth to the larynx

39.

True/False - Red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are found in the plasma.

a)

True

b)

Fasle

40.

Red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are found in

a)

plasma

b)

antibodies

c)

hemoglobin

d)

platelets

41.

_________ a protein in your red blood cells that carries oxygen to your body's organs and tissues and transports carbon dioxide from your organs and tissues back to your lungs.

a)

plasma

b)

antibodies

c)

hemoglobin

d)

platelets

42.

"Oxygen-poor" (Deoxygenated) blood from the body returns to the heart's

a)

right ventricle

b)

left ventricle

c)

right atrium

d)

left atrium

43.

What systems are working together during the process of respiration?

a)

respiratory and lymphatic systems

b)

respiratory and cardiovascular systems

c)

lymphatic and cardiovascular systems

d)

respiratory, lymphatic, and cardiovascular systems

44.

To move your blood throughout your body, with every heartbeat your heart must create

a)

plasma

b)

platelets

c)

pressure

d)

blood cells

45.

The process of collecting and returning excess fluid to your blood demonstrates the relationship between which of the following systems?

a)

the lymphatic and the cardiovascular systems

b)

the lymphatic and the respiratory systems

c)

the cardiovascular and the respiratory systems

d)

the lymphatic, cardiovascular, and respiratory systems