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WorksheetsCirculatory system
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What type of blood vessels carry blood away from the heart?
Capillaries
Veins
Arteries
Why is the human circulatory system a DOUBLE circulatory system?
Because of the oxygenated and deoxygenated blood.
Because of the veins and arteries taking the blood in two directions.
Because of two directions: heart -lungs and heart-body.
Because of the circulation on the left and on the right side of the body.
Tick all the characteristics of CAPILLARIES:
very tiny
walls made of one layer of cells
strong, muscular walls
small lumen
Plasma has the following function:
to carry oxyhaemoglobin
to create antibodies
to transport different substances
Red blood cells (RBC) have the following adaptations:
they carry oxyhaemoglobin
they fight pathogens
they have no nucleus
they have a biconcave shape
Platelets aren't cells. True or False?
True
False
This is the largest artery in your body, and it carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body.
Pulmonary artery
Vena cava
Aorta
Pulmonary vein
Tick the characteristics of VEINS:
thinner walls than other blood vessels
they contain valves
they have very elastic walls
their walls aren't ery elastic
What's the name of the vessel that transports oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart?
Pulmonary artery
Pulmonary vein
Vena Cava
Aorta
Tick the correct names for the 4 chambers of the heart:
left atrium and right atrium
upper atria
left ventricle and right ventricle
lower ventricles
