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The Circulatory System

Total questions: 86

Worksheet time: 49mins

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Class
Date
1.

Our circulatory system helps us...

a)

Clean our blood.

b)

Sense the world around us.

c)

Transport nutrients, oxygen and waste around the body.

2.

Select the three parts of our circulatory system.

a)

Esophagus, trachea and heart.

b)

Arteries, veins and heart.

c)

Nerves, spinal chord and heart.

3.

What does our heart do?

a)

It absorbs water into our bloodstream.

b)

It absorbs oxygen into our bloodstream.

c)

It cleans our blood.

d)

It pumps blood around our body.

4.
What is the purpose of white blood cells?
a)
carry oxygen
b)

Defend the organism against illnesses

c)
help the kidneys
d)
identifies blood type
5.

What is the function of the platelets?

a)

They give blood its color and they transport oxygen.

b)

Are less abundant and defend the organism against illnesses

c)

Pieces of cells that stops the bleeding. Helps with the process of coagulation.

6.

What is the function of the red blood cells?

a)

They defend the organism against illnesses

b)

They help in the process of coagulation

c)

They transport oxygen and give blood its color

7.

The blood component, platelets, job is what?

a)

Fight infection

b)

Carry oxygen

c)

Blood clotting

d)

Carry nutrients

8.

Choose the correct characteristics of capillaries

a)

Lage lumen

b)

multi-cellular

c)

walls one cell thick

d)

Formed into a network or mesh structure

9.

The circulatory system works together with the _____ to deliver blood to the body's tissues.

a)

lungs

b)

heart

c)

mouth

d)

brain

10.

The three main parts of the circulatory system are

a)

the heart, the blood, and blood vessels

b)

arteries, veins, and capillaries

c)

the 3 types of blood

d)

red cells, white cells, and plasma

11.

The heart works similarly to a

a)

river

b)

joint

c)

pump

d)

hinge

12.

This type of blood vessel carries deoxygenated blood BACK to the heart

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

d)

plasma

13.

These are the smallest blood vessels that pass blood from the arteries into the tissues and veins

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

d)

plasma

14.

The type of blood cells that fight off germs and infections

a)

red blood cells

b)

white blood cells

c)

platelets

d)

plasma

15.

Which type of blood vessel carries blood TO the heart?

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

16.

What is the main organ of the circulatory system?

a)

Brain

b)

Heart

c)

Stomach

17.

The job of the heart is to . . .

a)

pump blood around the body.

b)

break down food

18.

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

19.

The part of the blood that carries oxygen is called

a)

Red blood cells

b)

White blood cells

20.

The type of blood vessel that normally carries de-oxygenated blood back to the heart from body cells

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

21.

The type of blood vessel that normally carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the body cells?

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

22.

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

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

23.

____ are the smallest blood vessels

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

c)

Capillaries

24.

The heart is about the size and shape of your . .

a)

Hand

b)

Arm

c)

Fist

d)

Foot

25.

__ is the liquid part of blood.

a)

Red blood cells

b)

White blood cells

c)

Platelets

d)

Plasma

26.

__ help form clots to stop bleeding.

a)

Red blood cells

b)

White blood cells

c)

Platelets

d)

Plasma

27.

A _____ is a blood vessel that carries blood to the heart

a)

blood vessel

b)

artery

c)

vein

d)

capillary

28.

Which of the following organs fits the definition?

they carry oxygen and nutrients away from your heart to your bodies tissues

a)

veins

b)

arteries

c)

lungs

d)

heart

29.

Which of the following organs fits the definition?

-carry deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart so that the system can renew and be sent to the lungs

a)

heart

b)

arteries

c)

veins

d)

lungs

30.

Arteries, Veins, and capillaries are 3 types of ____

a)

systems

b)

cells

c)

organs

d)

blood vessels

31.

To pump and circulate blood is the work of which organ

a)

Lungs

b)

Liver

c)

Pancreas

d)

Heart

32.

The circulatory system works most closely with which other system?

a)

Respiratory

b)

Excretory

c)

Digestive

d)

Nervous

33.

_____________ are very tiny blood vessels connecting the arteries and veins.

a)

Capillaries

b)

Veins

c)

Arteries

d)

Vena Cava

34.

The three main parts of the circulatory system are

a)

the heart, the blood, and blood vessels

b)

arteries, veins, and capillaries

c)

the 3 types of blood

d)

red cells, white cells, and plasma

35.

The heart works similarly to a

a)

river

b)

joint

c)

pump

d)

hinge

36.
What is the function of the heart?
a)
To pump blood around the body
b)
To remove oxygen from the blood
c)
To allow blood to flow through it 
d)
To breath
37.

Blood is made up of

a)

Plasma

b)

Blood cells - red and white

c)

Platelets

d)

All of the above

38.

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,

39.

About how big is the human heart?

a)

the size of your nose

b)

the size of your foot

c)

the size of your fist

d)

the size of your ear

40.

What is blood clotting caused by?

a)

Platelets

b)

Hemoglobin

c)

Lymphocytes

d)

Plasma

41.

Doctor: The three main parts in the circulatory system are:

a)

Organs

b)

The kidneys, the capillaries and blood

c)

The heart, blood vessels, and blood

42.

The heart is in charge of

a)

exchanging carbon dioxide with oxygen

b)

processing liquids

c)

pumping the blood throughout the body

43.

join arteries and veins. Very narrow with thin walls to allow substances like oxygen and food to move through them

a)

capillaries

b)

veins

c)

arteries

44.

Carries blood containing wastes, such as carbon dioxide

a)

artery

b)

capillaries

c)

veins

45.

Carries blood containing food and oxygen away from the heart to the body

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

c)

Capillaries

46.

Which type of blood vessel returns blood TO the heart

a)

artery

b)

vein

c)

capillary

d)

macrophage

47.

Which blood vessel allows for exchange of materials from blood to cells?

a)

artery

b)

vein

c)

capillary

d)

macrophage

48.

The slowest moving blood is found in the

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

d)

heart

49.

A heart attack is caused by

a)

heart muscle not getting blood supply

b)

the brain not telling the heart to beat

c)

the valve in the heart not closing all the way

d)

the top of the heart contracting before the bottom of the heart

50.

Which is not a part of the circulatory system?

a)

Heart

b)

Veins

c)

Arteries

d)

Brain

51.

What is the function of your heart?

a)

Moves the blood

b)

Transports the water

c)

Digests food

d)

to do running

52.

How many chambers does your heart have?

a)

Three

b)

Four

c)

Eleven

d)

One

53.

Your hearts are the same size as .....

a)

Your fist

b)

Your face

c)

Your foot

d)

Your ears

54.

How many times your heart beats every day?

a)

100 times/day

b)

10.000 times/day

c)

100.000 times/day

d)

uncountable

55.

Is it true or false?

When you run your heart beats slowly!

a)

False

b)

True

56.

Is it true or false?

When you sleep your heart beats slowly!

a)

False

b)

True

57.

Where does your heart send oxygen?

a)

to lungs only

b)

to head only

c)

to different parts of your body

d)

to foot only

58.

When you run, your heart beats quickly because?

a)

your body tired

b)

your body needs more oxygen

c)

your body needs more food

d)

your body needs more water

59.

Is it true or false?

When your heartbeat is slow, your pulse is slow!

a)

False

b)

True

60.

Is it true or false?

When your heartbeat is quick, your pulse is slow!

a)

False

b)

True

61.

Is it true or false?

When we exercise, we not only train our body but also our heart.

a)

False

b)

True

62.

Which image represents the human heart?

a)
b)
c)
d)
63.

What chambers are located on each side of the heart?

a)

2 ventricles

b)

2 atriums

c)

1 atrium and 1 ventricle

d)

Only one ventricle

64.

What substance does the heart pump throughout the body?

a)

Water

b)

Blood

c)

Acid

d)

Serum

65.

The right side of the heart contains blood that is:

a)

Rich in oxygen

b)

Rich in Carbon dioxide

c)

Poor in oxygen

d)

Poor in carbon dioxide

66.

The left side of the heart contains blood that is

a)

Rich in oxygen

b)

Rich in carbon dioxide

c)

Poor in oxygen

d)

poor in carbon dioxide

67.

Where does the blood receive its oxygen from?

a)

Pancreas

b)

Liver

c)

Heart

d)

Lungs

68.

What do the lungs provide the blood with?

a)

oxygen

b)

blood

c)

hydrogen

d)

carbon dioxide

69.

What vessels carry the blood away from the heart?

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

an aorta

d)

capillaries

70.

What vessels carry the blood back to the heart?

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

an aorta

d)

capillaries

71.

What are the thinnest blood vessels called?

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

d)

an aorta

72.

What is biggest artery in a human body?

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

d)

an aorta

73.

What is the total length of blood vessels in a human body?

a)

6 miles

b)

60 miles

c)

6,000 miles

d)

60,000 miles

74.
Name this part.
a)
Right atrium
b)
Left ventricle
c)
Right ventricle
d)
Left atrium
75.
Name this part.
a)
Left ventricle
b)
Pulmonary artery
c)
Right atrium
d)
Pulmonary veins
76.
Name this part.
a)
Right ventricle
b)
Aorta
c)
Right atrium
d)
Atrium
77.
Name this part.
a)
Right ventricle
b)
Pulmonary artery
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right atrium
78.
_____ carries blood away from the heart.
a)
Blood cells
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
d)
Arteries
79.
Name the part.
a)
Pulmonary vein
b)
Right atrium
c)
Aorta
d)
Pulmonary artery
80.
A flap of tissue that prevents blood from flowing backward
a)
Aorta
b)
Atrium
c)
Septum
d)
Valve
81.

Blood travels TO the heart through the ______.

a)

lungs

b)

veins

c)

arteries

d)

oxygen

82.
Where does the blood go after it goes into the pulmonary arteries?
a)
lungs
b)
heart
c)
head
d)
hands
83.
When blood enters the right atrium, where is it coming from?
a)
The body
b)
Left ventricle
c)
Right Atrium
d)
Lungs
84.
A flap of tissue that prevents blood from flowing backward
a)
Aorta
b)
Atrium
c)
Septum
d)
Valve
85.

The average human heart is about the size of _____.

a)

a lemon

b)

a human fist

c)

a softball

d)

a football

86.

What is the function of valves in the heart?

a)

To create pressure in the ventricles

b)

To create pressure in the atria

c)

To prevent the back flow of blood

d)

To initiate the heartbeat