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Cardiovascular system, Respiratory System, Immune System

Total questions: 108

Worksheet time: 3hrs 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The main purpose of Red Blood Cells is to 
a)
carry gases, wastes, and nutrients
b)
attack and destroy pathogens
c)
clot the blood
d)
digest food
2.
What part of blood carries hemoglobin?
a)
Red blood cells
b)
Plasma
c)
Platlets
d)
White blood cells
3.
What is the function of hemoglobin?
a)
to carry iron
b)
to carry wastes
c)
to carry oxygen
d)
to produce oxygen
4.
Another name for white blood cells is
a)
erythrocytes
b)
plasmocytes
c)
leukocytes
d)
thrombocytes
5.
Which of the following is not a primary function of blood?
a)
help fight disease
b)
transports nutrients, oxygen, wastes, and hormones
c)
to provide structure 
d)
distributes heat
6.
Blood is classified as ___ tissue.
a)
connective
b)
circulatory
c)
epithelial
d)
muscular
7.
Blood becomes bright red in color because of the
a)
amount of folic acid present
b)
amount of hemoglobin present
c)
amount of oxygen present
d)
amount of iron present
8.
The shape of the RBC allows for a greater surface area so the cell can
a)
fit through capillaries easily
b)
exchange gasses more quickly
c)
hold additional hemoglobin
d)
reproduce quicker
9.
Where does hematopoiesis take place, producing new RBCs?
a)
red bone marrow
b)
yellow bone marrow
c)
synovial membrane
d)
articular cartilage
10.
Red blood cells are
a)
thrombocytes
b)
neutrophils
c)
monocytes
d)
erthryocytes
11.
The liquid portion of the blood is
a)
leukocytes
b)
erthryocytes
c)
plasma
d)
thrombin
12.
What part of blood is responsible for fighting infections?
a)
Red Blood Cells
b)
White Blood Cells
c)
Platelets
d)
Plasma
13.
The process of stopping bleeding
a)
homeostasis
b)
hemostasis
c)
phagocytosis
d)
dermatographia
14.

How many blood vessel types do humans have?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

3

d)

2

15.

Human blood vessels are

a)

artries, capillaries, and atria

b)

ventricles, atria and pulmonary veins

c)

capillaries, artries, and veins

d)

veins, artries, and aorta

16.

The thickest and strongest blood vessel is the

a)

vein

b)

artery

c)

capillary

d)

both veins and capillaries

17.

The blood vessel that has the largest diameter is

a)

vein

b)

artery

c)

capillary

18.

The blood vessel that has valves at intervals...

a)

capillary

b)

artery

c)

vein

d)

none of the above

19.

Valves in veins

a)

support them

b)

protect them

c)

prevent the backward movement inside them

d)

provide them elesticity

20.

which of the blood vessels do you think have greatest blood pressure

a)

veins

b)

capillaries

c)

atria

d)

arteries

21.
Carry blood away from heart; mostly oxygen-rich
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
22.
Carry blood toward heart; mostly oxygen-poor
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
23.

These are one cell thick

a)

arteries

b)

capillaries

c)

veins

24.
Identify the structure the arrow is pointing to
a)
right atrium
b)
right ventricle
c)
left atrium
d)
left ventricle
25.
Identify the structure the arrow is pointing to
a)
right atrium
b)
right ventricle
c)
left atrium
d)
left ventricle
26.
Identify the structure the arrow is pointing to
a)
right atrium
b)
right ventricle
c)
left atrium
d)
left ventricle
27.
Identify the structure the arrow is pointing to
a)
right atrium
b)
right ventricle
c)
left atrium
d)
left ventricle
28.
Identify the structure the arrow is pointing to
a)
Pulmonary Vein
b)
Pulmonary Artery
c)
Vena Cava
d)
Aorta
29.
Identify the structure the arrow is pointing to
a)
Pulmonary Vein
b)
Pulmonary Artery
c)
Vena Cava
d)
Aorta
30.
Identify the structure the arrow is pointing to
a)
Pulmonary Vein
b)
Pulmonary Artery
c)
Vena Cava
d)
Aorta
31.
Identify the structure the arrow is pointing to
a)
Pulmonary Vein
b)
Pulmonary Artery
c)
Vena Cava
d)
Aorta
32.

Identify the structure the arrow is pointing to

a)

Vena Cava

b)

Septum

c)

Left Ventricle

d)

Right Ventricle

33.

Name the valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle (number 7 on the diagram)

a)

mitral/bicuspid valve

b)

tricuspid valve

c)

aortic valve

d)

pulmonary valve

34.

Name the valve between the right atrium and the right ventricle (number 12 on the diagram)

a)

tricuspid valve

b)

mitral/bicuspid valve

c)

aortic valve

d)

pulmonary valve

35.

Name the valve between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery (number 4 on the diagram).

a)

pulmonary valve

b)

aortic valve

c)

mitral/bicuspid valve

d)

tricuspid valve

36.

Name the vessel that returns blood to the right atrium from the lower half of the body. (number 15 on the diagram).

a)

superior vena cava

b)

inferior vena cava

c)

aorta

d)

septum

37.

Name the valve located between the left ventricle and the aorta (number 6 on the diagram).

a)

pulmonary valve

b)

aortic valve

c)

mitral/bicuspid valve

d)

tricuspid valve

38.

What is the primary function of the white blood cells?

a)

To transport oxygen around the body.

b)

To carry dissolved sugars.

c)

To clot and cover wounds like cuts and grazes.

d)

To release antibodies to help destroy infections.

39.

What is the primary function of the red blood cells?

a)

To transport oxygen around the body and to the muscles.

b)

To release antibodies to fight infections.

c)

To carry dissolved nutrients and sugars.

d)

To clot and form scabs if there is a wound on the body.

40.

Which blood vessels take blood AWAY from the heart?

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

41.

What makes up around 55% of the blood?

a)

Plasma

b)

Red Blood Cells

c)

White Blood Cells

d)

Platelets

42.
a dome shaped sheet of muscle, the _________, separates the chest from the abdomen
a)
diaphragm
b)
epiglottis
c)
alveoli
d)
bronchial tubes
43.
After air moves through the pharynx it continues downward. The _____, or windpipe, directs the air into 2 separate branches or tubes.
a)
mucus
b)
trachea
c)
larynx
d)
epiglottis
44.
a chamber behind the nose and mouth that leads to the trachea
a)
pharynx
b)
trachea
c)
epiglottis
d)
larynx
45.
a flap of tissue that closes when we eat so food doesn't not go down the trachea
a)
larynx
b)
pharynx
c)
trachea
d)
epiglottis
46.
The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place
a)
bronchi
b)
lungs
c)
oxygen
d)
alveoli
47.
What is the main function of the respiratory system?
a)
to provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body
b)
to bring oxygen to the body
c)
to break down food and absorb nutrients
d)
to remove oxygen from the body and deliver carbon dioxide
48.

What is A pointing to?

a)

trachea

b)

diaphragm

c)

bronchi

d)

nasal cavity

49.

What is B pointing to?

a)

trachea

b)

diaphragm

c)

pharynx

d)

nasal cavity

50.

What is C pointing to?

a)

trachea

b)

diaphragm

c)

pharynx

d)

nasal cavity

51.

What is D pointing to?

a)

trachea

b)

bronchi

c)

alveoli

d)

nasal cavity

52.

What is E pointing to?

a)

trachea

b)

bronchi

c)

alveoli

d)

bronchioles

53.

What is F pointing to?

a)

trachea

b)

bronchi

c)

alveoli

d)

bronchioles

54.

What is G pointing to?

a)

trachea

b)

diaphragm

c)

pharynx

d)

nasal cavity

55.

In diagram A, the diaphragm is contracted. The volume of the rib cage will ​___ & the pressure will ___causing you to ​ ___ .

a)

increase, decrease, inhale

b)

decrease, increase, inahle

c)

increase, decrease, exhale

d)

decrease, increase, exhale

56.

In diagram B, the diaphragm is relaxed. The volume of the rib cage will ​___ & the pressure will ___causing you to ​ ___ .

a)

increase, decrease, inhale

b)

decrease, increase, inahle

c)

increase, decrease, exhale

d)

decrease, increase, exhale

57.

What does your nasal cavity do to the air as it goes to the lungs?

a)

warms

b)

moistens

c)

filters

d)

expands

58.

Oxygen is in ___ concentration in the alveoli & ___ concentration in the blood capillary. This causes oxygen to move by ___.

a)

low, high, active transport

b)

high, low, osmosis

c)

high, low, diffusion

59.

Carbon dioxide is in high concentration in the _____ & low concentration in the ____. This causes carbon dioxide to move by ___.

a)

alveoli, capillary, active transport

b)

capillary, alveoli, osmosis

c)

capillary, alveoli, diffusion

60.
 Like all other body systems, the immune system helps the body maintain homeostasis.  Which statement best describes how the immune system does this?  
a)
it protects other organs and tissues from infection and disease
b)
it breaks down food to provide cells with nutrients
c)
it gathers information through the senses and controls all other body systems
d)
 it transports oxygen and carbon dioxide
61.

Macrophages, B cells and T cells are all examples of...

a)

Red Blook Cells

b)

White Blood Cells

c)

Viruses

d)

Pathogens

62.

The immune system has many different types of cells. which of the cells pictured below engulfs pathogens and other foreign particles?

a)
b)
c)
d)
63.

Which of the following is NOT a pathogen?

a)

Fungus

b)

Bacteria

c)

Parasites

d)

Macrophage

64.
Antibiotics work against most
a)
Bacteria
b)
Bacteria & Viruses
c)
Vaccines
d)
Viruses
65.

Can diseases be passed from animals to humans? (salmonella/ Lymes Disease)

a)

Yes

b)

No

66.

Is it possible for viruses to mutate and develop into new strains of the virus?

a)

Yes

b)

No

67.

At lunch, Leah shares her water bottle with her friend Allie. If Leah has been exposed to the flu virus, she may get sick with the flu. She may also pass the virus to Allie. Based on this evidence, which type of disease if the flu?

a)

Environmental

b)

Noninfectious

c)

Parasitic

d)

Infectious

68.

Skin Cancer (caused by too much UV sun exposure) is caused by what type of factor?

a)

Hereditary

b)

Environmental

c)

Pathogens

d)

Fungi

69.

The cells and tissues that recognize and attack foreign substances in the body.

a)

Circulatory System

b)

Endocrine System

c)

Immune System

d)

Nervous System

70.

A substance usually prepared from dead or weakened pathogens introduced into the body to produce immunity

a)

Vaccine

b)

Disease

c)

Immunity

d)

White Blood Cells

71.

Cells in our bodies that fight infection

a)

Red Blood Cells

b)

White Blood Cells

c)

Platelets

d)

Plasma

72.

A vaccine..

a)

makes it so you NEVER get sick.

b)

never works.

c)

uses a weakened or dead form of the pathogen to help build your bodies immunity.

d)

used the full strength version of the pathogen to help you build immunity.

73.
Vaccines stimulate the body to produce...
a)
autoimmune diseases
b)
helper t-cells
c)
fever
d)
antibodies
74.

A molecule that the immune system recognizes either as part of the body or as coming from outside the body:

a)

Antigen

b)

Antibodies

c)

Antibiotics

d)

Antipaths

75.

Which of the following is a way to spread infectious diseases?

a)

Touching contaminated objects

b)

Not washing hands regularly

c)

Being near infected people

d)

All of these are ways

76.

When the body encounters a pathogen, antibodies are created that are specific to that pathogen. The next time the body encounters the pathogen, the response will be:

a)

Slower

b)

Faster

77.

Macrophages, B cells and T cells are all examples of...

a)

Red Blook Cells

b)

White Blood Cells

c)

Viruses

d)

Pathogens

78.

A molecule that the immune system recognizes either as part of the body or as coming from outside the body:

a)

Antigen

b)

Antibodies

c)

Antibiotics

d)

Antipaths

79.

Which of the following is a way to spread infectious diseases?

a)

Touching contaminated objects

b)

Not washing hands regularly

c)

Being near infected people

d)

All of these are ways

80.

What attaches to antigens and tags the pathogen for destruction?

a)

Pathogen

b)

Antibodies

c)

B-cells

d)

Lymphocyte

81.

When the body encounters a pathogen, antibodies are created that are specific to that pathogen. The next time the body encounters the pathogen, the response will be:

a)

Slower

b)

Faster

82.

What are the 4 types of pathogens that could cause illness?

a)

animals, bacteria, fungi and plants

b)

bacteria, fungi, nucleus, parasites

c)

bacteria, fungi, viruses, parasites

d)

bacteria, plants, fungi, parasites

83.
 Like all other body systems, the immune system helps the body maintain homeostasis.  Which statement best describes how the immune system does this?  
a)
it protects other organs and tissues from infection and disease
b)
it breaks down food to provide cells with nutrients
c)
it gathers information through the senses and controls all other body systems
d)
 it transports oxygen and carbon dioxide
84.

Can diseases be passed from animals to humans? (salmonella/ Lymes Disease)

a)

Yes

b)

No

85.

Is it possible for viruses to mutate and develop into new strains of the virus?

a)

Yes

b)

No

86.

At lunch, Leah shares her water bottle with her friend Allie. If Leah has been exposed to the flu virus, she may get sick with the flu. She may also pass the virus to Allie. Based on this evidence, which type of disease if the flu?

a)

Environmental

b)

Noninfectious

c)

Parasitic

d)

Infectious

87.

The cells and tissues that recognize and attack foreign substances in the body.

a)

Circulatory System

b)

Endocrine System

c)

Immune System

d)

Nervous System

88.

A substance usually prepared from dead or weakened pathogens introduced into the body to produce immunity

a)

Vaccine

b)

Disease

c)

Immunity

d)

White Blood Cells

89.

Cells in our bodies that fight infection

a)

Red Blood Cells

b)

White Blood Cells

c)

Platelets

d)

Plasma

90.

A molecule that the immune system recognizes either as part of the body or as coming from outside the body:

a)

Antigen

b)

Antibodies

c)

Antibiotics

d)

Antipaths

91.

Which of the following is a way to spread infectious diseases?

a)

Touching contaminated objects

b)

Not washing hands regularly

c)

Being near infected people

d)

All of these are ways

92.

When the body encounters a pathogen, antibodies are created that are specific to that pathogen. The next time the body encounters the pathogen, the response will be:

a)

Slower

b)

Faster

93.
 Like all other body systems, the immune system helps the body maintain homeostasis.  Which statement best describes how the immune system does this?  
a)
it protects other organs and tissues from infection and disease
b)
it breaks down food to provide cells with nutrients
c)
it gathers information through the senses and controls all other body systems
d)
 it transports oxygen and carbon dioxide
94.
 Liz notices that shortly after cutting her arm accidentally the area around the cut is turning red and feeling hot.  Which immune system defense is Liz experiencing?  
a)
inflammation
b)
white blood cell clotting
c)
skin
d)
fever
95.
Cells that ingest pathogens are
a)
plasma cells
b)
phagocytic cells
c)
helper T cells
d)
antibodies
96.

What is the body's first line of defence against infection?

a)

Physical barriers

b)

White blood cells

c)

Blood plasma

d)

Red blood cells

97.

Which of the following are examples of innate (non-specific) immunity?

a)

Skin forms a physical and antiseptic barrier to pathogens

b)

Leukocytes detect the antigens of the E.coli bacterium and produce antibodies

c)

Macrophages engulf bacterial cells at the site of infection

d)

The body produces large numbers of memory cells with specific antibodies

98.

Where do B cells form and mature?

(a)  

99.

Where do T cells mature?

(a)  

100.

The foreign particle that stimulates an immune response.

a)

Antibody

b)

Antigen

c)

Immunoglobulin

101.

What is an example of Artificial active immunity?

a)

Vaccination

b)

Natural infection

102.

What is the difference between Adaptive Immunity and Innate Immunity?

a)

Innate is non specific and Adaptive is specific

b)

Innate has several barriers

c)

Innate uses several lymphocytes while Adaptive uses 2 types

d)

All of the above

103.

 __________ immunity is when the bodies makes its own antibodies.

a)

Active

b)

Passive

c)

Cell Mediated

d)

Artificial

104.

Immunity that occurs when a person's own immune system produces antibodies in response to the presence of a pathogen when a person gets sick

a)

Natural Passive Immunity

b)

Natural Active Immunity

c)

Artificial Active Immunity

105.

Immunity in which antibodies are given to a person rather than produced within the person's own body

a)

Natural Active Immunity

b)

Artificial Active Immunity

c)

Artificial Passive Immunity

d)

Natural Passive Immunity

106.

The immunity that has a long term to lifelong effect is

a)

active immunity

b)

Passive immunity

107.

What type of cell kills invading cells directly?

a)

Helper T Cells

b)

Cytotoxic T Cells

c)

B cells

d)

Cytokines

108.
Which type of cell will remember what the antigen looks like and produce a rapid secondary response?
a)
Plasma  B cells
b)
Memory B cells
c)
Plasma T cells
d)
Memory T cells

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