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Circulatory System Review

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 20mins

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Class
Date
1.

The purpose of the pulmonary circuit/loop (pulmonary circulation) is to:

a)

remove oxygen from oxygen-rich blood

b)

add oxygen to oxygen-rich blood

c)

add oxygen to oxygen-poor blood

d)

remove oxygen from oxygen-poor blood

2.

Olivia and Benji are curious about the heart's structure. They learned that the two upper chambers of the heart that receive blood are called:

a)

atria (plural of atrium)

b)

ventricles

3.

Blood is moved away from the right ventricle through the a blood vessel called the:

a)

pulmonary artery

b)

aorta

c)

superior vena cava

d)

coronary sinus

4.

Which large blood vessels are responsible for carrying blood away from the heart?

a)

arteries

b)

capillaries

c)

veins

d)

venae cavae

5.

Pulmonary circulation loop involves blood between the heart and the:

a)

body

b)

digestive organs

c)

brain

d)

lungs

6.

Capillaries are where gases are exchanged between the blood & body.

a)

True

b)

False

7.
What does letter D represent?
a)

Aorta

b)

Left Atrium

c)

Left ventricle

d)

Right Atrium

8.

Select ALL statements that are true about veins:

a)

they typically carry oxygen-poor blood

b)

they typically carry oxygen-rich blood

c)

they carry blood from body back into the heart

d)

they contain valves to push blood back to heart

e)

they are where we can feel our pulse

9.

Heart chamber that receives oxygen-rich blood from the lungs.

a)

left atrium

b)

right atrium

c)

left ventricle

d)

right ventricle

10.

Imagine you're a young aspiring cardiologist. You're studying the heart's chambers and you come across a tricky question: Which chamber receives oxygen-poor blood from the vena cava?

a)

left atrium

b)

right atrium

c)

left ventricle

d)

right ventricle

11.

The heart chamber that pumps oxygen-poor blood to the lungs.

a)

left atrium

b)

right atrium

c)

left ventricle

d)

right ventricle

12.

The blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood from the lungs into the left atrium of the heart:

a)

pulmonary vein

b)

pulmonary artery

c)

aorta

d)

vena cava

13.

The largest veins in the body - return blood to the right atrium.

a)

vena cavas (superior & inferior)

b)

right ventricle

c)

chordae tendinae

d)

apex

14.

Imagine you're a tiny red blood cell. You've just picked up oxygen in the lungs and are ready to race back to the heart. What is this vital journey called?

a)

pulmonary circulation

b)

systemic circulation

c)

femoral circulation

d)

cardiac circulation

15.

During a biology class, Lily learned that ________ circulation pumps oxygen-rich blood to the body and returns oxygen-poor blood back to the heart.

a)

pulmonary circulation

b)

systemic circulation

c)

cardiac circulation

d)

arterial circulation

16.

Which number is the pulmonary artery?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

8

17.
Where is the blood in 3 coming from?
a)

All over the body

b)

The upper half of the body only

c)

The lower half of the body only

d)

The lungs

18.

Which letters carry oxygen-poor blood? Select ALL that apply!

a)

B

b)

C

c)

D

d)

G

e)

A

19.

When blood is pumped away from our hearts, these blood vessels expand causing use to feel our pulse. The blood vessels responsible for producing our pulse are the:

a)

capillaries

b)

inferior vena cava

c)

veins

d)

arteries

20.

BONUS Q: The heart beat sounds "lub" and "dup" result from ________. 

a)

blood moving to the lungs

b)

the electricity of the heart

c)

blood rushing through the chambers

d)

opening & closing of heart valves

21.

BONUS Q: Arteries are normally depicted as red (oxygen-rich blood) while veins are colored blue (oxygen-poor blood).  The exceptions to this rule are the _______ arteries and veins.

a)

systemic

b)

hepatic

c)

coronary

d)

pulmonary

22.

Select ALL of the statements that are true about the right side of the heart:

a)

It is part of the systemic circuit

b)

It is part of the pulmonary circuit

c)

It contains oxygen-poor blood

d)

It contains oxygen-rich blood

e)

The muscle walls are thinner