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Circulatory System

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of blood vessel carries blood TO the heart?

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

c)

Capilleries

2.

The job of the heart is to...

a)

pump blood around the body.

b)

break down food.

c)

control higher order thinking.

3.

What is the main organ of the circulatory system?

a)

Brain

b)

Lungs

c)

Heart

d)

Stomach

4.

Deoxygenated blood means that the blood is low in...

a)

Oxygen

b)

White Blood Cells

c)

Plasma

d)

Carbon Dioxide

5.

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

6.

The part of the blood that carries oxygen is called

a)

Red Blood Cells

b)

White Blood Cells

c)

Platelets

d)

Plasma

7.

What type of blood vessels normally carry de-oxygenated blood back to the heart from body cells?

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

c)

Capillaries

d)

Pulse

8.

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

a)

Artery

b)

Vein

c)

Capillary

d)

Pulse

9.

What type of blood vessel is the site of gas exchange where the exchange of gases, nutrients, and wastes occurs?

a)

Artery

b)

Capillary

c)

Vein

d)

Pulse

10.

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

a)

Hand

b)

Arm

c)

Fist

d)

Foot

11.

Which are the smallest blood vessels?

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

d)

Heart

12.

Which are the largest blood vessels?

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

13.

White blood cells ____.

a)

fight infection and disease

b)

allow for gases to exchange

c)

carry oxygen around the body

d)

give blood its colour

14.

_______ is the liquid part of the blood.

a)

Plasma

b)

Red Blood Cells

c)

White Blood Cells

d)

Platelets

15.

_______ help to form clots and stop bleeding.

a)

Platelets

b)

Red Blood Cells

c)

Plasma

d)

White Blood Cells

16.

Which system makes red blood cells?

a)

Nervous System

b)

Circulatory System

c)

Skeletal System

d)

Digestive System

17.

Which system breaks down food into nutrients?

a)

Skeletal System

b)

Nervous System

c)

Circulatory System

d)

Digestive System

18.

Which system sends electrical signals to the heart to tell it to beat?

a)

Nervous System

b)

Skeletal System

c)

Respiratory System

d)

Digestice System

19.

How many types of blood vessels are in our bodies?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

20.

How many components are in our blood?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

21.

One of the most common examples of homeostasis is body temperature. When your body temperature rises above normal, how does your body respond?

a)

Coughs

b)

Shivers

c)

Sweats

22.

How does your body respond when your body temperature drops below normal?

a)

Coughs

b)

Shivers

c)

Swaets

23.

There were many systems involved in helping the body keeps its normal body temperature. Check all that apply.

a)

Nervous System

b)

Circulatory System

c)

Muscular System

d)

Integumentary System (Skin)

24.

The maintenance of an organism’s internal environment is called:

a)

Compensating

b)

Balancing

c)

Homeostasis

d)

Routine

25.

Why does pulse rate increase during exercise?

a)

Oxygen and carbon dioxide must be removed from the body ASAP

b)

Gas exchange must happen more quickly than when a person is at rest

c)

Oxygen must be moved to the lungs and carbon dioxide must be moved to cells more quickly

d)

Carbon dioxide must be moved to the kidneys to be excreted

26.

True or false: Blood that is low in oxygen is blue

a)

True

b)

False