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34.1 Circulatory System (1)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The part of the blood that carries oxygen is called

a)

Red blood cells

b)

White blood cells

2.

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

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

3.

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

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

4.

White blood cells

(a)   .

Choose from the below words
fight infection and disease
allow for gases to exchange
give blood its color
5.

​ (a)   is the liquid part of blood.

Choose from the below words
Plasma
Red blood cells
White blood cells
Platelets
6.

​ (a)   help form clots to stop bleeding.

Choose from the below words
Platelets
Red blood cells
White blood cells
Plasma
7.

The system that sends electrical signals to the heart that tell it to beat.

a)

respiratory

b)

lymphatic

c)

nervous

d)

digestive

8.
How many types of blood vessels are in our body?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
9.

Oxygenated means the blood has a lot of....

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon Dioxide

10.

What is the purpose of valves in the veins?

a)

keep blood from flowing in the wrong direction

b)

keep blood pure

c)

transport nutrients and oxygen in the blood

d)

maintain pulse rate

11.

The circulation system is the body's system.


(a)  
Choose from the below words
transport
entertainment
digestive
signaling
12.

Arteries are thick-walled because they

a)

need to carry heavy nutrients throughout the body

b)

need to protect the blood from invaders

c)

need to withstand the pressure of the heart pumping blood into them

d)

need to withstand the pressure of oxygen bubbling up

13.

When you ​ (a)   you increase your rate of ​ (b)   so your ​ (c)   may dilate, which means ​ (d)   , to bring more ​ (e)   and take away more waste products.

Choose from the below words
exercise
cellular respiration
capillaries
expand
oxygen
photosynthesis
sleep
brain
shrink
carbon dioxide
14.

Capillaries have thin walls. This allows them to

a)

fit into small spaces in the heart

b)

have valves to keep the blood from flowing in the wrong direction

c)

withstand the pressure of the heart pumping

d)

easily diffuse gases, nutrients, solutes, etc. across the membrane

15.

Blood flow is weaker in the veins than it is in the arteries

a)

true

b)

false

16.

The condition of varicose veins

a)

usually means valves in the veins have been damaged

b)

only happens to women

c)

is because oxygen is too plentiful in the blod

d)

usually means the patient has low blood pressure

17.

Blood comes into veins from ​ (a)   , so it is not entering with much ​ (b)   . Blood moves in the veins because of ​ (c)   and ​​ (d)   .

Choose from the below words
capillaries
force
muscle contractions
breathing movements
arteries
oxygen
pressure from the heart
18.

Every heartbeat has ​ two contractions. The first is when the ​ (a)   contract and the second is when the ​ (b)   contract. ​

Choose from the below words
atria
valves
arteries
veins
chambers
pacemaker
SA node
19.

Every heartbeat has two contractions. The first is when the ​ (a)   contract and the second is when the ​ (b)   contract.

Choose from the below words
atria
ventricles
chambers
arteries
lungs
transport system
valves
20.

The two loops blood makes in the body are (choose 2):

a)

heart through body and back to heart

b)

brain to organs and back to brain

c)

heart to lungs and back to heart

d)

spinal cord to body and back through veins to spinal cord

e)

heart to lungs to body and then back to heart

21.

Air in the lungs has ​ (a)   O2 and blood coming from the body has ​ (b)   O2, so O2 diffuses from the ​ (c)   into the ​ (d)   through the ​ (e)  

Choose from the below words
high
low
lungs
blood
capillaries
arteries
veins
22.

Match the following

a)

red blood cells

1.

carry oxygen

b)

white blood cells

2.

the body's disease fighters

c)

platelets

3.

rush to the site of a wound

23.

Match the following

a)

white blood cells

1.

there are different kinds of these that do different things

b)

platelets

2.

produce fibrin

c)

red blood cells

3.

are made of mostly hemoglobin

24.

Which blood type can RECEIVE from the most donors?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

AB

d)

O

25.

Which blood type can DONATE to the most recipients?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

AB

d)

O