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Human Circulatory System PreAssess

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main organ of the circulatory system?

a)

small intestine

b)

bone

c)

lungs

d)

heart

2.

The job of the heart is to . . .

a)

pump blood around the body.

b)

send food to the small intestines.

c)

break down food.

d)

give energy to the body.

3.

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

a)

head

b)

fist

c)

hand

d)

foot

4.
______________ are the smallest blood vessels.
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
5.
The circulatory system works with the ___________ system to provide our body with oxygen.
a)
respiratory
b)
digestive
c)
muscular
d)
skeletal
6.
______________ are the second largest blood vessel. 
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
7.

Running is an activity that causes the cells in the muscular system to use oxygen at a faster rate. Which system responds by delivering more oxygen to these cells?

a)

digestive

b)

nervous

c)

circulatory

d)

endocrine

8.

What is the main function of the circulatory system?

a)

secrete enzymes

b)

digest proteins

c)

produce hormones

d)

transport materials

9.

Which gas is transported by the circulatory system in humans and is used by cells during respiration to release energy stored in food?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

nitrogen

c)

hydrogen

d)

oxygen

10.

Select the structure and explanation of how it contributes to the way the human system functions.

a)

heart replaces carbon dioxide with oxygen

b)

blood vessels transport nutrients and oxygen

c)

heart replaces oxygen with carbon dioxide

d)

blood vessels pump heart rate

11.

What is the main organ of the circulatory system?

a)

small intestine

b)

bone

c)

lungs

d)

heart

12.

The heart is divided in...

a)

three atriums and two ventricles.

b)

right and left atriums and ventricules.

c)

pulmonary veins and aorts.

13.

The color of the veins is...

a)

blue.

b)

red

c)

green

14.

The color of the arteries is...

a)

blue

b)

red

c)

green

15.

Choose the white cells.

a)
b)
c)
16.

Blood is made up...

a)

by four main components, Plasma, Red Blood Cells, White Blood Cells, and Platelets.

b)

by plasma and platelets.

c)

by red blood cells, white blood cells.

17.

Veins are...

a)

two of the body's main type of blood vessels.

b)

blood vessels that carry blood low in oxygen from the body back to the heart for reoxygenation.

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 main function of the circulatory system is 
a)
To give the body structure and support
b)
Excrete waste
c)
transport blood, nutrients, and gases throughout the body
d)
to transport messages from the body to the brain
20.
The heart has ___ chambers.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
21.

State the general relationship between exercise and heart rate in humans.

a)

If a person exercises, then their heart rate will not change

b)

If a person exercises, then their heart rate will increase

c)

If a person exercises, then their heart rate will decrease

d)

Person exercising and heart rate are not related

22.
Why is blood that flows from the lungs to the heart bright red rather than dark red?
a)
Oxygen makes it red.
b)
Carbon dioxide makes it red.
c)
Gastric juices produce the red colour of the blood.
d)
The lungs add a pigment (dye) to blood as it flows
through them.
23.
What is the function of the blood vessels and capillaries?
a)
They pump blood to the heart.
b)
They filter impurities from the blood.
c)
They carry blood to all parts of the body.
d)
hey carry messages from the brain to the muscles.
24.

What part of the heart is circled in yellow?

a)

Left atrium

b)

Right atrium

c)

Left ventricle

d)

Right ventricle

25.

What part of the heart is circled in yellow?

a)

Left atrium

b)

Right atrium

c)

Left ventricle

d)

Right ventricle

26.

What part of the heart is circled in yellow?

a)

Left atrium

b)

Right atrium

c)

Left ventricle

d)

Right ventricle

27.

What part of the heart is circled in yellow?

a)

Left atrium

b)

Right atrium

c)

Left ventricle

d)

Right ventricle

28.

The five main parts of the circulatory system are?

a)

heart, blood, nutrients, flakes, skin

b)

heart, blood, valves, crust, mantle

c)

heart, blood, veins, arteries, capillaries

d)

heart, blood, cells, skin, nerves

29.

The ____________ carries blood throughout the body;

the ____________ carries blood only to and from the

lungs.

a)

systemic circulation; pulmonary circulation

b)

pulmonary circulation; systemic circulation

c)

venous circulation; arterial circulation

d)

arterial circulation; venous circulation

30.

The RED blood vessels are:

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

31.

The BLUE blood vessels are:

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

32.

They are the connection between the veins and the arteries and they trade OXYGEN for WASTE.

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

d)

Heart

33.

They transport oxygen to all the body.

a)

Platelets

b)

Red blood cells

c)

White blood cells

34.

They are the inmune system that protect us from illnesses and deseases.

a)

Platelets

b)

Red blood cells

c)

White blood cells