WorksheetsCardiovascular System 6th grade
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
____________ carry blood AWAY from the heart.
veins
arteries
capillaries
plasma
This liquid part of the blood carries digested food.
platelets
white blood cells
plasma
red blood cells
This type of blood cell helps the blood to clot
white
red
platelets
antibodies
The upper chambers of the heart are called ________.
ventricle
valves
septum
atrium
This type of blood cell fights off infection or germs.
red
white
platelet
aorta
A child has this many quarts of blood.
5
3
1
2
This type of blood cell carries oxygen to all parts of our body.
white
platelets
red
antibodies
Door like flaps in the heart that open and close and keep blood flowing in the same direction.
ventricles
aorta
venae cava
valves
Largest artery in our bodies.
vena cava
pulmonary artery
aorta
ventricle
The bottom chambers of the heart are called ___________.
atrium
aorta
ventricles
vena cava
The smallest of all of the types of blood vessels where the gas exchange occurs.
capillaries
veins
arteries
antibodies
This part of the heart supplies blood to the lungs.
pulmonary vein
pulmonary artery
ventricle
aorta
Two large veins that enter the heart.
valves
aorta
varicose veins
venae cava
The pressure of blood against the walls of the arteries.
circulation
cardiac muscle
blood pressure
pulse
Manufactured by the body to help protect you from disease.
oxygen
antibodies
scab
white blood cells
The expanding of the arteries after each heartbeat.
aorta
circulation
blood pressure
pulse
A blood clot that forms on the skin.
capillaries
vein
scab
platelet
This type of blood vessel carries blood TO the heart.
capillaries
arteries
veins
platelets
The part of your blood that is liquid and carries digested food.
platelets
red blood cells
white blood cells
plasma
Antibodies help fight
platelets
germs
Christmas
white blood cells
This mineral gives red blood cells their color.
copper
calcium
iron
oxygen
