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Cardiovascular and Digestive Review

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A blood vessel that carries blood AWAY from the heart

a)

vein

b)

artery

c)

platelets

2.

How many chambers does a human heart have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

3.

Which blood vessel carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart?

a)

vein

b)

artery

c)

platelets

4.

The measure of blood flow in arteries is...

a)

blood pressure/heart rate

b)

capillaries

c)

pulmonary veins

5.

The heart is made of ______ muscle

a)

skeletal

b)

cardiac

c)

smooth

6.
What is the function of a valve?
a)
Helps blood to clot
b)
Keeps blood flowing in all directions
c)
Keeps blood flowing in one direction
d)
Stops blood from flowing
7.
Another name for the circulatory system is __________________________________________ because they describe the system that consists of the heart, blood vessels, and blood.
a)
Cardiovascular System
b)
Heart
c)
Vein
d)
Artery
8.
The bottom chambers of the heart are called
a)
ventricles
b)
atria
c)
vena cava
d)
valves
9.
_______ circulation takes blood from the heart to the lungs and back.
a)
Systemic
b)
Pulmonary
c)
Body
d)
Blood
10.

The diagram shows the front view of a human heart.

Letters P, Q, R and S indicate the different chambers of the heart.


Which of the following shows the sequence in which a blood cell returning from other parts of the body passes through the four chambers of the heart?

a)

R-S-P-Q

b)

Q-S-R-P

c)

P-R-Q-S

d)

S-R-P-Q

11.

This clots the blood to stop bleeding.

a)

Platelets

b)

Plasma

c)

Red blood cells

d)

white blood cells

12.

This is made of water and contains important molecules, hormones, etc.

a)

Platelets

b)

Plasma

c)

red blood cells

d)

white blood cells

13.

___helps fight infection.

a)

Red blood cells

b)

plasma

c)

white blood cells

14.

___are tiny, thin blood vessels that drop off nutrient and oxygen molecules to the cells and pick up waste molecules such as carbon dioxide from the cells.

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

15.

The heart is a muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which part of the heart is indicated by #8?

a)

Right ventricle

b)

Right atrium

c)

Left ventricle

d)

Left atrium

17.

What is a septum?

a)

tissue that separates the right side from the left side of the brain

b)

tissue that separates the right side from the left side of the lung

c)

tissue that separates the right side from the left side of the heart

d)

tissue that separates the right side from the left side of the veins

18.

What's in the Circulatory (Cardiovascular) system?

a)

consists of heart, veins and brain

b)

consists of heart, blood vessels and blood

c)

consists of heart, blood and lungs

d)

consists of heart, brain and bladder

19.

body system that breaks down food and absorbs nutrients

a)

digestive system

b)

mouth

c)

mechanical digestion

20.

tube connecting the mouth to the stomach

a)

stomach

b)

esophagus

c)

peristalsis

21.

waves of muscle contractions (squeezing)

a)

stomach

b)

small intestine

c)

peristalsis

22.

large muscular sac that continues the mechanical and chemical digestion of food

a)

stomach

b)

small intestine

c)

liver

23.

Digestive organ where most chemical digestion and absorption of food takes place

a)

pancreas

b)

small intestine

c)

liver

24.

produces bile to break up fat particles

a)

pancreas

b)

large intestine

c)

liver

25.

produces enzymes for the small intestine that help break down starches, proteins, and fats

a)

pancreas

b)

large intestine

c)

liver

26.

absorbs water into bloodstream

a)

gall bladder

b)

large intestine

c)

liver

27.

organ that stores bile

a)

gall bladder

b)

large intestine

c)

liver

28.

Which of these is NOT a function of the digestive system?

a)

breaks down food

b)

absorbs nutrients

c)

eliminates waste

d)

takes oxygen to body cells