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Blood & Circulatory System

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Veins carry oxygen poor blood back to the heart.

a)

False

b)

True

2.

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

a)

head

b)

fist

c)

hand

d)

foot

3.
______________ are the smallest blood vessels.
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
4.
The circulatory system works with the ___________ system to provide our body with oxygen.
a)
respiratory
b)
digestive
c)
muscular
d)
skeletal
5.
The heart has ___ chambers.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
6.
What is the Circulatory System also known as?
a)
The heart
b)
Cardiovascular System
c)
Nervous System
d)
Aorta
7.
Identify
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
8.
Identify
a)
Pulmonary veins
b)
Pulmonary artery
c)
Aorta
d)
Vena cava
9.
Identify
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
10.
Identify
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
11.
Identify
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
12.
This chamber of the heart RECEIVES blood returning from the body
a)
Right Atrium
b)
Right Ventricle
c)
Left Atrium
d)
Left Ventricle
13.

This chamber of the heart RECEIVES oxygen rich blood back from the lungs

a)

Right Atrium

b)

Left Atrium

c)

Right Ventricle

d)

Left Ventricle

14.

This chamber of the heart pumps the blood from the heart to the lungs through the pulmonary artery

a)

Right Atrium

b)

Left Atrium

c)

Right Ventricle

d)

Left Ventricle

15.

This chamber of the heart pumps the blood back out to the body cells through the Aorta

a)

Right Atrium

b)

Left Atrium

c)

Right Ventricle

d)

Left Ventricle

16.

The 3 main functions of the Circulatory System

a)

break down food, remove waste, make blood cells

b)

react to stimuli, grow, adapt

c)

deliver materials, remove waste, and fight infection

17.

This organ pumps blood through your body.

a)

heart

b)

artery

c)

vein

d)

capillaries

18.

These blood vessels take oxygenated blood to the body cells.

a)

heart

b)

artery

c)

vein

d)

capillary

19.

These blood vessels carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs.

a)

heart

b)

capillaries

c)

veins

d)

arteries

20.

The system that delivers oxygen and gets rid of carbon dioxide.

a)

respiratory

b)

skeletal

c)

lymphatic

d)

digestive

21.

The system that breaks down food into nutrients.

a)

lymphatic

b)

respiratory

c)

nervous

d)

digestive

22.

Which part of the blood carries oxygen?

a)

Red blood cells

b)

White blood cells

c)

Platelets

d)

Plasma

23.

Which part of the blood is a yellowish liquid?

a)

Red blood cells

b)

White blood cells

c)

Platelets

d)

Plasma

24.

Which part of blood helps form clots and scabs?

a)

Red blood cells

b)

White blood cells

c)

Platelets

d)

Plasma

25.

Which carries oxygen-rich blood away from the heart?

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

c)

Capillaries

d)

Marrow

26.

Which carries oxygen-poor blood back to the heart?

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

c)

Capillaries

d)

Platelets

27.

Which list correctly names the major parts of the circulatory system?

a)

Heart, blood vessels, blood, bones

b)

Heart, blood, blood vessels

c)

Heart, blood vessels, bone marrow, blood

d)

Heart, blood vessels, bone marrow

28.

Which blood type is the universal donor?

a)

O+

b)

O-

c)

AB+

d)

AB-

29.

What blood type is the universal recipient?

a)

O+

b)

O-

c)

AB+

d)

AB-

30.

A patient with B+ blood needs a transfusion. Which of the following types can donate to the patient? Select all that apply.

a)

B-

b)

O+

c)

AB-

d)

O-

31.

This determines whether a person's blood type is positive or negative...

a)

Rh factor

b)

platelets

c)

D antibodies

d)

plasma

32.

What type of antigens can be found on the surface of RBC's when someone has blood type O?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

AB

d)

none

33.
What types of antigens are present in a person with O+ blood?
a)
A and B
b)
Rh, only
c)
A, B and Rh
d)
None
34.

During a blood typing test, a droplet of blood is found to have both A and B antigens. What is the blood type?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

AB

d)

O

35.

What protein is found in red blood cells that binds to and transports oxygen?

a)

peptidoglycan

b)

iron

c)

hemoglobin

d)

plasma

36.
Someone with type A blood can receive blood from someone who is type AB.
a)
True
b)
False
37.

Which of the following is NOT a type of blood vessel?

a)

Artery

b)

Capillary

c)

Vein

d)

Ventricle

38.

The purpose of the valves is to keep the blood flowing in the right direction

a)

True

b)

False