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Blood Circulation Basics

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main function of the circulatory system?

a)

Producing hormones

b)

Transporting substances throughout the body

c)

Regulating body temperature

d)

Digesting food

2.

Which type of blood vessels carry blood away from the heart?

a)

Veins

b)

Capillaries

c)

Lymphatic vessels

d)

Arteries

3.

What is the name of the largest artery in the human body?

a)

capillary

b)

vein

c)

bronchus

d)

aorta

4.

What is the name of the smallest blood vessels where gas exchange occurs?

a)

Capillaries

b)

Veins

c)

Arteries

d)

Lymphatic vessels

5.

What is the liquid part of blood called?

a)

plasma

b)

serum

c)

platelets

d)

hemoglobin

6.

What is the average adult human blood volume?

a)

3 liters

b)

7 liters

c)

10 liters

d)

5 liters

7.

What is the name of the upper chambers of the heart?

a)

Pulmonary veins

b)

Atria

c)

Ventricles

d)

Coronary arteries

8.

What is the name of the lower chambers of the heart?

a)

atriums

b)

ventricles

c)

valves

d)

sinuses

9.

What is the term for the contraction phase of the heart?

a)

atrium

b)

systole

c)

diastole

d)

ventricle

10.

What is the term for the relaxation phase of the heart?

a)

relaxation

b)

contraction

c)

systole

d)

diastole

11.

A localized clotted mass of blood found in an organ, tissue or space. It is caused by a traumatic injury, such as a blow, that can cause a blood vessel to rupture

a)

Sickle Cell Anemia

b)

Hematoma

c)

Septicemia

d)

Aneurysm

12.

Organ that pumps blood arround the body

a)

heart

b)

lungs

c)

kidneys

d)

liver

e)

stomach

13.

Organ that pumps blood arround the body

a)

heart

b)

lungs

c)

kidneys

d)

liver

e)

stomach

14.

Organ that pumps blood arround the body

a)

heart

b)

lungs

c)

kidneys

d)

liver

e)

stomach

15.

A localized clotted mass of blood found in an organ, tissue or space. It is caused by a traumatic injury, such as a blow, that can cause a blood vessel to rupture

a)

Sickle Cell Anemia

b)

Hematoma

c)

Septicemia

d)

Aneurysm