WorksheetsBlood and Cardiovascular System
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Atria contract
a)
just before diastole
b)
during diastole
c)
right after the systole
d)
during systole
2.
Which of the following contains oxygenated blood in an adult human?
a)
right atrium
b)
pulmonary artery
c)
pulmonary vein
d)
all of the above
3.
Which of the following is the most muscular chamber in a bird's heart or a mammal's heart?
a)
right atrium
b)
left atrium
c)
left ventricle
d)
right ventricle
4.
Materials are exchanged between the blood and the surrounding tissues in the
a)
arteries
b)
veins
c)
capillaries
d)
all of the above
5.
Oxygenated blood leaves the human heart via the
a)
pulmonary vein
b)
pulmonary artery
c)
vena cava
d)
aorta
6.
Which is the most common type of blood cell in a healthy human?
a)
erythrocytes
b)
monocytes
c)
lymphocytes
d)
eosinophils
7.
Which of the following is a function of the vertebrate circulatory system?
a)
temperature regulation
b)
transport metabolic wastes
c)
provide immune defense
d)
all of the answers are correct
8.
The transfer of oxygen to the body's cells takes place in the:
a)
arteries
b)
arterioles
c)
capillaries
d)
venules
9.
Unidirectional valves that prevent the blood from flowing backward are found in the:
a)
arteriers
b)
veins
c)
capillaries
d)
all answers are correct
10.
Which one of the following series represents the correct path of blood circulation?A)left atrium, left ventricle, lungs, right atrium, right ventricle, bodyB)right atrium, right ventricle, lungs, left atrium, left ventricle, bodyC)left atrium, left ventricle, right atrium, right ventricle, lungs, bodyD)right atrium, lungs, right ventricle, left atrium, body, left ventricleE)left atrium, lungs, left ventricle, body, right atrium, right ventricle
a)
left atrium, left ventricle, lungs, right atrium, right ventricle, body
b)
right atrium, right ventricle, lungs, left atrium, left ventricle, body
c)
left atrium, left ventricle, right atrium, right ventricle, lungs, body
d)
right atrium, lungs, right ventricle, left atrium, body, left ventricle
11.
The rhythmic beating of the heart is initiated by the:
a)
Purkinje fibers
b)
bundle of His
c)
atrioventricular node
d)
sinoatrial node
12.
The "lub" of the "lub-dub" sound the heart makes is caused by the:
a)
closing of the mitral and tricuspid valves
b)
closing of the pulmonary and aortic valves
c)
sound of blood rushing into the atria
d)
sound of blood rushing into the ventricles
13.
Which of the following is not a function of the cardiovascular system?
a)
picks up food and oxygen from the digestive and respiratory systems and delivers them to cells
b)
picks up waste products from cells for delivery to excretory organs
c)
transports hormones, enzymes, buffers, and other biochemical substances
d)
makes blood cells and destroys wornout blood cells
14.
Which of the following statements is not correct?
a)
Blood makes up about 8% of your total body weight
b)
About 45% of blood is plasma
c)
Males have more blood than females and also have a higher hematocrit
d)
the less fat an individual has, the more blood you have per kilogram of your body weight
15.
Which of the following is not a solid or formed element found in blood?
a)
plasma
b)
erythrocytes
c)
leukocytes
d)
thrombocytes
16.
If a person has a hematocrit of 36, which of the following is not true?
a)
the person is suffering from low iron in the blood
b)
the person is suffering from anemia
c)
the person has characteristics of polycythemia
d)
the person has 36% red blood cells in a 100ml amount of whole blood
17.
Which of the following statements is not true?
a)
Hemoglobin, which has a quaternary protein structure, is the main component of red blood cells
b)
The process of making red blood cells is erythropoiesis, which is stimulated by the hormone erythropoietin
c)
Damaged, aged, or abnormal red blood cells are destroyed by macrophages in the spleen and pancreas
d)
Sickie cells is a hereditary disease that is characterized by abnormal, sickle shaped red blood cells that stick to blood vessel walls
18.
There are two types of white blood cells, granulocytes and agranulocytes.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Which of the following does not match it's definition?
a)
diapedesis is a process where blood cells migrate out of blood vessels into the damaged tissues
b)
histamine is a chemical that causes inflammation
c)
heparin, like aspirin, is a blood thinner or anticoagulant
d)
hemostasis is another term for hemorrhage
20.
Which of the following definitions does not match the term?
a)
basophils are the most numerous type of white blood cell and contain histamine and heparin
b)
neutrophils play the major role in destroying bacterial cells within the tissues
c)
eosinophils are found mostly in the digestive and respiratory tracts and play an important role in allergic reactions
d)
monocytes are the largest of the white blood cells
21.
A person with A blood type marries a woman with B blood type. Is it possible for them to have a child with O type blood? Note: Remember that each person has two alleles for each triat.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Which of the following statements about Rh factor is true?
a)
A woman with the Rh factor will experience erythroblastosis fetalis
b)
A woman with O- blood will always experience erythroblastosis fetalis
c)
A woman with AB- has a child with a father with O+ will experience erythroblastosis fetalis of the first born
d)
the woman must be absent of the Rh factor and the father must have to Rh factor for erythroblastosis fetalis to occur
23.
Which of the following segments represents the depolarization of the right and left ventricles of the heart?
a)
PR
b)
QRS
c)
ST
d)
QT
24.
Which of the following statements about measuring blood pressure is incorrect?
a)
A stethoscope and sphymomanometer is used to measure blood pressure
b)
High blood pressure is known as hypertension
c)
Systole and diastole represent the contraction and relaxation of the heart, respectively.
d)
The first sound you hear while measuring a person's blood pressure is referred to as diastole
25.
Which of the following blood diseases/conditions does not match the description/definition?
a)
Sepsis represents an overwhelming, life-threatening bacterial infection of the blood
b)
Hemophilia is a genetic disease that causes the blood to be unable to clot normally and quickly
c)
An embolism is a condition whereeby platelets try to patch up an injury within a small vessel and completely plug it up
d)
Anemia is a common blood disorder that is caused by acquired or inherited abnormalities of red blood cells to provide adequate oxygen to tissues
26.
The epicardium can also be termed the visceral pericardium.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
Which of the following statements about the heart is incorrect?
a)
the atria are receiving and upper chambers of the heart
b)
the ventricles are the pumping and lower chambers of the heart
c)
the tricuspid and bicuspid valves prevent the backflow of blood into the atria
d)
the lub sound of the heart in the lub-dub is caused by the closing of the semilunar valves
28.
Systole represents the contaction of the ventricles as they force blood out of the heart.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
What is the correct order of parts of the heart conduction system?
a)
AV node, SA node, bundle of His, purkinje fibers
b)
purkinje fibers, SA node, AV node, bundle of His
c)
SA node, AV node, bundle of His, purkinje fibers
30.
All exchange process occur at what level?
a)
arteries
b)
veins
c)
capillaries
31.
Which of the following statements about blood vessels is not true?
a)
the aorta is the thickest artery of the body because it receives blood from the strongest part of the heart
b)
veins have valves to prevent the backflow of blood due to the lack of blood pressure
c)
arteries carry blood away from the heart and veins carry blood to the heart
d)
all arteries carry oxygenated blood and all veins carry deoxygenated blood
32.
Which of the following services blood vessels of the liver, stomach, and intestines?
a)
coronary
b)
pulmonary
c)
renal
d)
hepatic-portal
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