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Classification and Human Body Systems

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

These carry blood to the heart:

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

d)

arterioles

2.

These carry blood away from the heart

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

venules

d)

capillaries

3.

These have muscular walls:

a)

capillaries

b)

veins

c)

venules

d)

arteries

4.

These have valves that prevent backflow of blood

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

arterioles

d)

capillaries

5.

Where material exchange takes place between the cells and blood vessels:

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

venules

d)

capillaries

6.

Largest artery in the human body:

a)

Pulmonary artery

b)

femoral artery

c)

aorta

d)

carotid artery

7.

Carry oxygenated blood back to the heart, only type of these to do this:

a)

pulmonary arteries

b)

pulmonary veins

c)

pulmonary capillaries

d)

aorta artery

8.

Gas, nutrient, and waste exchange occur between the __________ and the tissues of the body.

a)

veins

b)

arteries

c)

capillaries

d)

legs

9.

Valves in veins

a)

make the use of a skeletal muscle pump unnecessary for venous blood flow

b)

are the leading cause of high blood pressure.

c)

cause venous blood flow to go in only one direction

d)

are formed of the tunica media

10.

Which is true about capillaries?

a)

they have pores to increase permeability

b)

they have thick muscular walls

c)

they are the biggest blood vessels in the body

d)

they carry blood at high pressure

11.

Which side of the heart pumps blood into the lungs?

a)

Right

b)

Left

c)

Both

12.

Identify...

a)

Pulmonary veins

b)

Pulmonary artery

c)

Aorta

d)

Vena cava

13.

Identify...

a)

Left atrium

b)

Right atrium

c)

Left ventricle

d)

Right ventricle

14.

Identify...

a)

Left atrium

b)

Right atrium

c)

Left ventricle

d)

Right ventricle

15.

Identify...

a)

Pulmonary veins

b)

Pulmonary artery

c)

Aorta

d)

Superior Vena Cava

16.

Identify the circled valve

a)

Left A-V

b)

Right A-V

c)

Pulmonary

d)

Aortic

17.

The coronary arteries carry....

a)

blood from the heart to the lungs

b)

blood from the lungs to the heart

c)

blood to the heart muscles

d)

blood to the body from the heart

18.

What does blood transport?

a)

Nutrients

b)

Oxygen

c)

Waste Products

d)

All of the Choices

19.
Name this part.
a)
Left ventricle
b)
Pulmonary artery
c)
Right atrium
d)
Pulmonary veins
20.

Which statement accurately describes how blood flows in the aorta?

a)

Heart to lungs

b)

Lungs to heart

c)

Body to heart

d)

Heart to body

21.

The best way to differentiate arteries from vein is:

a)

the direction blood is flowing in relation to the heart.

b)

whether the blood is oxygenated or de-oxygenated.

c)

the size of the vessel.

d)

the amount of nutrients in the blood.

22.

The part of the heart hat sets the pace for cardiac activity and initiates a heartbeat is the:

a)

Atrioventricular node (AV)

b)

Sinoatrial node (SA)

c)

Perkinje Fibres

d)

Bundle of His

23.
This chamber of the heart RECEIVES blood returning from the body
a)
Right Atrium
b)
Right Ventricle
c)
Left Atrium
d)
Left Ventricle
24.

True or false:

Blood traveling in all veins is blue.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Epinephrine will cause what change in heart rate?

a)

increase the heart rate

b)

decrease the heart rate

26.

What part of the brain can speed up or slow down heart rate?

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

medulla

d)

cortex