wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Blood Vessels

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The thickest and strongest blood vessel is the

a)

vein

b)

artery

c)

capillary

d)

both veins and capillaries

2.

Human blood vessels are

a)

artries, capillaries, and atria

b)

ventricles, atria and pulmonary veins

c)

capillaries, artries, and veins

d)

veins, artries, and aorta

3.

The blood vessel that has valves at intervals...

a)

capillary

b)

artery

c)

vein

d)

none of the above

4.

Valves in veins

a)

support them

b)

protect them

c)

prevent the backward movement inside them

d)

provide them elesticity

5.

The smallest type of blood vessel is the:

a)

nerve

b)

vein

c)

capillary

d)

artery

6.

This type of vessel carries blood TO the heart:

a)

vein

b)

nerve

c)

muscle

d)

artery

7.

which of the blood vessels do you think have greatest blood pressure

a)

veins

b)

capillaries

c)

atria

d)

arteries

8.

Carry blood away from heart; mostly oxygen-rich

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

c)

Capillaries

9.

These carry blood to the heart:

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

d)

arterioles

10.

Choose the correct blood vessels.

a)

Artery

b)

Vein

c)

Capillaries

d)

All of the above.

11.

Arteries carry..........

a)

Oxygenated blood from the heart to all parts of the body

b)

Deoxygenated blood to the heart

c)

Oxygen rich blood to the heart

d)

Carbon dioxide rich blood

12.

Veins carry...

a)

Oxygenated blood from the heart to all parts of the body

b)

Deoxygenated blood from all parts of the body to the heart

c)

Oxygen rich blood from the heart to all parts of the body

d)

Oxygen depleted blood from the heart to the lung

13.

Pulmonary artery carry...

a)

Oxygenated blood from the heart to the lung

b)

Deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lung

14.

Pulmonary vein carry...

a)

Deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lung

b)

Oxygenated blood from the lung to the heart

15.

Choose the characteristics of arteries...

a)

Have very thick, strong, elastic walls.

b)

Have thin walls, made up of only

one layer of cells.

c)

Have thinner walls, large space inside the vessel.

16.

Choose the characteristics of veins.

a)

Have very thick, strong, elastic walls.

b)

Have thin walls, made up of only

one layer of cells.

c)

Have thinner wall, large space inside the vessel.

17.

Choose the characteristics of capillaries.

a)

Have very thick, strong, elastic walls.

b)

Have thin walls, made up of only

one layer of cells.

c)

Have thinner walls, large space inside the vessels.

18.

What are the three kinds of blood vessels in the human body?

a)

Veins, Capillaries and Vena Cavas

b)

Veins, Aorta, and Vena Cavas

c)

Aorta, Capillaries and Veins

d)

Capillaries, Veins and Arteries

19.

What is the function of veins?

a)

To take blood away from the heart

b)

To take blood throughout the heart

c)

To take blood throughout the body

d)

To take blood to the heart

20.

What is the purpose of the valves located in veins?

a)

To keep the vein open for blood to flow through

b)

To keep blood flowing in one direction through the vein

c)

To allow blood to flow in both directions within the vein

d)

To allow the blood to flow back down to the lower parts of the body

21.

Blood vessels are tubes which carry only waste, nutrients and oxygen throughout the body.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Which type of blood vessel is primarily responsible for the exchange of nutrients and gases between blood and tissues?

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

c)

Capillaries

d)

Aorta

23.

What is the main function of the valves found in veins?

a)

To increase blood pressure

b)

To prevent backflow of blood

c)

To regulate blood temperature

d)

To filter impurities from blood

24.

Which blood vessel carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart?

a)

Pulmonary artery

b)

Pulmonary vein

c)

Aorta

d)

Vena cava

25.

In an experiment to measure blood flow, which blood vessel would show the highest pressure?

a)

Veins

b)

Capillaries

c)

Arteries

d)

Venules