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Circulatory System

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what are the main parts of the circulatory system?

a)

heart, lungs, arteries, coronary, veins, portal vessels

b)

brain, large intestine, bones

c)

pizza, coffe, energy bar

d)

eyes, tongue, ears,hair

2.

These blood vessels carry blood back to the heart.

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

c)

Capillaries

d)

Aorta

3.

These blood vessels carry blood away from the heart.

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

c)

Capillaries

d)

Aorta

4.

These tiny blood vessels connect the smallest arteries to the smallest veins.

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

c)

Capillaries

d)

Aorta

5.

These cells fight germs and infections in our body.

a)

Blood

b)

Red Blood Cells

c)

White Blood Cells

d)

Platelets

6.

These cells help to stop bleeding.

a)

Blood

b)

Red Blood Cells

c)

White Blood Cells

d)

Platelets

7.

These cells absorb oxygen in the lungs and transport it to the organs and muscles.

a)

Blood

b)

Red Blood Cells

c)

White Blood Cells

d)

Platelets

8.

This contains liquid plasma and three types of cells.

a)

Blood

b)

Red Blood Cells

c)

White Blood Cells

d)

Platelets

9.

It is an organ that acts like a pump.

a)

Heart

b)

Aorta

c)

Ventricles

d)

Septum

10.

When these parts contract, they push the blood out of the heart.

a)

Heart

b)

Aorta

c)

Ventricles

d)

Septum

11.

This part divides the heart into two sides: right and left.

a)

Heart

b)

Aorta

c)

Ventricles

d)

Septum

12.

Heart is protected by _____________

a)

Organ system

b)

Bones

c)

Ribcage

d)

All of the above

13.

The heart pumps blood to the lungs to get_________

a)

water

b)

air

c)

oxygen

d)

none of the above

14.

The heart pumps the ___________ blood to the rest of the body.

a)

oxygenated

b)

red blood cells

c)

good

d)

bad

15.

When we breathe in (inhale), the intercostal muscles _______________ and the diaphragm pulls down, making the chest expand.

a)

contract

b)

expands

c)

separates

d)

all of the above

16.

The intercostal muscles and diaphragm then___________and the air is pushed out of the lungs (exhale) as the ribcage falls downward and inhale.

a)

relax

b)

separates

c)

joins

d)

pushes

17.

______________________carries oxygenated blood away from the heart

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

c)

Capillaries

d)

none of them

18.

___________________enable exchange of oxygen with body

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

c)

Capillaries

19.

_____________________carries blood from capillaries back to the heart to be pumped to the lungs to be re-oxygenated.

a)

Arteries

b)

Capillaries

c)

Veins

d)

All of the above

20.

What is the main function of the heart?

a)

To filter toxins from the blood.

b)

To pump blood throughout the body.

c)

To produce hormones for digestion.

d)

To regulate body temperature.

21.

Name the three types of blood vessels.

a)

arteries, veins, lymphatics

b)

arteries, capillaries, blood

c)

arteries, veins, capillaries

d)

veins, capillaries, plasma

22.

How many chambers are in the heart?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

23.

Draw a basic heart with its different chambers.

24.

Label the different chambers

25.

What is the job of the valves in the heart?

a)

play a tune

b)

prevent blood flowing backwards

c)

help blood flow backwards

d)

push blood forwards

26.

Which image is correct?

a)
b)