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Cardiovascular System Test

Total questions: 119

Worksheet time: 2hrs 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many valves does  the heart have ? 
a)
7
b)
4
c)
d)
2.
How many chambers does the heart have ? 
a)
4
b)
6
c)
3
d)
1
3.
The average blood pressure is 
a)
120/80
b)
80/120
c)
115/180
d)
120/180
4.
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
5.
Blood enters the right atrium through 
a)
pulmonary veins
b)
vena cavaes
c)
pulmonary arteries
d)
aorta
6.
Systolic pressure measures which of the following?
a)
atrial contraction
b)
atrial relaxation
c)
ventricular contraction
d)
ventricular relaxation
7.
a)
Pulmonary veins
b)
Pulmonary artery
c)
Aorta
d)
Vena cava
8.
Which part of the heart pumps deoxygenated (oxygen-poor) blood?
a)
Left side
b)
Right side
c)
Top side
d)
Bottom side
9.
Which vessels carry blood to the heart?
a)
Veins
b)
Arteries
c)
Capillaries
10.
Which part of the heart pumps oxygenated blood?
a)
Left side
b)
Right side
c)
Top side
d)
Bottom side
11.
Which vessels carry blood away from the heart?
a)
Veins
b)
Arteries
c)
Capillaries
12.
What creates the "lub dub" heart sounds?
a)
Flow of blood
b)
Closing of valves
c)
Opening of valves
d)
Breathing
13.
_______ circulation takes blood from the heart to the lungs and back.
a)
Systemic
b)
Pulmonary
c)
Body
d)
Blood
14.
The bottom chambers of the heart are called
a)
ventricles
b)
atria
c)
vena cava
d)
valves
15.

What prevents blood from flowing back into the atria when the ventricles contract?

a)

semilunar valves

b)

sinoatrial node

c)

atrioventricular node

d)

tricuspid and bicuspid valves

16.

When blood leaves this chamber of the heart, it heads out to the body (not the lungs)

a)

left atrium

b)

right atrium

c)

left ventricle

d)

right ventricle

17.

One of the body's largest blood vessels that transports blood from the body region below the diaphragm to the heart

a)

superior vena cava

b)

inferior vena cava

c)

pulmonary trunk

d)

pulmonary veins

18.

When this chamber contracts, it pushes blood through the tricuspid valve

a)

right atria

b)

right ventricle

c)

left atria

d)

left ventricle

19.

When blood leaves this chamber of the heart, it heads to the lungs

a)

right atrium

b)

right ventricle

c)

left atrium

d)

left ventricle

20.

This stops blood from flowing back into the ventricles each time they contract

a)

semilunar valves

b)

tricuspid and bicuspid valves

c)

Sinoatrial node (SA node)

d)

Aorta

21.

This chamber of the heart receives oxygenated blood from the lungs

a)

right atrium

b)

right ventricle

c)

left atrium

d)

left ventricle

22.

These are the smallest blood vessels with the thinnest walls in order to maximize diffusion of nutrients in and out of the interstitial fluid

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

d)

aorta

23.

Which best explains why capillary walls are so thin?

a)

because they do not need to pump blood

b)

because they are found only in the smallest organs and tissues

c)

because they maximize diffusion of nutrients

d)

because blood only travels through them slowly

24.

These carry blood towards the heart

a)

arteries

b)

veins

25.

These carry blood away from the heart

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

26.

Blood traveling through the pulmonary circuit goes through the right side of the heart and out to the _______

a)

left side of the heart

b)

body

c)

lungs

d)

tricuspid valve

27.

Blood traveling through the systemic circuit goes through the _____ side of the heart and out to the body

a)

right

b)

left

28.

Why is coronary circulation necessary?

a)

because blood needs to be pushed throughout the entire body

b)

because the heart itself needs nourishment

c)

because the scalp requires an exceptional amount of nourishment

29.

Which blood vessel carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart?

a)

vein

b)

artery

c)

platelets

30.

True or False: the right atrium and left atrium are the 2 chambers on the bottom of the heart

a)

True

b)

False

31.

True or False: the right ventricle and left ventricle are the 2 chambers on the top of the heart

a)

True

b)

False

32.

True or False: the aorta is the largest artery in the body

a)

True

b)

False

33.
Which of the following delivers oxygen to cells?
a)
Red Blood cells
b)
White blood cells
c)
Platelets
d)
Plasma
34.
What is the function of a valve?
a)
Helps blood to clot
b)
Keeps blood flowing in all directions
c)
Keeps blood flowing in one direction
d)
Stops blood from flowing
35.
Another name for the circulatory system is __________________________________________ because they describe the system that consists of the heart, blood vessels, and blood.
a)
Cardiovascular System
b)
Heart
c)
Vein
d)
Artery
36.

What do red blood cells do?

a)

carries oxygen

b)

fights infection

c)

clots blood

d)

nothing; the white blood cells do all the work

37.

What do platelets do?

a)

carries oxygen

b)

cures infections

c)

fights infection

d)

causes blood to clot and form scabs

38.

What's in the Circulatory (Cardiovascular) system?

a)

consists of heart, veins and brain

b)

consists of heart, blood vessels and blood

c)

consists of heart, blood and lungs

d)

consists of heart, brain and bladder

39.

What is the atherosclerosis disease.

a)

fatty/sugary materials build up on artery walls creating plague

b)

fatty/sugary materials build up on vein walls creating plague

c)

fatty/sugary materials build up on ventricle walls creating plague

d)

fatty/sugary materials build up on capillary walls creating plague

40.

The heart is the size of a ___________________________

a)

Foot

b)

Head

c)

Thumb

d)

Fist

41.

What type of blood cells are known as Leukocytes?

a)

Red blood cells

b)

White blood cells

42.

What percent of blood is made up of plasma?

a)

4%

b)

41%

c)

55%

d)

20%

43.

What makes our blood the color red?

a)

Hemoglobin

b)

plasma

c)

platelets

d)

red blood cells

44.

______________ moves the blood between the arteries and veins.

a)

Capillaries

b)

Caterpillars

c)

Arteries

d)

Veins

45.

Pulmonary circulation carries blood between the heart and the __________?

a)

Brain

b)

Organs

c)

Lungs

46.

Systemic circulation carries blood between the heart and the _________?

a)

Brain

b)

Lungs

c)

Body

47.

Arthersclerosis is when:

a)

Arteries become narrowed and hardened

b)

Arteries become widened and softened

c)

Veins become closed off

d)

Veins die off

48.

A Heart attack is call what?

a)

Myocardial Infarction

b)

Chest pain

c)

lymphoma

49.

Which of the following is the most common type of blood cell?

a)

platelets

b)

plasma

c)

red blood cells

d)

white blood cells

50.

Platelets make up the highest percentage of blood volume?

a)

True

b)

False

51.

What the the functions of the Circulatory System? (Multiple answers)

a)

Transports materials (gases, nutrients, waste products, molecules, hormones) to different

parts of the body

b)

Removes waste products (cell waste and carbon dioxide)

c)

helps your body move

d)

Fights diseases

52.

The heart is a ______ which contracts and expands like a pump to circulate blood throughout the body.

a)

bone

b)

spongy tissue

c)

muscle

d)

blood vessel

53.

The circulatory system works with the ___________ system to provide our body with oxygen.

a)

muscular

b)

digestive

c)

respiratory

d)

skeletal

54.

What is the main function of the heart?

a)

exchange gases

b)

circulate blood throughout the body

c)

produce red blood cells

d)

remove waste materials from the body

55.

The cells in the blood that help fight germs and illnesses are the...

a)

white blood cells

b)

red blood cells

c)

plasma

d)

platelets

56.

What part of the blood is the liquid part that carries nutrients?

a)

plasma

b)

white blood cells

c)

red blood cells

d)

platelets

57.

How does the heart work?

a)

It pumps blood around the rest of the body, back to the heart and then to the lungs.

b)

It pumps blood first to the rest of the body, back to the lungs and then to the heart.

c)

It pumps blood first to the lungs, back to the heart and then around the rest of the body.

58.

Hypertension is

a)

high blood pressure

b)

low blood pressure

c)

low blood oxygen

d)

high blood oxygen

59.

The average blood pressure is:

a)

100/70

b)

110/80

c)

120/80

d)

130/90

60.

A myocardial infarction is another name for a/an

a)

heart attack

b)

heart murmur

c)

heartbeat skip

d)

heart injury

61.

The wall separating the heart into left and right halves is called the

a)

septum

b)

cardiac wall

c)

heart wall

d)

aortic separator

62.
Which of the following are the blood vessels that have a wall that is 1 cell thick?
a)
Veins
b)
Arteries
c)
Cappillaries
63.
Which of the following are the blood vessels that have the thickest walls?
a)
Veins
b)
Arteries
c)
Cappillaries
64.
What is the name of the part labelled 3?
a)
Right Atrium
b)
Left Atrium
c)
Right Ventricle
d)
Left Ventricle
65.
What is the name of the part labelled 2?
a)
Right Atrium
b)
Left Atrium
c)
Right Ventricle
d)
Left Ventricle
66.
What is the name of the part labelled 4?
a)
Right Atrium
b)
Left Atrium
c)
Right Ventricle
d)
Left Ventricle
67.
Oxygen-poor blood arrives to the heart from the the body via the _____.
a)
aorta
b)
pulmonary arteries
c)
superior and inferior vena cava
d)
pulmonary veins
68.
Pulmonary vein
a)
carries oxygenated blood to left atrium
b)
carries deoxygenated blood to left ventricle
c)
carries oxygenated blood to left ventricle
d)
carries deoxygenated blood to left atrium
69.

If blood is OXYGENATED, it is carrying ___.

a)

Blood

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon Dioxide

70.

If blood is DEOXYGENATED, it is carrying ___.

a)

Blood

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon Dioxide

71.

The relaxing of the heart is known as

a)

Diastole

b)

Systole

c)

Heart Rate

d)

Cardiac Arrest

72.

The contraction of the heart is known as?

a)

Stroke volume

b)

Diastole

c)

Cardiac cycle

d)

Systole

73.

When blood leaves this chamber of the heart, it heads to the lungs

a)

right atrium

b)

right ventricle

c)

left atrium

d)

left ventricle

74.

This chamber of the heart receives oxygenated blood from the lungs

a)

right atrium

b)

right ventricle

c)

left atrium

d)

left ventricle

75.

What valve is found in between the left atrium and left ventricle?

a)

Aortic Semilunar Valve

b)

Pulmonary Semilunar Valve

c)

Tricuspid

d)

Mitral

76.

What valve is found in between the right atrium and right ventricle?

a)

Aortic Semilunar

b)

Pulmonary Semilunar

c)

Mitral

d)

Tricuspid

77.

The semilunar valves are the:

a)

Aortic and pulmonary

b)

Pulmonary and Tricuspid

c)

Aortic and mitral

d)

Mitral and Tricuspid

78.

The string like feature that attaches to and helps close the AV valves is the:

a)

Chordae tendinae

b)

Papillary muscles

c)

Interventricular septum

d)

Foramen ovale

79.
What percentage of plasma is made up of water?
a)
100%
b)
90%
c)
45%
d)
55%
80.
Which component of blood is responsible for helping to stop bleeding?
a)
platelets
b)
red blood cells
c)
white blood cells
d)
plasma
81.
Which component of blood is responsible for carrying oxygen?
a)
red blood cell
b)
white blood cell
c)
platelets
d)
plasma
82.
The fluid portion of blood that carries blood cells, glucose, proteins, fats, and wastes throughout the body.
a)
red blood cells
b)
white blood cells
c)
plasma
d)
platelets
83.
Who am I?
I am the largest (in size) blood component and have a nucleus.
a)
white blood cell
b)
red blood cell
c)
platelet
d)
hemoglobin
84.
These blood cells are the protectors and help fight off disease.
a)
Red blood cells
b)
White blood cells
c)
Plasma
d)
Platelets 
85.
What does blood transport?
a)
Nutrients
b)
Oxygen 
c)
Carbon Dioxide
d)
All of the above
86.
Another name for white blood cells is
a)
erythrocytes
b)
plasmocytes
c)
leukocytes
d)
thrombocytes
87.
Red blood cells are
a)
thrombocytes
b)
neutrophils
c)
monocytes
d)
erthryocytes
88.

What does the following picture show?

a)

The role of RBC in oxygen transport

b)

The role of platelets in blood clotting

c)

The role of plasma for disease treatment

d)

The role of WBC to defend our body

89.

Another term for platelets:

a)

erythrocytes

b)

lymphocytes

c)

thrombocytes

d)

plasma

90.

How is the production of red blood cells regulated?

a)

By the hormone hemoglobin

b)

By the hormone erythropoietin

c)

By the enzyme that converts carbon dioxide into bicarbonate

d)

By the size of the red blood cells

91.

Where are new red blood cells produced?

a)

In the liver and spleen

b)

In the capillaries

c)

In the bone marrow

d)

In the lungs

92.

What happens when the lining of a blood vessel is damaged?

a)

The blood vessel repairs itself without any external assistance.

b)

Platelets are attracted to the wound site and form a sticky plug.

c)

Red blood cells form a clot to prevent further loss of blood.

d)

White blood cells immediately destroy the damaged vessel lining.

93.

How are white blood cells different from red blood cells?

a)

White blood cells are smaller and have no nucleus.

b)

White blood cells have a normal nucleus and mitochondria.

c)

White blood cells are less numerous but carry more oxygen.

d)

White blood cells form the majority of cells in blood.

94.

Which of the following is true about red blood cells?

a)

They contain a big nucleus

b)

They carry CO2 to the cells

c)

They contain hemoglobin

d)

They provide immunity

95.

Name the proteins on the surface of red blood cells.

a)

Antibodies

b)

Antigens

c)

Plasma

d)

Collagen

96.

What type of antigens can be found on the surface of RBC's when someone has blood type O?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

AB

d)

none

97.

What type of antigens can be found on the surface of RBC's when someone has blood type AB?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

AB

d)

none

98.

Where are antibodies located?

a)

surface of red blood cells

b)

surface of white blood cells

c)

plasma

d)

surface of platelets

99.

What antibodies can be found in the plasma when someone has blood type A?

a)

none

b)

A

c)

B

d)

A and B

100.
What type of blood is the universal donor?
a)
O
b)
AB
101.

Blood type is determined by the antigens present on the surface of RBCs.

a)

True

b)

False

102.

Which of the following is true about blood type O?

a)

It contains antigen A only.

b)

It contains antigen B only.

c)

It contains both antigen A and antigen B.

d)

It doesn’t contain antigen A or antigen B.

103.
Which blood type is the universal recipient?
a)
AB+ 
b)
AB-
c)
O+
d)
O-
104.

What blood type is this?

a)

A+

b)

B+

c)

AB+

d)

AB-

105.

What ANTIBODIES would this person produce in his/her plasma?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

A and B

d)

no antibodies

106.

A patient with B+ blood needs a transfusion. Which of the following types can donate to the patient? Select all that apply.

a)

B-

b)

O+

c)

AB-

d)

O-

107.

What is this blood type?

a)

A+

b)

AB+

c)

AB-

d)

A-

108.

What is the blood type?

a)

AB+

b)

AB-

c)

A+

d)

B-

109.

What is the blood type?

a)

O+

b)

B+

c)

AB-

d)

AB+

110.

What is the blood type?

a)

O+

b)

AB+

c)

AB-

d)

Not Valid

111.
a)

B-

b)

A-

c)

B+

d)

A+

112.

What is the blood type?

a)

B+

b)

A-

c)

A+

d)

B-

113.

What is the blood type?

a)

O-

b)

O+

c)

Not Valid

d)

AB+

114.

What is the blood type?

a)

O-

b)

AB-

c)

AB+

d)

O+

115.

Someone with Type AB blood has...

a)

Both A & B antibodies

b)

No antibodies

c)

only A antigens

d)

only B antigens

116.

The three layers (tunics) of the blood are from most superficial to most deep are:

a)

tunica intima, tunica media,

tunica externa

b)

tunica externa,

tunica media,

tunica intima

c)

tunica media,

tunica intima,

tunica externa

d)

tunica externa,

tunica intima,

tunica media

117.

Order of layers of vessels from deep to superficial

a)

Tunica Externa, Tunica Media, Tunica Interna

b)

Tunica Interna, Tunica Externa,

Tuhica Media

c)

Tunica Interna, Tunica Media, Tunica Externa

d)

Tunica Media, Tunica Interna, Tunica Externa

118.

Capillaries have only this layer

a)

Tunica Interna

b)

Tunica Media

c)

Tunica Externa

d)

Tunica Intima

119.

Which layer of a blood vessel is directly in contact with the blood flowing within it?

a)

Tunica externa

b)

Tunica media

c)

Tunica intima

d)

Endothelium