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Cardiovascular System

Total questions: 99

Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many valves does  the heart have ? 
a)
7
b)
4
c)
3 
d)
2 
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 are tube-like structures that include the arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins?
a)
Blood Vessels
b)
Lymph
c)
Glands
d)
Strep
16.

A blood vessel that carries blood AWAY from the heart

a)

vein

b)

artery

c)

platelets

17.

How many chambers does a human heart have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

18.

Which blood vessel carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart?

a)

vein

b)

artery

c)

platelets

19.

The measure of blood flow in arteries is...

a)

blood pressure/heart rate

b)

capillaries

c)

pulmonary veins

20.

The heart is made of ______ muscle

a)

skeletal

b)

cardiac

c)

smooth

21.

True or False: the vena cava is the largest vein in the body.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

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

a)

True

b)

False

23.

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

a)

True

b)

False

24.

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

a)

True

b)

False

25.
Which of the following delivers oxygen to cells?
a)
Red Blood cells
b)
White blood cells
c)
Platelets
d)
Plasma
26.
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
27.
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
28.

Vessels responsible for carrying blood away from the heart?

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

29.

The blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart to the lungs.

a)

Pulmonary artery

b)

Pulmonary vein

c)

Coronary vein

d)

Coronary artery

30.

What structures makes up the Circulatory/Cardiovascular System?

a)

Heart and Brain

b)

Heart and Blood Vessels

c)

Heart and Lungs

d)

Lungs and Blood Vessels

31.
What is the main function of the heart ? 
a)
The heart circulates blood and oxygen throughout the body.
b)
The heart is the control centers for all body activities.
c)
The heart gets rid of the wastes in your body produced by homeostasis. 
d)
The heart transports , protection and regulation. Blood transports the following substances: 
32.
The muscle layer of the heart is called the:
a)

endocardium

b)

myocardium

c)

pericardium

d)

epicardium

33.

What type of blood is carried by the pulmonary vein?

a)

Decarbonated

b)

Deoxygenated

c)

Oxygenated

d)

Carbonated

34.

Where does blood go after it leaves the right ventricle?

a)

Pulmonary artery

b)

Pulmonary vein

c)

Renal artery

d)

Renal vein

35.

What valve is located between the left ventricle and left atrium?

a)

Pulmonary semilunar

b)

Tricuspid

c)

Aortic semilunar

d)

Bicuspid (mitral)

36.

What valve prevents backflow from the right ventricle into the right atrium?

a)

Pulmonary semilunar

b)

Tricuspid

c)

Aortic semilunar

d)

Bicuspid (mitral)

37.

What structure returns blood to the right atrium?

a)

Superior/inferior vena cava

b)

Ascending aorta

c)

Descending aorta

d)

Superior/inferior arbor vitae

38.
a)
Pulmonary veins
b)
Pulmonary artery
c)
Aorta
d)
Vena cava
39.
a)
Pulmonary veins
b)
Pulmonary artery
c)
Aorta
d)
Vena cava
40.
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
41.
a)
Left atrium
b)
Right atrium
c)
Left ventricle
d)
Right ventricle
42.
a)
Pulmonary valve
b)
Aortic valve
c)
Tricuspid valve
d)
Bicuspid valve
43.

​ (a)   blood returning to the heart from the body will pass through superior and inferior ​vena cava into the ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
Deoxygenated
right atrium
left atrium
right ventrical
44.

The area(s) that mark the atria of the heart

A
B
C
D
45.

Show the flow of deoxygenated and oxygenated blood through the heart.

46.

Reorder the following in order of innermost to outermost layer of the heart wall

a)

Endocardium

b)

Myocardium

c)

Epicardium

1)
2)
3)
47.
The main purpose of Red Blood Cells is to 
a)
carry gases, wastes, and nutrients
b)
attack and destroy pathogens
c)
clot the blood
d)
digest food
48.
What part of blood carries hemoglobin?
a)
Red blood cells
b)
Plasma
c)
Platlets
d)
White blood cells
49.
The lack of sufficient red blood cells in the blood system is called
a)
cyanosis
b)
anemia
c)
hemochromatosis
d)
hypoxia
50.
What is the function of hemoglobin?
a)
to carry iron
b)
to carry wastes
c)
to carry oxygen
d)
to produce oxygen
51.
Another name for white blood cells is
a)
erythrocytes
b)
plasmocytes
c)
leukocytes
d)
thrombocytes
52.
Which of the following is not a primary function of blood?
a)
help fight disease
b)
transports nutrients, oxygen, wastes, and hormones
c)
to provide structure 
d)
distributes heat
53.
Blood is classified as ___ tissue.
a)
connective
b)
circulatory
c)
epithelial
d)
muscular
54.
Blood becomes bright red in color because of the
a)
amount of folic acid present
b)
amount of hemoglobin present
c)
amount of oxygen present
d)
amount of iron present
55.
Sickle cell anemia is caused by 
a)
a lack of red blood cells
b)
a genetic abnormality in the amino acids
c)
lack of available oxygen
d)
too much iron in the circulatory system
56.
The shape of the RBC allows for a greater surface area so the cell can
a)
fit through capillaries easily
b)
exchange gasses more quickly
c)
hold additional hemoglobin
d)
reproduce quicker
57.
Where does hematopoiesis take place, producing new RBCs?
a)
red bone marrow
b)
yellow bone marrow
c)
synovial membrane
d)
articular cartilage
58.
The three steps of hemostasis are:
1. vascular spasm
2. ___________
3. coagulation
a)
platelet plug formation
b)
agglutination
c)
dilation
d)
erythropoieten formation
59.
Red blood cells are
a)
thrombocytes
b)
neutrophils
c)
monocytes
d)
erthryocytes
60.
The liquid portion of the blood is
a)
leukocytes
b)
erthryocytes
c)
plasma
d)
thrombin
61.
What part of blood is responsible for fighting infections?
a)
Red Blood Cells
b)
White Blood Cells
c)
Platelets
d)
Plasma
62.
The process of stopping bleeding
a)
homeostasis
b)
hemostasis
c)
phagocytosis
d)
dermatographia
63.

Irregularly shaped cell fragments that help clot blood

a)

Platelets

b)

Lymph

c)

Plasma

d)

White Blood Cells

64.

Contains hemoglobin, supplies body with oxygen

a)

Plasma

b)

Platelet

c)

White Blood Cell

d)

Red Blood Cell

65.

Tissue Fluid that contains water and dissolved substances

a)

Lymph Nodes

b)

Lymph

c)

Plasma

d)

Anemia

66.

The study of blood in health and disease

a)

Hemoglobin

b)

Hematology

c)

Blood Types

d)

Marker Molecules

67.

A condition that develops when your blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin

a)

Lymphatic System

b)

Not Anemia

c)

Platelets

d)

Anemia

68.

Fight bacteria and viruses by entering infected tissue, destroying bacteria/viruses and absorb dead blood cells

a)

White Blood Cells

b)

Red Blood Cells

c)

Platelets

d)

Plasma

69.

Filter lymph, trapping bacteria and disease-causing microorganisms in the fluid.

a)

Lymph Nodes

b)

Lymphatic System

c)

Lymph

d)

Platelets

70.

Select all answers that represent a "Blood Type"

a)

O

b)

AO

c)

BO

d)

AB

e)

A

71.

The liquid part of blood made of mostly water; nutrients, minerals and oxygen are dissolved

a)

Marrow

b)

Plasma

c)

Proteins

d)

Urea

72.

Proteins on red blood cells that determine the blood type

a)

antigens

b)

antibodies

c)

Protein Molecules

d)

Marker Molecules

73.

Platelets are cells.

a)

True

b)

False

74.

About how long does it take blood to completely cycle through the body?

a)

1 second

b)

1 Day

c)

1 minute

d)

1 hour

75.

Red blood cells have a nucleus.

a)

True

b)

False

76.

Where are red blood cells produced?

a)

Bone Marrow

b)

Heart

c)

Lungs

d)

Brain

77.

What is the most common blood type in the U.S.?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

AB

d)

O

78.

What is the rarest blood type in the U.S.?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

AB

d)

O

79.

How much blood is taken when someone donates blood?

a)

one cup

b)

one pint

c)

one quart

d)

one gallon

80.
The lymphatic structure that closely parallell veins are called?
a)
Capillaries
b)
Lymph
c)
Lymph Vessels
81.
The tiny oval shaped lymph structure located throughout the body are known as?
a)
Lymph nodes
b)
Spleen
c)
Lymph fluid
82.
The largest lymphatic structure is?
a)
Lymph
b)
tonsils
c)
Spleen
83.
What is the medical term for watery fluid inside the lympathic vessels?
a)
Plasma
b)
Lymph
c)
Blood
84.
What part of the lymphatic system filters foreign material from blood and destroys old RBCs?
a)
spleen
b)
lymph nodes
c)
thymus 
d)
lymphatic vessels
85.
How is lymph moved through lymphatic vessels?
a)
Contractions of the small intestine
b)
Blood cells carry lymph through the vessels
c)
Contractions of the heart
d)
Contractions of skeletal muscle around the vessels
86.
Two main organs of the lymph system:
a)
Thymus & Pancreas
b)
Pancreas & Thyroid
c)
Spleen & Thymus
d)
Tonsils & Thyroid
87.
What is the function of the lymphatic system?
a)
Drains tissue fluids, waste products & flights against infection.
b)
Prevent swelling
c)
Removes toxins & waste 
d)
Fights against infection 
88.
A soft tissue inside the bone that produces blood cells
a)
immune cells
b)
lymph nodes
c)
spleen
d)
bone marrow
89.
Which of the following cells are responsible for fighting diseases? 
a)
White Blood Cells
b)
Red Blood Cells
90.
Where do T cells mature?
a)
blood
b)
bone marrow
c)
thymus
d)
tonsils
91.

Which immune system organ is found in the back of the throat?

a)

thymus

b)

spleen

c)

tonsil

d)

liver

92.
What do scientists call bacteria and viruses that can make people sick?  
a)
diseases
b)
vaccines
c)
antibodies
d)
pathogens
93.

The largest of lymphatic structure is the:

a)

lymph

b)

lymph nodes

c)

spleen

d)

lymph vessels

94.
Which of these is a thin, watery fluid, which forms when plasma diffuses into tissue spaces?
a)
cerebrospinal fluid
b)
lymph
c)
lacteals
d)
intracellular fluid
95.

What is structure A?

a)

Lymph Nodes

b)

Spleen

c)

Thymus

d)

Tonsils

96.

What is structure B?

a)

Lymph Vessels

b)

Spleen

c)

Thymus

d)

Tonsils

97.

What is structure C?

a)

Lymph Vessels

b)

Spleen

c)

Thymus

d)

Tonsils

98.

What is structure D?

a)

Lymph Nodes

b)

Spleen

c)

Thymus

d)

Tonsils

99.

What is structure E?

a)

Lymph Nodes

b)

Spleen

c)

Thymus

d)

Tonsils