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IGCSE Coord - The Heart

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygenated blood to the body?

a)

Right atrium

b)

Right ventricle

c)

Left ventricle

d)

Left atrium

2.

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

a)

Pulmonary vein

b)

Pulmonary artery

c)

Aorta

d)

Vena cava

3.

What is the main function of valves in the heart?

a)

To add oxygen to blood

b)

To prevent backflow of blood

c)

To contract the heart

d)

To carry blood away from the heart

4.

Why is the wall of the left ventricle thicker than the right?

a)

It pumps blood to the lungs

b)

It pumps blood around the whole body

c)

It contains more valves

d)

It receives more blood

5.

Which of these shows the correct pathway of blood through the heart and lungs?

a)

Body → Left atrium → Right ventricle → Lungs

b)

Body → Right atrium → Right ventricle → Lungs → Left atrium → Left ventricle → Body

c)

Lungs → Right atrium → Left ventricle → Body

d)

Left atrium → Right atrium → Lungs → Body

6.

What is the function of the coronary arteries?

a)

To supply the heart muscle with oxygenated blood

b)

To remove carbon dioxide from the lungs

c)

To carry blood to the brain

d)

To transport urea to the kidneys

7.

What happens to your heart rate during exercise?

a)

It decreases to conserve energy

b)

It increases to deliver more oxygen to muscles

c)

It stays the same

d)

It stops briefly

8.

Which of the following substances is transported by the blood?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Glucose

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

All of the above

9.

Deoxygenated blood leaves the ​ (a)   through the ​ (b)   and travels to the lungs to get rid of ​ (c)   and pick up ​ (d)  

Choose from the below words
right ventricle
pulmonary artery
carbon dioxide
oxygen
right atrium
left atrium
left ventricle
pulmonary vein
aorta
10.

Oxygenated blood returns to the heart by way of the ​ (a)   entering the ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
pulmonary veins
left atrium
pulmonary arteries
left ventricle
right atrium
right ventricle
11.

In the heart, oxygenated blood is moves from the ​ (a)   into the ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
left atrium
left ventricle
right atrium
right ventricle
12.

Oxygenated blood leaves the heart via the ​ (a)   to travel to the rest of the body.

Choose from the below words
aorta
pulmonary trunk
pulmonary veins
coronary arteries
pulmonary arteries
13.

Identify the Pulmonary Arteries by selecting the rectangle(s) around the matching number(s).

14.

Identify the Pulmonary Veins by selecting the rectangle(s) around the matching number(s).

15.
Deoxygenated blood
a)
travels through veins
b)
has little oxygen because the O2 was delivered to cells
c)
all of these are true
d)
is indicated by blue on anatomical diagrams
16.

Heart rate is the number of times your heart beats per ___________.

a)

minute.

b)

day.

c)

hour.

d)

second.

17.

What is the arrow pointing to?

a)

right atrium

b)

left atrium

c)

right ventricle

d)

left ventricle

18.

What is the arrow pointing to?

a)

right atrium

b)

left atrium

c)

right ventricle

d)

left ventricle

19.

What is the function of the heart in the circulatory system?

a)

To pump oxygenated blood to the body's tissues

b)

To carry deoxygenated blood from the body's tissues to the lungs

c)

To exchange nutrients, oxygen, and waste products with tissues

d)

To return blood from the body to the lungs

20.
The heart has ___ chambers.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
21.
The circulatory system works with the ___________ system to provide our body with oxygen.
a)
respiratory
b)
digestive
c)
muscular
d)
skeletal
22.
The circulatory system works with the __________ system to obtain energy from nutrients that we eat. 
a)
respiratory 
b)
digestive
c)
skeletal
d)
nervous
23.

Explain the role of the heart in double circulation.

a)

The heart circulates blood in a single loop system.

b)

The heart separates oxygenated and deoxygenated blood, facilitating efficient double circulation.

c)

The heart has no role in separating blood types.

d)

The heart pumps only deoxygenated blood to the lungs.

24.

How does the structure of the heart support double circulation?

a)

The heart pumps blood in a single loop to the lungs and body.

b)

The heart has only two chambers for efficient blood flow.

c)

The heart's valves prevent blood from mixing, but do not support double circulation.

d)

The heart's four chambers separate oxygenated and deoxygenated blood, supporting double circulation.