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Life Science Chapter 15 Test Answer Key

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The vocal cords are located inside the ________.

a)

esophagus

b)

larynx

c)

pharynx

d)

trachea

2.

The microscopic structures in the lungs where gases are exchanged with blood vessels are called_______

a)

alveoli

b)

bronchi

c)

tracheae

d)

windpipes

3.

The blood vessels that return blood to the heart are called_______

a)

arteries

b)

aortas

c)

capillaries

d)

veins

4.

Which of the following have valves?

a)

arteries

b)

capillaries

c)

veins

d)

none of the above

5.

What is the job of platelets?

a)

to defend against bacteria and viruses

b)

to form blood clots

c)

to carry blood cells as the blood flows through the blood vessels

d)

to carry oxygen

6.

Which chamber of the heart first receives blood returning from the body?

a)

right atrium

b)

left atrium

c)

right ventricle

d)

left ventricle

7.

The main artery that carries blood from the heart to the body is the ________.

a)

atrium

b)

aorta

c)

pulmonary artery

d)

pulmonary vein

8.

Lymph nodes are structures

a)

that connect the lymph vessels to each other.

b)

that filter dead cells and foreign substances out of your lymph.

c)

that produce new blood cells for the circulatory system.

d)

that rejoin lymph vessels with the blood stream.

9.

Which organ pumps lymph through the lymph vessels?

a)

heart

b)

spleen

c)

thymus

d)

none of the above

10.

Which structure prevents food from entering your lungs when you swallow?

a)

larynx

b)

nasal cavity

c)

pharynx

d)

trachea

11.

Which structure, also known as the windpipe, is the main passageway to your lungs?

a)

esophagus

b)

larynx

c)

pharynx

d)

trachea

12.

When your diaphragm contracts,

a)

you inhale

b)

you exhale

c)

your chest cavity enlarges.

d)

you inhale and your chest cavity enlarges

13.

Most blood cells are formed in the ________.

a)

bone marrow

b)

heart

c)

pancreas

d)

plasma

14.

Which blood component provides defense against foreign substances?

a)

hemoglobin

b)

red blood cells

c)

white blood cells

d)

platelets

15.

Carbon dioxide and oxygen pass between the alveoli and capillaries by diffusion.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

You exhale when your diaphragm and rib muscles contract to force the air out.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Arteries branch into small vessels called veins

a)

True

b)

False

18.

More than half of your blood is made up of plasma.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Your pulse measures how quickly your heart is beating.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart are called _______.

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

d)

venules

21.

The pressure of circulating blood against the walls of the arteries is called _______.

a)

blood pressure

b)

pulse rate

c)

cardiac output

d)

respiratory rate

22.

What structure warms and moistens air as it enters the respiratory system?

a)

The nasal cavity

b)

The trachea

c)

The alveoli

d)

The bronchi