WorksheetsCirculatory System Worksheet Questions
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
During a blood pressure check, a healthcare worker places two fingers over the radial artery to feel the rhythmic expansion and recoil of the vessel. What are they assessing?
Capillary refill
Hemorrhage
Pulse
Vein pressure
A patient has uncontrolled bleeding from a deep leg wound after a car accident. What term best describes this condition?
Capillary refill
Hemorrhage
Pulse deficit
Arterial spasm
A paramedic notes that blood is spurting bright red with each heartbeat from a leg injury. This indicates damage to which type of blood vessel?
Vein
Capillary
Artery
Lymphatic vessel
After drawing blood, a nurse applies pressure to the site to prevent dark, slow-flowing blood from leaking out. Which type of vessel was most likely punctured?
Vein
Artery
Capillary
Lymphatic vessel
Oxygen and nutrients are exchanged for carbon dioxide and wastes at the smallest type of blood vessel. Which is this?
Artery
Vein
Capillary
Hemorrhage
A patient with severe internal bleeding is rushed to the emergency room. What is the most immediate danger of an untreated hemorrhage?
Increased pulse pressure
Hypertension
Rapid loss of blood volume
Formation of new capillaries
A patient’s pulse is weak and thready following major trauma. What does this most likely indicate about their circulatory system?
Their arteries are dilated
Their veins are blocked
They are experiencing significant blood loss
Their capillaries are constricted
Veins differ from arteries because they:
Carry blood away from the heart under high pressure
Always carry oxygenated blood
Contain valves to prevent backflow of blood
Are the main site of gas exchange
A medical assistant explains that the main function of arteries is to:
Return blood to the heart
Carry blood away from the heart
Filter blood in gas exchange
Absorb nutrients from the digestive system
When checking circulation in a patient’s finger, a nurse presses on the fingertip and observes how quickly color returns. This assesses which type of blood vessel?
Artery
Vein
Capillary
Lymphatic
Blood returning from the lungs enters the (a) atrium of the heart before flowing through the bicuspid (mitral) valve into the left ventricle.
