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Exploring the Circulatory System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the system in your body that moves blood around?

a)

Digestive system

b)

Circulatory system

c)

Nervous system

d)

Respiratory system

2.

Which organ pumps blood through your body?

a)

Brain

b)

Heart

c)

Lungs

d)

Stomach

3.

What are the blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart called?

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

d)

Nerves

4.

What are the blood vessels that bring blood back to the heart called?

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

c)

Capillaries

d)

Muscles

5.

Which blood vessel is the smallest?

a)

Artery

b)

Vein

c)

Capillary

d)

Nerve

6.

What does blood carry to all parts of your body?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Water

c)

Food

d)

Air

7.

Which part of the circulatory system connects arteries and veins?

a)

Capillaries

b)

Heart

c)

Lungs

d)

Muscles

8.

What is the main function of the circulatory system?

a)

To help you breathe

b)

To move blood and nutrients

c)

To help you think

d)

To help you move

9.

Which vessel carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the body?

a)

Vein

b)

Artery

c)

Capillary

d)

Nerve

10.

Which vessel carries blood with less oxygen back to the heart?

a)

Artery

b)

Vein

c)

Capillary

d)

Muscle

11.

If you trace the path of blood starting from the heart, which vessel does it travel through first?

a)

Vein

b)

Artery

c)

Capillary

d)

Nerve

12.

Why do capillaries need to be very thin?

a)

To let blood move fast

b)

To help oxygen and nutrients pass through easily

c)

To keep blood warm

d)

To make blood red

13.

What happens to blood after it delivers oxygen to the body’s cells?

a)

It stops moving

b)

It returns to the heart through veins

c)

It goes to the stomach

d)

It turns into water

14.

How does the heart help blood move through the body?

a)

By pushing blood with strong beats

b)

By making blood cold

c)

By making blood thick

d)

By stopping blood

15.

If a person’s arteries are blocked, what might happen to their body?

a)

Blood cannot reach all parts of the body

b)

Blood moves faster

c)

Blood turns blue

d)

Blood gets thicker

16.

Why is it important for blood to travel through capillaries?

a)

To help blood stay red

b)

To deliver oxygen and nutrients to cells

c)

To make blood move faster

d)

To keep blood warm

17.

Imagine blood could not return to the heart. What would happen to the circulation process?

a)

Blood would keep moving normally

b)

Blood would stop moving and cells would not get what they need

c)

Blood would get thicker

d)

Blood would turn blue

18.

If the heart stopped beating, what would happen to the major blood vessels?

a)

They would keep moving blood

b)

Blood would stop flowing through them

c)

They would get bigger

d)

They would turn into nerves

19.

Why do you think arteries have thicker walls than veins?

a)

To help them carry blood under higher pressure from the heart

b)

To make blood move slower

c)

To keep blood cold

d)

To help blood turn blue

20.

If someone has a problem with their capillaries, how might this affect their body’s cells?

a)

Cells might not get enough oxygen and nutrients

b)

Cells would get too much water

c)

Cells would turn blue

d)

Cells would get bigger