Circulatory System Quiz 102 (60 MCQs)

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1. The top chamber of the heart is called
2. The muscular middle layer of the heart is called the
3. What does the pancreas do?
4. Inferior Vena Cava is a large vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the upper half of the body to the right atrium
5. Blood cells are formed in:
6. How does sickle cell prevent red blood cells from transporting oxygen throughout our bodies?
7. What happens in the lungs?
8. Arteries carries ..... blood from heart to the other parts of the body.
9. When oxygenated blood is carried away from the heart it travels through
10. Into which part of the body is the blood pumped from the left ventricle?
11. Which type of blood cell makes up more than half of the blood?
12. Tissue that connects bone to bone
13. What is the top number called in blood pressure? 120/80
14. ..... is the formation of lipid deposits (due to LDLs) in a blood vessel.
15. WHAT DOES THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEART DO?
16. The blood comes back to the heart from the body through two big veins called the .....
17. Vein that empties blood from the lower body into the upper right heart chamber
18. In which system does the heart work to move blood throughout the body?
19. Arteries carries blood rich in
20. Which side of the heart receives the deoxygenated blood from the body?
21. The largest blood vessels are the .....
22. Tiny blood vessel that connects arterioles and venules and allows for exchange of nutrients and gases between the blood and the body cells.
23. The leukocyte above is responsible for releasing histamines, which dilate blood vessels during an allergic attack. It is categorized as a(n) ..... and is called a ..... cell.
24. What unique features of veins help move blood back to the heart?
25. This is the attachment site of cardiac muscles and valves.
26. Where does the exchange of materials between the body and the blood occurs?
27. Why are white blood cells important to the human body?
28. The cell fragments that help with blood clotting are called
29. Where does your heart send oxygen?
30. Identify the type of blood vessel described:A blood vessel that has thick walls and carries blood away from the heart.
31. What waste gas does blood pick up from the body cells and transport to the lungs
32. The left ventricle has thicker wall than the right ventricle.
33. Contained in blood vessels and consists of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets suspended in a fluid medium known as plasma
34. What is the primary function of lymphocytes?
35. During a biology class, Abigail asked the teacher, 'What is the movement of deoxygenated blood from the heart and into the lungs called?'
36. Plasma is the liquid part of the blood
37. The human body is made up of organ systems that work together as one unit. Which systems work together to prepare and distribute food for cells?
38. These Y shaped cells destroy the pathogens
39. Which of these is not a function of blood
40. Where are the pacemaker cells found?
41. Fish have..... atrium
42. Blood in the aorta is
43. Pressure exerted by circulating blood upon thewalls of the blood vessels
44. From which one of the following chambers of human heart is the oxygenated blood pumped into aorta?
45. Looking at blood under a microscope, what are the cells that stained purple?
46. "Provides body cells with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide that cells produce as waste" describes which system
47. This is the process in which cells surround and digest any bacteria or other cells that may cause damage to tissue.
48. Heart muscle allows our heart to ..... continuously to all parts of our body.
49. The windpipe and trachea are synonyms.
50. How many kind of blood vessels do we have in our circulatory system?
51. What am I? I am the outer layer of an artery or vein
52. ..... carry blood from the heart to the rest of the body. This blood contains .....
53. What is the name of the largest artery in the body?
54. Each upper chamber.
55. The 5th grade team at Paw Creek Elementary School is
56. Oxygenated in veins
57. Which heart structure separates the right and left sides of the heart and prevents oxygenated and deoxygenated blood from mixing?
58. The Main tube that takes air to your lungs
59. When blood passes through the pulmonary valve, which vessel does it enter
60. The heart is the strongest muscle in your body. How many parts is the human heart divided into?