This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Circulatory System – Quiz 170 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Circulatory System Quiz 170 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which are the vessels that carry the blood away from the heart? A) Arteries. B) Veins. C) Capillaries. D) Arteries and veins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arteries. 2. These are the smallest blood vessels with the thinnest walls in order to maximize diffusion of nutrients in and out of the interstitial fluid A) Capillaries. B) Arteries. C) Aorta. D) Veins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Capillaries. 3. High blood cholesterol, diabetes and hypertension can cause ..... A) Coronary heart disease. B) Anemia. C) Leukemia. D) Constipation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coronary heart disease. 4. Red liquid circulating throughout the body carrying oxygen to the body and carbon dioxide out. A) Blood. B) Capillaries. C) Veins. D) Arteries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blood. 5. What is the order of blood vessels once blood leaves the heart? A) Arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, veins. B) Veins, venules, capillaries, arterioles, arteries. C) Veins, capillaries, arteries, arterioles, venules. D) Arteries, veins, capillaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, veins. 6. BLOOD FLOWS IN..... UNDER HIGH PRESSURE. A) RBCs. B) ARTERIES. C) VEIN. D) WBCs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ARTERIES. 7. Within the blood, what is the fluid that blood cells float around in? A) Plasma. B) Platelets. C) Lymph Fluid. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plasma. 8. Which of the following is a natural disaster that could wipe out an ecosystem? A) Rain. B) Forest fire. C) A sunny day. D) Thunder storm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Forest fire. 9. A student is planning an experiment to find out how the height from which he drops a ball affects how high the ball bounces. The dependent variable is the ..... A) Diameter of the ball. B) Force acting on the ball. C) Height that the ball bounces. D) Height from which the ball is dropped. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Height that the ball bounces. 10. What do the valves in the veins stop from happening? A) They stop blood from going the wrong way. B) They stop the heart. C) They keep the blood still so that it can't move. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They stop blood from going the wrong way. 11. The heart of a human has four chambers, with the ventricles being the top two chambers. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. Which two body systems deliver oxygen to your cells and take away carbon dioxide? A) Respiratory and nervous. B) Circulatory and nervous. C) Circulatory and excretory. D) Respiratory and circulatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Respiratory and circulatory. 13. It refers to a channel or passage through which blood passes. A) Cardio. B) Valve. C) Vascular. D) Veins. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vascular. 14. Which is NOT a lymphatic system disorder? A) Artherosclerosis. B) Hodgkin's disease. C) Lymphoma. D) Tonsillitis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Artherosclerosis. 15. Match the statement with the correct blood component-small fragments of larger cells produced from cells in bone marrow that function primarily to initiate blood clotting A) Erythrocytes. B) Leukocytes. C) Plasma. D) Platelets. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Platelets. 16. It pumps the blood to all parts of your body. A) Blood vessel. B) Arteries. C) Heart. D) Veins. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heart. 17. Contains nutrients such as salts, proteins, enzymes, and chemical messages A) Red blood cells. B) Platelets. C) White blood cells. D) Plasma. E) Blood. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plasma. 18. What body system takes nutrients and oxygen to and carbon dioxide and waste from the cells? A) Nervous system. B) Digestive system. C) Respiratory system. D) Circulatory system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Circulatory system. 19. ..... begin in the form of blood capillaries then collected together to become larger till reach to the heart. A) Capillaries. B) Veins. C) No correct answer. D) Arteries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Veins. 20. Pulmonary Artery is the largest artery A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 21. Considered to be present when a person's systolic blood pressure is consistently 140mmHg or greater, and/or their diastolic blood pressure is consistently 90mmHg or greater, known as high blood pressure A) Stroke. B) Plaque. C) Hypertension. D) Arteriosclerosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypertension. 22. What is the name given to a bulge in a blood vessel? A) Myocardial infarction. B) Aneurysm. C) Plaque. D) Thrombosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aneurysm. 23. What would be a mechanism used by the circulatory system to reduce blood loss following a significant cut or wound? A) Decrease in blood viscosity. B) Vasoconstriction. C) Increase in blood pressure. D) Vasodilation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vasoconstriction. 24. These send the nerve signal to the ventricles to contract: A) AV valve. B) Hypothalamus. C) Purkinje fibres. D) Tendon chords. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Purkinje fibres. 25. Select the 2 parts of the circulatory system A) Lymphatic and metabolic. B) Lymphatic and cardiovascular. C) Metabolic and cardiovascular. D) Heart and blood vessels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lymphatic and cardiovascular. 26. What is the muscliest part of the heart where the blood is now in, according to the image? A) Right ventricle. B) Left atrium. C) Left ventricle. D) Right atrium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Left ventricle. 27. ..... pumps blood to the lungs A) Right ventricle. B) Left ventricle. C) Right atrium. D) Left atrium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Right ventricle. 28. If a person has no antibodies in their blood, what type of blood do they have? A) AB. B) B. C) A. D) O. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) AB. 29. Which blood vessel has the "most" middle and outer layer thickness and can withstand the "highest" blood pressure? A) Aorta. B) Artery. C) Vein. D) Vena cava. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aorta. 30. RBC breakdown is called? A) Hemolysis. B) Homeostasis. C) Homeostasis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hemolysis. 31. What is the most important job of the valves in the heart? A) To regulate the heart rate. B) To produce red blood cells. C) To filter waste products from the blood. D) To ensure blood flows in the correct direction and prevents backflow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To ensure blood flows in the correct direction and prevents backflow. 32. Eat microorganisms and other substances A) Leukocytes (WBCs). B) Erythropoiesis. C) Erythrocytes (RBCs). D) Neutrophil. E) Leukocytes (WBCs). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neutrophil. 33. How would damage to the liver affect digestion? a) b) c) d) A) Starches would be changed to sugars. B) Fats would not be digested properly. C) Foods would not be ground up. D) Too much water would be absorbed by the large intestine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fats would not be digested properly. 34. These apply to exhalation A) Diaphragm up. B) Ribs move out. C) Diaphragm moves down. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diaphragm up. 35. Location of the atrioventricular valves A) Left ventricle and aorta. B) Towards the left of sternum (breast bone). C) Between ventricle and atria. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Towards the left of sternum (breast bone). 36. The ..... pumps oxygen-rich blood out of the heart to the rest of the body. A) Right atrium. B) Left ventricle. C) Right ventricle. D) Left atrium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Left ventricle. 37. Blood group O consists of antigens O A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 38. What is the double layered membrane that covers the outside of the heart? A) Pericardium. B) Myocardium. C) Endocardium. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pericardium. 39. ..... is when your heart stops pumping blood around your body A) Heart failure. B) Syncope. C) Ischemia. D) Cardiac arrest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cardiac arrest. 40. Who carries away the blood? A) Veins. B) Arteries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Veins. 41. Which component of the circulatory system transport nutrients, gases, hormones, and other metabolic wastes to the cells of the body? A) Heart. B) Blood Vessels. C) Blood. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blood. 42. Oxygen enters the body through the ..... or ..... A) Nose or ears. B) Eyes or ears. C) Ears or mouth. D) Mouth or nose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mouth or nose. 43. What is a bruise? A) Tiny blood vessels breaking underneath the skin. B) Burning of the skin. C) A change in melanin. D) Muscle tearing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tiny blood vessels breaking underneath the skin. 44. The nervous system is divided into how many parts? A) Five. B) Two. C) One. D) Magic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two. 45. Match each section of the respiratory system to its characteristics or definition Mouth and Nose A) Flap of skin to cover when you swallow. B) Pushes air through the voice box. C) Moves air down ( Tube in back of the mouth). D) Air enters and tissues moisten the air. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Air enters and tissues moisten the air. 46. Correct path of oxygenated blood in body A) Lungs$\rightarrow$left atrium$\rightarrow$right atrium$\rightarrow$body. B) Lungs$\rightarrow$left atrium$\rightarrow$left ventricle$\rightarrow$body. C) Lungs$\rightarrow$right atrium$\rightarrow$pulmonary artery$\rightarrow$body. D) Body$\rightarrow$ venacava$\rightarrow$right atrium$\rightarrow$ lungs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lungs$\rightarrow$left atrium$\rightarrow$left ventricle$\rightarrow$body. 47. What important process takes place in the lungs? A) The trachea is exchanged for the larynx. B) Liquid waste is filtered from the blood. C) Oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide. D) Food is digested here. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide. 48. If my blood pressure is 120/80, the 80 is my ..... pressure. A) Diastolic. B) Systolic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diastolic. 49. What are the names of the blood vessels which connect the heart to the lungs? A) Blood vessels. B) Vena cava and aorta. C) Arteries and veins. D) Pulmonary artery and pulmonary vein. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pulmonary artery and pulmonary vein. 50. What is the function of the villi? A) To increase the absorption surface. B) To digest the last nutrients. C) To form feces. D) To comb the small intestine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To increase the absorption surface. 51. It directs blood from the upper extremities into the right artery. A) Pulmonary vein. B) Pulmonary artery. C) Superior vena cava. D) Inferior vena cava. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Superior vena cava. 52. A device used to measure blood pressure A) Telescope. B) Microscope. C) Mouth. D) Sphygmomanometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sphygmomanometer. 53. How does blood circulates? A) Plasma. B) Through blood. C) Through blood vessels. D) I don't know. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Through blood vessels. 54. What are the types of Blood Vessels? A) Veins, Arteries and Capillaries. B) Ribs, cartilage and ligaments. C) Nerves, Axons and Neurons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Veins, Arteries and Capillaries. 55. This word means lungs A) Vascular. B) Valve. C) Cardio. D) Pulmonary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pulmonary. 56. White blood cells that can produce antibodies and are able to surround and engulf foreign bodies. A) Platelet. B) Leukocyte. C) Erythrocyte. D) Fibrin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leukocyte. 57. Where are platelets made? A) Liver. B) Bone Marrow. C) Thymus Gland. D) Heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bone Marrow. 58. Blood is 100% liquid. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 59. These blood vessels take waste products like carbon dioxide back to the lungs, liver, & kidneys. * A) Arteries. B) Capillaries. C) Veins. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Veins. 60. Which of the following carry blood from the body back to the heart? A) Capillaries. B) Arteries. C) Veins. D) None of above. 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