Circulatory System Quiz 207 (60 MCQs)

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1. ..... are narrow and very thin walled blood vessels
2. The smallest type of blood vessels are
3. What is the role of the atria and ventricles in the heart?
4. Which statement about capillaries is FALSE?
5. True or False:The circulatory system delivers oxygen to body cells.
6. What is the function of your cappilaries?
7. The bundle of nerves that controls the heartbeat is called the ....., and it is in the ..... of the heart.
8. The vessel walls are thin and inelastic
9. A vascular system disease involving hardening of the arteries is called .....
10. Which component of blood loses its nucleus?
11. What is the part of the Digestive System that brings the food from the mouth to the stomach?
12. Which is NOT a material carried in the blood?
13. Which is the correct direction of blood flow?
14. Ml is the normal rate for.....
15. Which of the following is NOT a chamber of the heart?
16. What is the role of the right side of the heart in circulation?
17. What is the pressure of blood against the walls of blood vessels when the heart is relaxing between beats?
18. The blood vessel connected to the left atrium is the .....
19. Where do the pulmonary arteries and veins travel to/from?
20. What body system is responsible for transporting red blood cells throughout the body?
21. A heart rate over 220 would be dangerous.
22. Which of the following is the correct order in which air moves through the human respiratory system when a person inhales?
23. What prevents the blood from going backward after it gets pumped by the heart?
24. Diffusion moves molecules in which direction?
25. The sound the heart makes
26. The heart is constantly pumping and the blood flows in only one direction.
27. Type of cell that functions to stop bleeding:
28. The name for the circular movement of blood through the body is called
29. Arteries travel away from the heart.
30. What term refers to an abnormally high WBC count
31. What is the main function of arteries in the circulatory system?
32. Capillaries are extremely thin blood vessels, which connect arteries and veins
33. Which type of vessel normally contains valves that prevent the backward flow of materials?
34. Which blood vessel transports blood away from the heart?
35. The main purpose of white blood cells is to .....
36. Which of the following is defined as the internal medium of the body that gives life to the cells?
37. True or False:Some multicellular organisms have no circulatory system.
38. Which of the following blood groups is that of the Universal Recipient ( receiver)
39. Which of the following veins has capillaries at both ends?
40. Which of the 3 blood vessels carries blood away from the heart?
41. The pressure that is exerted by the blood against the walls of blood vessels
42. If a healthy person has 5000 white blood cells, how many white blood cells might a sick person have?
43. How many chambers does the mammalian heart have?
44. Jobs of the circulatory system
45. A person who does not have the Rh protein is considered:
46. Component of blood that contains water, enzymes, salt and nutrients.
47. How are angioplasty and using a stent different? One, some or all responses may be correct.
48. Which component of blood is responsible for transporting oxygen?
49. The main artery that carries blood away from the heart
50. Which chamber does blood leave as it flows toward the lungs?
51. Why does an athletic person have a lower resting heart rate?
52. Brings blood from the heart to all the other tissues and organs of the body, and then back to the heart.
53. What can you conclude about an erythrocyte that is bright red in color?
54. What is a myocardial infraction?
55. What part of a neuron is adapted to receiving a signal or detecting changes in the environment?
56. If blood has Antigen B and the A Antibody, what is its blood type?
57. Which of these is not a component of the blood?
58. Carry blood away from the heart & to the rest of the body
59. Ventricular contraction (systole) lasts
60. What are lipids (fats) broken down into