This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Circulatory System – Quiz 209 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Circulatory System Quiz 209 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the meaning of contraction A) Squeeze. B) Expand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Squeeze. 2. Genetic disorder where there is an absence of proteins needed for blood clotting. A) Atherosclerosis. B) Anemia. C) Hemophilia. D) Leukemia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hemophilia. 3. What are the tiny arteries that branch into blood vessels called? A) Atrium. B) Veins. C) Capillaries. D) Ventricles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Capillaries. 4. Which glands of the skin secrete an oily substance which helps keep your skin smooth and soft? A) Apocrine sweat glands. B) Merocrine sweat glands. C) Sebaceous glands. D) None of the choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sebaceous glands. 5. The ..... is a muscular organ which pumps blood through the blood vessels of the circulatory system A) White blood cell. B) Artery. C) Vein. D) Heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heart. 6. If you were to take all of the veins and arteries of an adult human and stretched them out, it would stretch for approximately ..... miles A) 245. B) 45, 000. C) 60, 000. D) 3000. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 60, 000. 7. BLUE REPRESENTS: A) OXYGENATED BLOOD. B) DEOXYGENATED BLOOD. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DEOXYGENATED BLOOD. 8. Which side of the heart carries highly oxygenated blood? A) Right. B) Left. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Left. 9. The heart is found in the center of the chest, behind the sternum and between the lungs. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. The heart receives its blood supply via the: A) Lungs. B) Valves. C) Coronary arteries. D) Pulmonary arteries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coronary arteries. 11. What is the interstitial fluid? A) Fluid that surrounds body cells. B) Fluid that surrounds lymphocytes. C) Fluid that surrounds monocytes. D) Fluid that surrounds lymph nodes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fluid that surrounds body cells. 12. It is an instrument used in determining blood pressure. A) Thermometer. B) Sphygmomanometer. C) Stethoscope. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sphygmomanometer. 13. The contraction of the heart; chambers empty. A) Systole. B) Atrioventricular Node. C) Sinoatrial Node. D) Diastole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Systole. 14. Muscular contractions that move food through your digestive system are called ..... A) Facilitation. B) Osmosis. C) Peristalsis. D) Diffusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peristalsis. 15. How fast does your heart beat in a minute? A) 10 beats per minute. B) Between 20 and 40 minutes a minute. C) Between 60 and 100 beats. D) 1, 000 beats. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Between 60 and 100 beats. 16. The universal blood recipient is: A) O positive. B) O negative. C) AB positive. D) AB negative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) AB positive. 17. What ensures the unidirectional flow of blood through theheart? A) Constant pressure generated by the heart contractions. B) Valves within the heart that prevent backflow of blood. C) Squeezing action of smooth muscle tissue in arterial walls. D) Continuous osmotic outflow of plasma from capillaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Valves within the heart that prevent backflow of blood. 18. Please complete the sentence:The heart is made up of ..... parts called ..... A) Muscle, blood. B) Cells, red and white blood cells. C) Parts, chambers. D) Tubes, veins. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parts, chambers. 19. Which of the following shows the correct digestive process? A) Stomach, esophagus, small intestine, large intestine, mouth, colon. B) Mouth, esophagus, stomach, large intestine, small intestine, colon. C) Mouth, stomach, esophagus, small intestine, large intestine, colon. D) Mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, colon. 20. Blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood from lungs to heart is ..... A) Pulmonary artery. B) Pulmonary vein. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pulmonary vein. 21. Which part of the circulatory system transport blood to & fro from the heart? A) Blood vessels. B) Blood. C) Lymphatic system. D) Heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blood vessels. 22. Right side of the heart: ..... bloodLeft side of the heart: ..... blood A) Oxygenated; deoxygenated. B) Deoxygenated; deoxygenated. C) Deoxygenated; oxygenated. D) Oxygenated; oxygenated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deoxygenated; oxygenated. 23. How do valves control the flow of blood through the heart? A) Prevents back flow of blood. B) Transport oxygenated blood to the heart. C) Right ventricle. D) Aorta. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prevents back flow of blood. 24. How does the blood move through your body? A) By the heart. B) Blood Vessels. C) Or all on its own. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blood Vessels. 25. The valve found between the right atrium and right ventricle is called the ..... A) Tricuspid Valve. B) Pulmonary Valve. C) Mitral Valve. D) Aortic Valve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tricuspid Valve. 26. Which is the component of blood involved in the transport of oxygen? A) Platelets. B) White blood cells. C) Plasma. D) Hemoglobin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hemoglobin. 27. Septum lower part: A) Interventricular septum. B) Interatrial septum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interventricular septum. 28. ..... blood cells fight infection. They surround and absorb germs which enter the body. A) White. B) Platelets. C) Red. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) White. 29. Blood that has traveled through the body supplying nutrients to tissues eventually returns to the heart through the: A) Left and right pulmonary veins. B) Left and right pulmonary arteries. C) Left and right ventricles. D) Superior vena cava and interior vena cava. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Superior vena cava and interior vena cava. 30. Blood is made of different kinds of ..... A) Blood cells that float in plasma. B) Nutrients floating in platelets. C) Platelets. D) Plasma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blood cells that float in plasma. 31. The part of the blood that fights off germs such as bacteria and viruses A) Red blood cells. B) Heart. C) Circulatory System. D) White blood cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) White blood cells. 32. Which is the largest type of blood vessel; arteries, veins or capillaries? A) Arteries. B) Veins. C) Capillaries. D) They are all the same size. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arteries. 33. Students wanted to see if the type of material affected the temperature after being placed under a heat lamp for 10 minutes.What is the dependent variable for this investigation? A) Type of material (rocks, sand etc). B) Temperature after 10 minutes. C) Time under the lamp. D) Heat lamp, amount of material. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temperature after 10 minutes. 34. Cell carried in the blood that helps fight infections A) Red blood cells. B) Plasma. C) Platelets. D) White blood cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) White blood cells. 35. What layer of the heart muscle is most deep? A) Epicardium. B) Myocardium. C) Pericardium. D) Endocardium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Endocardium. 36. One difference between arteries and veins is ..... A) Arteries carry oxygen, veins carry carbon dioxide. B) Veins carry carbon dioxide, arteries carry oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arteries carry oxygen, veins carry carbon dioxide. 37. Your white blood cells carry away waste. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 38. By what process do substances pass between the blood and the air? A) Magic. B) Gas exchange. C) Diffusion. D) Osmosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diffusion. 39. This is a network of vessels that carries blood that leaves the heart to the body and then returns the blood from the body back to the heart. A) Systematic Circulation. B) Pulmonary Circulation. C) Coronary Circulation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Systematic Circulation. 40. What blood vessel brings deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart? A) Pulmonary vein. B) Vena cava. C) Aorta. D) Pulmonary artery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vena cava. 41. What organ does the blood flow to in order to pick up Oxygen? A) Brain. B) Lung. C) Stomach. D) Liver. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lung. 42. When we want to exhale, the rib cage has to move A) Upwards and outwards. B) Inwards and downwards. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inwards and downwards. 43. Destiny has blood type B, which antibodies are present? A) None. B) A. C) B. D) A and B. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. 44. When an individual has Atherosclerosis, it forms Plaque within the Arteries. How does Atherosclerosis affect Blood Flow? A) Arterial plaque changes the direction of blood flow, which forces oxygenated blood to the heart. B) Arterial plaque clears the arteries, increasing blood flow. C) Arterial plaque clogs the arteries, limiting or stopping blood flow. D) Arterial plaque changes the size of blood cells, which prevents blood from flowing in the arteries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arterial plaque clogs the arteries, limiting or stopping blood flow. 45. What is the yellowish liquid that carries nutrients and proteins through the body? A) Red. B) Platelets. C) White. D) Plasma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plasma. 46. Which leukocyte engulfs bacteria in tissues? A) Neutrophils. B) Eosinophils. C) Basophils. D) Monocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neutrophils. 47. We breath in oxygen through ..... A) Skeletal system. B) Digestive system. C) Respiratory system. D) Circulatory system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Respiratory system. 48. Which best describes the relationship between the cardiovascular system and the muscular system? A) The cardiovascular system produces red blood cells to bring oxygen to muscles. B) The cardiovascular system delivers oxygen for muscle energy. C) The cardiovascular system captures carbon dioxide from the air for muscle energy. D) The cardiovascular system provides a framework for muscle movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cardiovascular system delivers oxygen for muscle energy. 49. The heart muscle is called the ..... * A) Pericardium. B) Endocardium. C) Myocardium. D) Epicardium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Myocardium. 50. Which system of the human body provides protection to most of the major organs? A) Circulatory System. B) Skeletal System. C) Nervous System. D) Muscular System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skeletal System. 51. Membrane that covers the heart A) Pericardium. B) Pleura. C) Meninges. D) Peritoneum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pericardium. 52. Which of the following carries waste products such as carbon dioxide back to the heart? A) Capillaries. B) Veins. C) Arteries. D) Platelets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Veins. 53. What does the blood vessel carry towards the heart? A) Water. B) Juice. C) Blood. D) Oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blood. 54. Which ORGAN helps to pump the blood? A) Heat. B) Lungs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heat. 55. Tricuspid valve is present between A) Left atrium and Left ventricle. B) Right atrium and Right ventricle. C) Left atrium and Right atrium. D) Right ventricle and Left ventricle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Right atrium and Right ventricle. 56. The Pulmonary circuit circulates blood ..... A) From the heart to the lungs and back. B) From the rest of the body and back to the heart. C) From the toes back up to the heart. D) From the brain down to the toes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From the heart to the lungs and back. 57. What is the function of White Blood Cells in the body? A) Carry oxygen throughout the body. B) Fight infections. C) Help in clotting of blood. D) Carry nutrients, hormones, and proteins throughout the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fight infections. 58. If your blood has the protein called Rh factor, your blood type will be + or-? A) +. B) -. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) +. 59. The flow of blood pumped by the heart in the body is called..... A) Blood pumping system. B) Respiratory system. C) Vascular system. D) Digestive system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vascular system. 60. A irregular heartbeat or rhythm. A) Polarization. B) Arrhythmia. C) Fibrillation. D) Depolarization. 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