Circulatory System Quiz 30 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following connects arteries and veins?
2. Where in the body will you find blood vessels?
3. When people run long distances, their muscles require increased amounts of oxygen. Which system is responsible for carrying this oxygen to the muscles?
4. Xylem and Phloem are both .....
5. Which of these is NOT a blood vessel?
6. How do we measure a person's heart rate?
7. Deoxygenated blood enters the heart through
8. The organ which is responsible for "pumping" blood to all of the regions of the body is known as what?
9. In which of the following phases of the cardiac cycle is a pulse generated?
10. Flexible tissue found at the ends of bones
11. Fight any infection that might enter the body
12. In the walls of the heart, there are two thin layers around a thick layer of muscle called the
13. Counting the number of QRS complexes, which of the following can be interpreted?
14. This is the outer layer of pericardium that encloses the heart.
15. Platelets lack a nucleus and 'last' for 7-11 days. (T or F)
16. The heart is a large muscle in our body.
17. Which of the following results in increased cardiac output?
18. Large neck arteries on each side of the neck carry blood from heart to head
19. Which statement correctly describes factors that affect blood flow?
20. How does surface area affect the rate of diffusion?
21. Which blood is known as the universal donor?
22. Inferior vena cava brings blood:
23. The abbreviation CMP stands for
24. What is the engine in our body that we got to know today?
25. Gastric juices in the stomach digest food into a thick liquid. This is .....
26. Veins primarily carry ..... blood ..... the heart
27. Capillaries found in the lungs are known as systemic capillaries.
28. It is the main entry and exit of gases in humans. It has hairs called cilia to filter dirt.
29. The blood is pumped to the lungs from the heart through the
30. What happens to your heart rate AFTER you're done exercising?
31. What is the smallest part of the heart with deoxygenated blood?
32. What is the 'RH Factor" what it concerns your blood type?
33. The air sacs in the lungs are called
34. The coronary circulation transports blood to the .....
35. Is it true or false?When your heartbeat is slow, your pulse is slow!
36. The two upper chambers of the heart are called .....
37. The blood always flows through the blood vessels in a certain way. How does the blood flow through the blood vessels once it leaves the heart?
38. The pulonary vein carries oxygenated blood back from the heart to the
39. Which organ absorbs most of the nutrients using small fingerlike structures called villi?
40. ..... fill with the blood returning to the heart.
41. Blood carries ..... from your lungs to your body cells/tissues.
42. Which of the following conditions will favour a most reduced rate of transpiration?
43. Which does not contain vitamins?
44. Sugars, fats, and minerals in blood are called these
45. Tiny air sacs in the lungs that are the site of gas exchange between the lungs and blood.
46. This condition occurs when the airway is narrowed due to inflammation of the bronchi.
47. What carries blood to and from your heart?
48. Circulatory system generally seen in chordata..... Which type of circulatory system is generally seen in chordata organisms?
49. Pulmonary circulation pumps blood to the
50. What type(s) of antibodies are found in a person with type A blood?
51. What separates the right atrium from the right ventricle
52. What is cardiac output measured in?
53. Do veins lead away from your heart or towards your heart?
54. What is a pulmonary vein?
55. Carries blood to the heart from the lungs
56. Protective bones which surround and protect the spinal cord.
57. Where are red blood cells located in the body?
58. The ..... vein is the last choice vein for venipuncture in the antecubital area because it overlies the ..... and several major ..... of the arm.
59. Blood carries oxygen due to the presence of .....
60. What makes the sound of your heartbeat?