This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Circulatory System – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Circulatory System Quiz 7 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is a way to keep your circulatory system healthy? A) Don't smoke. B) Exercise. C) Avoid stress. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 2. The smallest blood vessels connecting the arteries and veins are the ..... A) Veins. B) Aorta. C) Capillaries. D) Arteries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Capillaries. 3. The outer layer of the heart is called the A) Epicardium. B) Endocardium. C) Pericardium. D) Myocardium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pericardium. 4. Is a test used to detect blockages in the arteries or veins A) Angiography. B) Ultrasound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Angiography. 5. What 'waste product' is made by the body, carried by the blood back to the heart and lungs and breathed out by humans? A) Carbon Dioxide. B) Oxygen. C) Nitrogen. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon Dioxide. 6. Phloem is constructed of: A) Sieve tubes and companion cells. B) Ground tissue. C) Vessel elements. D) Rhizomes, which are underground stems. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sieve tubes and companion cells. 7. This type of blood vessel carries blood TO the heart A) Capillaries. B) Artery. C) Veins. D) Muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Veins. 8. Treatment for atherosclerosis and hypertension is eating a diet high in salt and fat A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. Upper chambers of the heart. A) Atriums. B) Ventricles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atriums. 10. Blood is carried away from the heart to carry oxygen to the rest of the body by the: A) Ventricles. B) Arteries. C) Capillaries. D) Veins. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arteries. 11. Which of the following is the major organ of the Circulatory System? A) Stomach. B) Heart. C) Brain. D) Kidney. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heart. 12. Which activity is a function of the lymphatic system? A) Fight infections. B) Release hormones that control body functions. C) Transport oxygen and nutrients to cells in the body. D) Regulates the body's temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fight infections. 13. The vessels that are specialized to carry blood back to the heart A) Capillaries. B) Veins. C) Venules. D) Arteries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Veins. 14. ..... fight bacteria, ward off disease and carry away waste. A) Blood antibodies. B) Plaque. C) Circulatory system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blood antibodies. 15. What is the system responsible for transporting materials throughout the entire body? A) Circulatory system. B) Excretory system. C) Digestive system. D) Nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circulatory system. 16. COMPONENTS OF THE BLOOD:Formed elements that cause coagulation. A) White blood cells. B) Red blood cells. C) Platelets. D) Plasma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Platelets. 17. Transports deoxygenated blood to the lungs A) Pulmonary arteries. B) Pulmonary veins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pulmonary arteries. 18. These are flaps of tissue that keep the blood from flowing backwards. A) Veins. B) Arteries. C) Valves. D) Venules. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Valves. 19. Which system is responsible for making red blood cells? A) Skeletal. B) Respiratory. C) Nervous. D) Digestive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal. 20. Pepsin breaks down ..... A) Minerals. B) Carbohydrates. C) Fats. D) Proteins. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Proteins. 21. The Circulatory System is made up of A) Brain, Liver and Kidneys. B) Heart, Arteries and Veins. C) Muscles, vessels and bones. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heart, Arteries and Veins. 22. Except the pulmonary vein, veins carry blood with a high concentration of A) Nutrients. B) Ill. C) O2. D) Glucose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ill. 23. This component of blood serves our bodies defense against foreign pathogens. A) Thrombocytes. B) Leukocytes. C) Plasma. D) Erythrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leukocytes. 24. Blood vessels that return blood to the heart A) Arteries. B) Veins. C) Capillaries. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Veins. 25. Which body system converts food into simpler substances for the body to absorb as nutrients? A) Excretory system. B) Muscular system. C) Circulatory system. D) Digestive system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Digestive system. 26. What will happen if a heart suddenly stops functioning because of a blockage in the arteries? A) A person will have a baby. B) A person will have a heart attack. C) A person will fall asleep. D) A person will say "oh dear, it seems that my heart is hiccuping". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A person will have a heart attack. 27. Red blood cells ..... A) Protect from germs. B) Eat germs. C) Break down nutrients. D) Carry oxygen to every part of your body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carry oxygen to every part of your body. 28. Our heart beats about ..... times every minute. A) 70 to 80. B) 20 to 30. C) 170 to 200. D) 1000 to 2000. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 70 to 80. 29. Which of the following sets of statements is correct? A) Blood entering lungs is oxygen-rich;Blood leaving lungs is oxygen-poor. B) Blood entering lungs is oxygen-poor;Blood leaving lungs is oxygen-poor. C) Blood entering lungs is oxygen-poor;Blood leaving lungs is oxygen-rich. D) Blood entering lungs is oxygen-rich;Blood leaving lungs is oxygen-rich. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blood entering lungs is oxygen-poor;Blood leaving lungs is oxygen-rich. 30. What determines whether the blood can be positive or negative? A) Blood type. B) Rh factor. C) White blood cells. D) Antigens. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rh factor. 31. Which of the following is not a part of the circulatory system? A) Liver. B) Arteries. C) Heart. D) Veins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Liver. 32. Which blood vessels carry deoxygenated blood to the heart? A) Chambers. B) Arteries. C) Vessels. D) Veins. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Veins. 33. How long do erythrocytes live? A) 100-120 days. B) Forever. C) 2 weeks only. D) A year. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 100-120 days. 34. Lower chambers of the heart. A) Atriums. B) Ventricles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ventricles. 35. Gas that we breathe out A) Carbon dioxide. B) Oxygen. C) Helium. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon dioxide. 36. What do we call the blood vessels that carry blood AWAY from the heart? A) Arteries. B) Atria. C) Valves. D) Bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arteries. 37. What does the heart do for the Circulatory system? tick the correct answer A) Pumps blood. B) Remove waste. C) Clean food. D) Send messages. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pumps blood. 38. Which is not a job of the respiratory system? A) Transport glucose. B) Taking in oxygen. C) Taking in carbon dioxide. D) Moisten air. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transport glucose. 39. What is the main function of the circulatory system? A) Transport oxygen and nutrients to the body. B) Take carbon dioxide and waste away from body. C) Transport oxygen and nutrients to the body and takes carbon dioxide and waste away from body. D) Move blood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transport oxygen and nutrients to the body and takes carbon dioxide and waste away from body. 40. What is the role of fibrin in blood clotting? A) Starts off the whole process. B) Causes smooth muscles in blood vessels to contract. C) Forms a mesh of fibres to cover the wound. D) Acts as an enzyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Forms a mesh of fibres to cover the wound. 41. Is described as chest pain or discomfort. A) Heart Attack. B) Angina. C) Stroke. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Angina. 42. Through which type of circulation does blood flow to your hands and feet? A) Systemic circulation. B) Cardiac circulation. C) Pulmonary circulation. D) Coronary circulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Systemic circulation. 43. Which of the following has these characteristics:-biconcave shape-no nucleus A) Red blood cells. B) Platelets. C) Plasma. D) White blood cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red blood cells. 44. Anaemia is a disease that is low in ..... blood cells A) White. B) Red. C) Blue. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red. 45. Carbon dioxide is considered a ..... A) Energy. B) Waste product. C) Reactant for respiration. D) Food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Waste product. 46. Which of the following parts of the heart are oxygen rich parts? A) All of the arteries. B) Pulmonary veins, left atrium, left ventricle, aorta. C) Vena cava's, right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary artery. D) Right and left atrium, aorta. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pulmonary veins, left atrium, left ventricle, aorta. 47. What type of blood vessels carry blood AWAY from the heart? A) Capillaries. B) Blood. C) Arteries. D) Veins. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arteries. 48. Why is the heart special? A) It sends water all over the body. B) It sends blood all over our body. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It sends blood all over our body. 49. Red blood cells are also known as ..... A) Lymphocyte. B) Leukocytes. C) Monocytes. D) Erythrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Erythrocytes. 50. How much a normal heart beats per minute- A) 72. B) 109. C) 18. D) 47. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 72. 51. I am small fragments of cells, important for blood clotting. A) White Blood Cells. B) Red Blood Cells. C) Plasma. D) Platelets. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Platelets. 52. Which type of blood vessel returns blood TO the heart A) Capillary. B) Artery. C) Vein. D) Macrophage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vein. 53. How many chambers are there in human heart? A) Four. B) One. C) Five. D) Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Four. 54. Which of the following secretes hormones directly in the blood? A) Bone marrow. B) Endocrine glands. C) Histamine. D) Liver. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Endocrine glands. 55. Which component of blood transports carbon dioxide? A) Red blood cell. B) White blood cell. C) Platelets. D) Plasma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plasma. 56. Carry blood away from heart; mostly oxygen-rich and have thickest walls A) Arteries. B) Veins. C) Capillaries. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arteries. 57. Where does your heart get oxygen? A) Fingernails. B) Lungs. C) Mouth. D) Toes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lungs. 58. What is the main function of the valves in veins? A) To control blood flow by vasoconstriction/vasodilation. B) To carry oxygenated blood. C) To prevent backflow of low pressure blood. D) To carry deoxygenated blood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To prevent backflow of low pressure blood. 59. What type of blood vessel is so thin that white blood cells can squeeze out of through the blood vessel walls? A) Arteries. B) Veins. C) Capillaries. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Capillaries. 60. The scientific name of red blood cells are A) Leucocytes. B) Thrombocytes. C) Erythrocytes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Erythrocytes. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesCirculatory System Quiz 1Circulatory System Quiz 2Circulatory System Quiz 3Circulatory System Quiz 4Circulatory System Quiz 5Circulatory System Quiz 6Circulatory System Quiz 8Circulatory System Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books