This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Circulatory System – Quiz 526 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Circulatory System Quiz 526 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Blood flows through this vessel from the heart to the body carrying oxygenated blood A) Pulmonary artery. B) Inferior vena cava. C) Aorta. D) Carotid artery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aorta. 2. The heart is enclosed in a protective sac called ..... A) Myocardium. B) Capillaries. C) Valve. D) Pericardium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pericardium. 3. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT, in reference to the suitability of RBC's to transport oxygen. A) Contain haemoglobin. B) Contain a nucleus with a strong affinity for binding to haemoglobin. C) Have a large SA/Vol due to being biconcave. D) Have no nucleus = more room for haemoglobin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contain a nucleus with a strong affinity for binding to haemoglobin. 4. There are 3 layers to the heart. This is the innermost layer of the heart wall. A) Visceral pericardium (aka:epicardium). B) Myocardium. C) Endothelium. D) Mediastinum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Endothelium. 5. Tiny, hairlike structures that line the nasal passages as well as most of the respiratory system A) Cilia. B) Trachea. C) Alveoli. D) Bronchi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cilia. 6. What is our Target Heart Rate zone? A) 130-170. B) 100-200. C) 60-100. D) 200-220. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 130-170. 7. Blood cells charged with fighting infection, produced in the bone marrow, and with a very short life span are called A) Erythrocytes. B) Leukocytes. C) Platelets. D) Vessels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leukocytes. 8. This goes up and around the heart; delivers blood to the body-the largest artery in the body A) Aorta. B) Pulmonary. C) Atrium. D) Ventricle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aorta. 9. Blood pressure is measured as: A) Diastolic/ Systolic. B) Anatolic/ Diastolic. C) Systolic/Anatolic. D) Systolic/ Diastolic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Systolic/ Diastolic. 10. Contraction of the ventricles of the heart A) Systole. B) Diastole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Systole. 11. It is the movement of blood from the heart, to the lungs and back to the heart. A) Systemic circulation. B) Pulmonary circulation. C) Lymphatic circulation. D) Coronary circulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pulmonary circulation. 12. Which humor in excess could cause a temperament characterized by dependability, kindness, and affection? A) Blood. B) Black Bile. C) Yellow Bile. D) Phlegm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Phlegm. 13. Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart are the? A) Veins. B) Arteries. C) Capillaries. D) Arterioles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Veins. 14. Before blood can go to the lungs or the body, it has to pass back through the ..... A) Heart. B) Body. C) Lungs. D) Vessels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heart. 15. White blood cells are responsible for defending the body againest microbs A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. The phase in the cardiac cycle in which the heart relaxes between contractions is known as A) Diastole. B) Systole. C) Pulse pressure. D) Baseline recording. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diastole. 17. ..... control the flow of blood through the heart by opening and closing during contractions. A) Lungs. B) Valves. C) Atriums. D) Veins. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Valves. 18. Plasma is a liquid component of the blood that makes up 100% of the blood A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. When the heart muscles relax, this is called ..... A) Systole. B) Diastole. C) Pulse. D) Contraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diastole. 20. The innermost layer of the tunica intima is the A) Internal elastic lamina. B) Vaso vasorum. C) External elastic lamina. D) Endothelium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Endothelium. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesCirculatory System Quiz 1Circulatory System Quiz 2Circulatory System Quiz 3Circulatory System Quiz 4Circulatory System Quiz 5Circulatory System Quiz 6Circulatory System Quiz 7Circulatory System Quiz 8Circulatory System Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books