This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Circulatory System – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Circulatory System Quiz 8 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following risk factors would be considered intrinsic in nature? A) You have 3 tests this week so you are stressed out!. B) Your mom, aunt, and grandmother have diabetes, so you are more likely to have it as well. C) Your busy schedule keeps you from cooking at night. You eat more fast food than recommended. D) You have school, sports, and work so you do not sleep 7-8 hours at night. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your mom, aunt, and grandmother have diabetes, so you are more likely to have it as well. 2. Leukemia is A) Dilated swollen veins. B) Aplastic anemia. C) A malignant disease with large numbers of immature white blood cells. D) A type of deep vein thrombosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A malignant disease with large numbers of immature white blood cells. 3. What is NOT part of the circulatory system? A) Heart. B) Blood. C) Air Passageway. D) Blood Vessels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Air Passageway. 4. What gives blood its red color? A) Plasma. B) Red blood cells. C) White blood cells. D) Platelets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red blood cells. 5. Which is the biggest bone of your body? A) Radius. B) Ulna. C) Femur. D) Tibia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Femur. 6. It is the vast network of small tubes that serve as pathways for blood distribution to the different parts of the body. A) Lymphatic vessels. B) Blood vessels. C) Lymphoid tissues. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blood vessels. 7. Which blood vessel transports oxygenated blood to the rest of the body? A) Pulmonary artery. B) Aorta. C) Hepatic artery. D) Renal artery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aorta. 8. ..... are the thinnest blood vessels in the body. A) Arteries. B) Capillaries. C) Veins. D) Vena cava. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Capillaries. 9. Define what plasma is in the blood. A) Yellowish liquid that contains water, nutrients, salts and gases. B) Carry oxygen to the cells and carry carbon dioxide away. C) Attack invading microorganisms. D) Fragments of cells that help with blood clotting; they stop bleeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yellowish liquid that contains water, nutrients, salts and gases. 10. What is the main function of capillaries? A) To transfer oxygen and nutrients to body tissues and cells. B) To carry blood to the lungs. C) To return blood to the heart. D) To connect the arteries and veins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To transfer oxygen and nutrients to body tissues and cells. 11. What are the smaller branches of the bronchi called? A) Bronchioles. B) Alveoli. C) Larynx. D) Lungs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bronchioles. 12. The blood cells are similar to A) Delivery trucks. B) Pump/Motor. C) Roads. D) Truck stops. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Delivery trucks. 13. Phlebitis A) Inherited disease that occurs mostly in males but can be carried by females.(lack of plasma protein required for blood clotting. B) Malignant (cancer) disease of the bone marrow or lymph tissue.(results in high numbers of immature white blood cells. C) Inflammation of a vein. D) Dilated, swollen veins that have lost elasticity and cause stasis (decreased blood flow). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inflammation of a vein. 14. Blockage of blood flow A) Heart attack. B) High blood pressure. C) Artherosclerosis. D) Arrhythmia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heart attack. 15. ECG stand for A) Electrocardiograph. B) Electrocardiogram. C) Electrocardiopraphy. D) Electronicardiogram. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electrocardiogram. 16. A condition in which a person's blood pressure stays at a level that is higher than normal is called A) Heart attack. B) Arteriosclerosis. C) Hypertension. D) Artherosclerosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypertension. 17. This is a condition where the flow of blood to the heart is blocked and the heart cells become damaged or die. A) Heart attack. B) Heart failure. C) Atherosclerosis. D) Hypertension. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heart attack. 18. This system has the heart and blood vessels working together to carry blood throughout the body A) Digestive system. B) Circulatory system. C) Respiratory system. D) Organ. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circulatory system. 19. The right atrioventricular valve is called ..... A) Tricuspid valve. B) Mitral (bicuspid) valve. C) Aortic valve. D) Pulmonary valve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tricuspid valve. 20. Hypertension is a condition in which A) Blood pressure is consistently lower than normal. B) Blood pressure is consistently higher than normal. C) Fatty deposits build up on artery walls. D) Some of the heart muscle dies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blood pressure is consistently higher than normal. ← 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 9Circulatory System Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books