1ST MONTHLY EXAMINATION IN SCIENCE 9

NAME: _________________________________ YEAR/SECTION: ________ SCORE:

MULTIPLE CHOICE: Write the letter of the correct answer before the number.
1. It is responsible for transporting materials throughout the entire body.
a. Respiratory system
b. Circulatory system
c. Nervous system
d. Digestive system
2. Why white blood cells are called “soldiers” of the body?
a. Because their function is to defend the body against infectious and foreign materials
b. Because they stop the bleeding process
c. Because they synthesized bone marrow
d. Because they are not true cells
3. What is the role of the lungs in the circulation?
a. Oxygen supplier of the blood
b. Carbon dioxide supplier of the blood
c. For respiration
d. For blood clotting process
4. What are the functions of your blood in the body?
i. To transport material
ii. To fight for infections
iii. To supply energy
iv. All of the above
a. I and III only c. I and II only
b. II and III only d. IV only
5. It is a transporting medium in the bodies of higher animals, it consists of fluid and solid
portions.
a. Erythrocytes
b. Leukocytes
c. Plasma
d. Blood
6. The following are three formed elements suspended in the plasma except_____.
a. Red blood cells
b. White blood cells
c. Blood platelets
d. Plasma
7. A muscular organ that pumps blood to the different body parts of the body.
a. Muscle b. heart c. lungs d. brain
8. This blood type of people referred to as universal donors.
a. Blood type A
 b. Blood type B
c. Blood type AB
d. Blood type O
9. How do arteries differ from vein?
a. It composed of connective tissue containing amounts of elastic and collagenous
fibers
b. It has a wider lumen and equipped with valves that prevent the back flowing of
blood
c. Tunica media support the entire blood vessel
d. There is direct contact with the blood flow
10. It conveys oxygen rich-blood away from the heart.
a. Arteries c. capillary
b. Veins d. blood vessel
11. The first sound of the heart is produced by the contraction of the ________.
a. Chambers c. muscle
b. Ventricles d. atria
12. The second sound is produced by the relaxation of the ventricles. This sound is the
______.
a. Systole c. Lub
b. Diastole d. Pistol
13. The normal heart sound is typically described as ________.
a. Tug-tug c. lub-dub
b. Dug-dug d. tig-tig
14. During the diastole phase, all the chambers are contract.
a. True c. maybe
b. False d. none of the above
15. The sound is usually softer pitch and longer in duration.
a. Dub c. Tug
b. Lub d. Dug
16. Blood pressure is always given as two numbers. The number above is called ______.
a. Diastolic pressure c. dub sound
b. Systolic pressure d. lub sound
17. Pulse occur as the artery bulges during each heartbeat. What arterial point where pulse
can be felt behind the knee?
a. Dorsalis pedis artery c. popliteal artery
b. Femoral artery d. carotoid artery
18. The gateway of the respiratory system.
a. Mouth b. ears c. nose d. eyes
19. It is a disorder that afflict the circulatory and respiratory system where the condition in
which breathing is impaired by constriction of bronchi and bronchioles, cough, and thick
mucus secretions.
a. Asthma b. tuberculosis c. Pneumonia d. thrombosis
20. During the inhalation phase, the diaphragm relax.
a. True b. false c. maybe d. none of the above
21. How do veins functionally differ from capillaries?
a. It conveys blood coming to all parts of the body toward the heart
b. It reduced oxygen content
 c. The only blood passing through the veins is with high oxygen content is the blood in
pulmonary veins
d. To exchange materials-gases, nutrients, and waste product of metabolism between
the blood and tissue cells.
22. Right ventricle- for oxygenation: left ventricle- _______
a. Oxygen-rich blood c. Oxygen-poor blood
b. Receiving chamber d. Pumping chambers
23. It is considered as the largest artery.
a. Aorta b. vein c. capillaries c. valves
24. Right atrium- pulmonary artery; left atrium- ______
a. Atrioventricular valves c. pulmonary vein
b. Mitral valve d. aorta
25. It gives the red color of the blood.
a. Haemoglobin b. oxygen c. carbon dioxide d. platelets
26. How does the body use oxygen?
a. For energy
b. For respiration
c. For strength
d. For the release of carbon dioxide
27. The mechanical intake of air is called_____
a. Breathing b. eating c. contracting d. relaxing
28. How the blood flows within the blood vessels for pulmonary circulation?
i. Receives blood from the vena cava
ii. Contraction of the right ventricle forces blood to the lungs by
way of pulmonary artery
iii. From the right atrium , the heart pushes the blood into the right
ventricle
iv. Pulmonary artery splits carrying the blood to both lungs
a. IV, III, II, I c. I, II, III, IV
b. II, III, IV, I d. I, III, II, IV
29. During the systole phase, relaxation of the right ventricle forces blood to the lungs via
pulmonary artery.
a. True b. false c. maybe d. none of the above
30. A blood type AB person does not have any _____.
a. Antigens c. anti-rabies
b. Antibodies d.anti-aging

GODBLESS

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