✔ Regular exercise keeps the heart healthy by reducing the risk of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and

being
overweight — all of which are risk factors for circulatory diseases.
✔ People who have family members with a circulatory disease are more likely to develop one themselves. This risk,
however, can be reduced with a healthful lifestyle.

Does smoking increase the risk of circulatory diseases?

Smoking is a significant risk factor for developing circulatory diseases. Toxic substances in tobacco can narrow and
damage the blood vessels, increasing the risk of blood clots and causing poor circulation.

CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING

You will answer and rationalize this by yourself. This will be recorded as your quiz. One (1) point will be given to the
correct answer and another one (1) point for the correct ratio. Superimpositions or erasures in your answer/ratio is not
allowed.

1. What is the correct path through the circulatory system which describes the passage of blood originating in the left leg?
a. Vena cava → left atrium → left ventricle → lungs → right atrium → right ventricle → aorta
b. Vena cava → left atrium → right atrium → lungs → left ventricle → right ventricle → aorta
c. Vena cava → right atrium → right ventricle → lungs → left atrium → left ventricle → aorta
d. Vena cava → right atrium → left atrium → lungs → right ventricle → left ventricle → aorta
C
ANSWER: ________
RATIO:___________________________________________________________________________________________
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2. What causes blood pressure?

a. cholesterol in the blood c. stress that exercise puts on heart muscle
b. contraction of the ventricles in the heart d. removal of oxygen from the blood
B
ANSWER: ________
RATIO:___________________________________________________________________________________________
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3. The picture below shows the exchange of oxygen and carbon

dioxide through a capillary wall.
This picture shows the exchange of gases between which two body
systems?
a. circulatory and digestive
b. circulatory and respiratory
c. endocrine and circulatory
d. respiratory and endocrine

B
ANSWER: ________
RATIO:_____________________________________________
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4. The picture below models a blood vessel carrying different

components of blood. If human blood did not contain component C,
which function could you conclude the blood incapable of ?
a. clotting
b. fighting disease
c. carrying oxygen
d. having red color

A
ANSWER: ________
RATIO:_____________________________________________
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5. The rate at which blood flows through the human body changes in response to many factors. Which statement
describes one of these factors and its effect on blood flow?
a. A high viscosity of blood causes an increased resistance in the blood vessels and leads to slow blood flow.
b. A low blood pH decreases the rate of diffusion through the blood vessels and leads to slow blood flow.
c. The changing of the shape of red blood cells to a crescent shape decreases resistance and leads to a faster
blood flow.
d. The narrowing of blood vessels increases pressure and leads to a faster blood flow.
A
ANSWER: ________
RATIO:___________________________________________________________________________________________
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RATIONALIZATION ACTIVITY

The instructor will now provide you the rationalization to these questions. You can now ask questions and debate among
yourselves. Write the correct answer and correct/additional ratio in the space provided.

1. ANSWER: ________
RATIO:________________________________________________________________________________________
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2. ANSWER: ________
RATIO:________________________________________________________________________________________
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3. ANSWER: ________
RATIO:________________________________________________________________________________________
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4. ANSWER: ________
RATIO:________________________________________________________________________________________
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5. ANSWER: ________
RATIO:________________________________________________________________________________________
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LESSON WRAP-UP

You will now mark (encircle) the session you have finished today in the tracker below. This is simply a visual to help you
track how much work you have accomplished and how much work there is left to do.

You are done with the session! Let’s track your progress.

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