Name: _________________ Class: _________ Date: ___________

I. Choose the letter of the best correct answer. Write your answer on the space provided before
each number.

_____1. The main function of the circulatory system is __________________.

a. to give the body structure and support.

b. excrete waste
c. transport blood, nutrients, and gases throughout the body
d. to transport messages from the body to the brain

_____2. What is the main function of the heart?

a. The heart circulates blood, oxygen, and nutrients throughout the lungs.
b. The heart is the control centers for all body activities.
c. The heart gets rid of the wastes in your body such as carbon dioxide.
d. The heart circulates blood, oxygen, and nutrients throughout the body.

_____3. The main function of the red blood cells is to __________.

a. allow gases to exchange c. fight infection

b. give blood its color d. help clot blood

_____4. White blood cells _______________.

a. allow for gases to exchange c. give blood its color

b. fight infection and disease d. help clot blood

_____5. The main function of the platelets is to __________.

a. allow gases to exchange c. fight infection

b. give blood its color d. help clot blood

_____6. When the heart pumps, it moves blood around the body. This is important because ________ and
__________need to be delivered to the body cells.

a. oxygen, food c. food, carbon dioxide

b. waste products, carbon dioxide d. oxygen, carbon dioxide

_____7. After the blood gets oxygen from the lungs, it goes through the pulmonary veins to the heart's
______________.

a. right atrium b. left ventricle c. right ventricle d. left atrium

_____8. The blood enters on the left side of the heart through the ______________ and enters the left
atrium. It then passes through the _____________to enter the left ventricle.

a. pulmonary artery, mitral valve c. pulmonary vein, tricuspid valve

b. pulmonary artery, aortic valve d. pulmonary vein, mitral valve
_____9. What part of the heart delivers richly oxygenated blood to the body?
a. tricuspid valve b. superior vena cava c. aorta d. pulmonary artery

_____10. What does blood consist of?

a. plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets c. hormones, oxygen, nutrients, water
b. red blood cells d. carbon dioxide and minerals

_____11. One component of our blood contains a protein called hemoglobin; What is the function of
hemoglobin?

a. to carry iron b. to carry waste c. to carry oxygen d. to produce oxygen

_____12. What is the function of valves in the heart?

a. to keep the heart pumping c. to create pressure

b. to prevent back flow of blood d. to keep the blood warm

_____13. Which of these statements is correct?

a. Arteries carry blood towards the heart, veins carry blood towards the body.
b. Arteries carry blood towards the body, veins carry blood towards the body.
c. Arteries carry blood towards the body, veins carry blood towards the heart.
d. Arteries carry blood towards the heart, veins carry blood towards the heart.

_____14. Why are the walls of the left ventricle thicker than that of the right ventricle?

a. The left ventricle must force blood into all the capillaries of the lungs.
b. The left ventricle doesn't skip leg day.
c. This is false, the walls of the right ventricle are thicker.
d. Blood from the left ventricle is pumped through the entire body.

_____15. It refers to the force that blood exerts against the inner walls of blood vessels.

a. blood pressure b. pulse c. stroke d. heart rate

_____16. The area of the body where you take a carotid pulse is ______________.

a. the neck b. the groin area c. the wrist d. the inside of your elbow

_____17. Which of the following is NOT a cause of high blood pressure?

a. being overweight or obese c. lack of physical activity

b. too much salt in the diet d. having healthy life style habits

_____18. If you have high blood pressure, making a few lifestyle changes can improve your heart health.
Which of the following will help you to improve your heart health?

a. reduce salt intake (sodium) c. eat healthy foods

b. Exercise regularly d. all of these

_____19. How does physical exercise temporarily affect the pulse?

a. increases the pulse rate c. decreases the pulse rate

b. has no effect d. makes your heart beat fast

_____20. Matthew has a blood pressure of 110/80. This blood pressure indicates that _________.

a. High b. normal c. low d. too high

 II. The blood circulation in the heart flow chart is divided into the left and right sides.
Arrange the flow of blood through the heart. Use numbers from 1 to 10.

Blood enters right atrium from superior and inferior vena cava.

________ Blood returns to heart from venae cava.

________ Blood flows through aortic valve into the aorta.

________ Contraction of right ventricle forces pulmonary valve to open.

________ Blood flows through pulmonary valve into pulmonary artery.

________ Blood in right atrium flows through tricuspid valve into right ventricle.

________ Blood returns from lungs from pulmonary veins to left atrium.

________ Contraction of left ventricle forces aortic valve to open.

________ Blood in aorta is distributed to every organ in the body, where it unloads O and loads CO2.

________ Blood in left atrium flows through mitral valve into left ventricle.

________ Blood is distributed by right and left pulmonary arteries to the lungs, where it unloads CO2 and
loads Oxygen.