Name: _____________________
Date: _____/ ________/____
Test: Cardiovascular system
1. The blood vessels that carry deoxygenated
blood are the ______.
a. Capillaries
b. Arteries
c. Arterioles
d. Veins
8. Which of the following blood vessels
contain valves?
a. Arteries
b. Veins
c. Capillaries
d. All of the above
2. Which of the following blood vessels
below is the largest artery in the body?
a. Pulmonary artery
b. Vena cava
c. Pulmonary vein
d. Aorta
9. The cardiac cycle is a series of events
which create a heartbeat. Which of the
following phases is shown in the
diagram below?
3. The ___________ help in defending the
body against infections and foreign bodies.
a. Red blood cells
b. White blood cells
c. Platelets
d. Plasma
4. The muscle that makes up the heart is
called the _____________ muscle.
a. Cardiac
b. Biceps
c. Triceps
d. Cordial
The picture below shows diagrams of
blood vessels.
5. Which of the following correctly identifies
the blood vessels?
6. Which of the following components of
blood could surround and engulf
pathogens?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Ventricular diastole
Atrial diastole
Ventricular systole
Atrial systole
10. Immunization (vaccination) at an
early age helps to prevent the
contraction of many diseases such as
measles, varicella (chicken pox) and
polio. What type of immunity is this?
a. Passively acquired natural
immunity
b. Actively acquired natural
immunity
c. Passively acquired artificial
immunity
d. Actively acquired artificial
immunity
11. Identify TWO physiological
diseases that affect the circulatory
system. (2 pts)
______________________________
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12. What is the function of the valves in
the circulatory system? (1 pt)
______________________________
______________________________
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7. Which of the following are involved in
the formation of blood clots?
a. Platelets
b. Antibodies
c. Phagocytes
d. Lymphocytes
13. Why are the walls of capillaries only
one cell thick? (1 pt)
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Name: _____________________
Date: _____/ ________/____
Test: Cardiovascular system
14. Complete the flow diagram by filling in the missing words at D, E and F. (3 pts)
15. Blood that has been oxygenated in the lungs must first be pumped through the heart before it is
sent to all the other organs of the body. Describe the pathway that blood takes as it flows into
the heart from the lungs, until it is pumped out of the heart to be sent to the rest of the body.
(4 pts)
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In an agglutination test done on three patients, after observing the blood under a microscope,
the results are as follows:
Mr. Smith
Mr. Brown
Mr. Green
Anti-A serum
Cloudy
Cloudy
Clear
Anti-B serum
Clear
Cloudy
Clear
Blood type
A
?
?
16. What blood type is Mr. Green? (1 pt) ______________________
17. Why did Mr. Smith’s blood turn cloudy in the Anti-A serum? (1 pt)
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18. Which blood type is the universal donor? (1 pt) ______________
19. Which blood type is the universal recipient? (1 pt) ____________