Chapter 23 Test --Circulation and Respiration --- Study Guide
True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false. Write the word true for true statements, false for false
statements. T or F will not receive any credit.
_____High blood pressure is helpful because it means more blood gets to the cells faster.
_____Your body expels oxygen at the end of the Respiratory process.
_____Tonsils help to defend the body against infections.
_____There are only 3 blood types.
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
What are four parts of the cardiovascular system?
The main functions of blood are to ___________________
Name the blood types.
What are you doing when your diaphragm and rib muscles contract, and air enters the space created inside the your chest
cavity?
What systems are working together during the process of respiration?
The function of the heart is to
Which of the following is the function of the three types of blood vessels?
Heart attacks, strokes, atherosclerosis, and hypertension are problems of which system?
Which of the following systems collects and begins disposal of extracellular fluids?
Which organ passes oxygen to the blood?
Which muscle contracts to begin the process of inhaling?
What does the heart do?
What do blood vessels do?
The vessel that carried blood to the heart is _________________.
Matching
Match each item with the correct statement. They may be used more than once.
a. blood
b. blood pressure
____.the force that the blood exerts on the walls of the arteries
____.the fluid that carries gases, nutrients, and wastes through the body
____a connective tissue
____usually given as two numbers