Circulation and Respiration
Multiple Choice
1.
Which of the following is NOT part of the cardiovascular
system?
a. Blood
b. Heart
c. Lungs
d. Blood vessels
2.
The fluid part of blood is
a. Made up of red blood cells
b. Made up of white blood cells
c. Formed from platelets
d. Plasma
3.
Which part of your blood fights pathogens, such as
bacteria?
a. Red blood cells
b. White blood cells
c. Platelets
d. Plasma
4.
What causes the lub-dub, lub-dub sound of a beating
heart?
a. Contraction of the heart muscle
b. Blood filling the heart’s chambers
c. Closing of the heart valves
d. Squeezing of the ventricles
5.
Blood is brought back to the heart by the
a. Veins
b. Arteries
c. Capillaries
d. Lymph nodes
6.
Diastolic pressure is the pressure on
a. Artery walls when the ventricles relax
b. Artery walls when the ventricles contract
c. Vein walls when the ventricles contract
d. The heart when the atria contract
7.
Which organ in the lymphatic system can be thought of
as the recycling center for red blood cells?
a. lymph node
b. thymus
c. spleen
d. tonsil
8.
The large tube that carries air from the larynx to the
lungs ic called the
a. Trachea
b. Bronchus
c. Esophagus
d. Pharynx
9.
How are breathing and respiration related?
a. they are the same thing
b. breathing is one part of respiration
c. respiration is one part of breathing
d. they are unrelated processes
10.
In some individuals, inhaled irritants may cause the
bronchioles to constrict and secrete mucus, producing the
symptoms of
a. emphysema
b. asthma
c. lung cancer
d. pneumonia
Fill in the blank
11.
Nutrients and oxygen pass easily through the thin walls
of ___________
12.
The particles and extra fluid absorbed into the lymphatic
system are called
13.
Lymphatic tissues at the back of your tongue, throat,
and nasal cavities are
called ________________________
14.
Vocal cords stretched across the opening of your
__________________ vibrate when air flows between them.
15.
Tiny sacs at the end of each bronchiole called
____________________ exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide
with the surrounding capillaries.
Short Answer:
16.
What is the difference between pulmonary circulation and
systemic circulation in the cardiovascular system?
17.
Walton has a blood pressure of 110/65. What do the
two numbers mean?
18.
What body process produces the carbon dioxide you
exhale?
19.
Why do you think there are hairs in your nose?
20. When a person is not feeling well, sometimes a doctor
will examine samples of the person’s blood to see how
many white blood cells are present. Why would this
information be useful?
21.
How is the function of the lymphatic system related to
the function of the cardiovascular system?
22. How are lymph nodes similar to the spleen?
23. How is the function of the respiratory system related to
that of the cardiovascular system?
24. Describe the path that air travels as it moves through
the respiratory system.
25. What is the difference between respiration and cellular
respiration?