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Circulatory System Quiz

Multiple Choice. (5)

_____ 1. Red blood cells are also referred to as:

A) macrophages
B) leucocytes
C) erythrocytes
D) platelets

_____ 2. Which blood pressure is considered
to be the average for a healthy adult?

A) 120/80
B) 90/130
C) 80/120
D) 130/90

_____ 3. The lowest pressure measured in the
blood vessels is known as:

A) systolic pressure
B) cardiac pressure
C) coronary pressure
D) diastolic pressure

Label the following structures. (2)

_____ 4. Which component of blood is
responsible for forming blood clots when
blood vessels are damaged?

A) red blood cells
B) platelets
C) white blood cells
D) plasma


_____ 5. An individual has a stroke volume of
60 mL/beat and a heart rate of 70
beats/minute. What is this individuals cardiac
output?

A) 4000 mL/min
B) 3800 mL/min
C) 4200 mL/min
D) 4100 mL/min

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Complete the following chart that compares arteries and veins. (3)

Arteries
Direction of blood flow (towards
heart/away from heart)
Muscle walls (thick/thin)
Presence of valves
(present/absent)

Veins

Match the following parts of the heart with their functions. (4)

_____ chamber of the heart that receives


A. aorta

deoxygenated blood from the body









B. superior vena cava
_____ tube that collects deoxygenated blood

from the top half of the body


C. pulmonary artery

_____ tube that delivers oxygenated blood

D. pulmonary vein

to the entire body









E. right atrium
_____ tube that delivers deoxygenated blood

from the right ventricle to the lungs

F. left atrium

Determine the blood type for each individual based on the following results. (2)
Individual
Anti-A Serum
Anti-B Serum
Blood Type
#1
No Agglutination
Agglutination

#2

Agglutination

Agglutination

Short Answer. (4)
1. Where do you find hemoglobin and what is the function of hemoglobin? (2)

2. Why is the pulmonary vein considered to be a vein exception? (2)