grade 8

Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. What are the five main parts of the cardiovascular system? a. heart, arteries, capillaries, blood, and veins b. atherosclerosis, hypertension, heart attacks, edema and heart failure c. oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, helium and hydrogen d. pulmonary, systemic, lymphatic, circulatory and respiratory ____ 2. What are two types of circulation of blood in the body? a. lymphatic and respiratory c. oxygen and carbon dioxide b. heart and blood vessels d. pulmonary and systemic 3. Which is NOT considered a cardiovascular problem? a. stroke c. hyperactivity b. heart attack ____ 4. The main components of blood are a. systolic and diastolic. b. antibodies, antigens, and pathogens. ____ d. atherosclerosis

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c. plasma, RBCs, WBCs, and platelets. d. A, B, AB, and O.

5. The main functions of blood are to a. digest food and break it down to be used as energy. b. carry oxygen, nutrients, and wastes; fight disease; and regulate temperature. c. carry messages through all the body to direct body movement. d. carry messages to parts of cells to tell them how to develop.

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6. Which of the following words describe blood pressure inside large artery walls when heart ventricles contract and relax? a. systolic and diastolic c. RBC and WBC b. antibody and antigen d. plasma and platelet 7. Which of the following are blood types? a. systolic and diastolic b. antibodies, antigens, and pathogens

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c. plasma, RBCs, WBCs, and platelets d. A, B, AB, and O

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8. The process of collecting and returning excess fluid to your blood demonstrates the relationship between which of the following systems? a. lymphatic and cardiovascular b. lymphatic and respiratory c. cardiovascular and respiratory d. lymphatic, cardiovascular, and respiratory

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9. What are you doing when your diaphragm and rib muscles contract, and air enters the space created inside the your chest cavity? a. coughing c. inhaling b. eating d. exhaling

____ 10. What systems are working together during the process of respiration? a. respiratory and lymphatic systems b. respiratory and cardiovascular systems c. lymphatic and cardiovascular systems d. respiratory, lymphatic, and cardiovascular systems ____ 11. Which of the following is NOT a respiratory disease? a. asthma c. SARS b. emphysema d. hypertension ____ 12. Which of the following are the main parts of the cardiovascular system? a. nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, and lungs b. thymus, lymph, lymph nodes, spleen, and tonsils c. heart, arteries, capillaries, and veins d. esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine ____ 13. The function of the heart is to a. to pump blood. b. to fight disease.

c. to exchange gases. d. to create energy.

____ 14. Which of the following is the function of the three types of blood vessels? a. pump blood c. exchange gases b. fight disease d. carry blood

____ 15. Which of the following are the two types of blood circulation in the body?

a. systolic and diastolic b. pulmonary and systemic

c. RBC and WBC d. plasma and platelet

____ 16. Heart attacks, strokes, atherosclerosis, and hypertension are problems of which system? a. cardiovascular c. lymphatic b. respiratory d. digestive

____ 17. The main components of blood are a. lymph, lymph nodes, and extracellular fluid. b. pharynx, larynx, trachea, and bronchus. c. plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. d. A, B, AB, and O. ____ 18. Carrying oxygen and nutrients, fighting pathogens, and reducing blood loss are some of the functions of a. lymph. c. the lungs. b. blood. d. the thymus. ____ 19. As heart ventricles contract and then relax, blood pressure inside of arteries changes from a. systolic to diastolic. c. type A to type B. b. antibody to antigen. ____ 20. Which of the following are blood types? a. V, W, XY, and Z b. X, Y, XY, and Z d. plasma to platelet.

c. A, B, CD, and O d. A, B, AB, and O

____ 21. Which of the following systems collects and begins disposal of extracellular fluids? a. respiratory c. cardiovascular b. circulatory d. lymphatic

____ 22. Which of the following is NOT a part of the respiratory system? a. bronchioles c. trachea b. alveoli d. capillaries

____ 23. The contraction of the diaphragm and rib muscles and expansion of the chest cavity are part of which process? a. cellular respiration c. inhalation

b. all respiration

d. exhalation

____ 24. Which of the following is NOT a respiratory disease? a. asthma c. SARS b. emphysema ____ 25. Which organ passes oxygen to the blood? a. lungs b. pharynx d. atherosclerosis

c. bronchus d. diaphragm

____ 26. Which muscle contracts to begin the process of inhaling? a. lungs c. diaphragm b. pharynx d. bronchus

____ 27. Why is it important to get the right blood type during a transfusion? a. Your pulse rate could increase. b. A reaction to the wrong type could be fatal. c. You could faint. d. Your blood type could change. ____ 28. Oxygen-poor blood from the body returns to the hearts a. left ventricle. c. left atrium. b. right ventricle. d. right atrium. ____ 29. Which of the following is true of people with blood type AB? a. Their blood contains O antigens. b. Half of their red blood cells have A antigen, half have B antigen. c. Their blood can be given to a person with type O blood. d. They can receive blood from people with type A, type B, type AB, or type O blood. ____ 30. The exchange between alveoli and capillaries allows a. damaged red blood cells to be destroyed. c. lymph to be collected. b. oxygen to enter the blood. d. carbon dioxide to enter the blood. ____ 31. Red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are found in a. antibodies. c. hemoglobin.

b. plasma.

d. platelets.

____ 32. What do thick, elastic walls allow large arteries to do? a. change shape due to blood pressure c. support large valves b. store blood ____ 33. The pharynx is also called the a. larynx. b. windpipe. d. prevent blood from returning to the heart

c. throat. d. lymph gland.

____ 34. What system includes the heart and blood vessels? a. digestive system c. cardiovascular system b. lymphatic system ____ 35. What does the heart do? a. pumps blood b. fights disease ____ 36. What do all blood vessels do? a. pump blood b. fight disease ____ 37. What are the two types of circulation? a. systolic and diastolic b. pulmonary and systemic d. respiratory system

c. exchanges gases d. carries blood

c. exchange gases d. carry blood

c. RBC and WBC d. plasma and platelet

____ 38. Heart attacks and hypertension are problems of which body system? a. cardiovascular c. lymphatic b. respiratory ____ 39. What are alveoli? a. tubes that connect the throat and lungs b. tiny air sacs in the lungs ____ 40. What is the trachea? d. digestive

c. the vocal cords in the throat d. the passage from the mouth to the larynx

a. a tube that connect the throat and lungs b. the vocal cords in the throat ____ 41. What is the pharynx? a. a tube that connect the throat and lungs b. the vocal cords in the throat

c. a tiny air sacs in the lungs d. the passage from the mouth to the larynx

c. a tiny air sacs in the lungs d. the passage from the mouth to the larynx

____ 42. To move your blood throughout your body, with every heartbeat your heart must create a. plasma. c. pressure. b. platelets. d. blood cells.

____ 43. The right side of your heart pumps blood that needs a. oxygen. c. nitrogen. b. carbon-dioxide. d. hydrogen.

____ 44. What are the upper chambers of your heart called? a. cardio c. ventricles b. atria d. valves

____ 45. What are the lower chambers of your heart called? a. cardio c. ventricles b. atria d. valves

____ 46. The left side of your heart pumps blood into your arteries at high pressure. Therefore, those arteries have a. valves. c. thin walls. b. rigid walls. d. thick walls.

____ 47. Capillaries exchange nutrients, oxygen, wastes, and carbon dioxide. Therefore, capillaries have a. valves. c. thin walls. b. rigid walls. d. thick walls.

____ 48. Veins must get blood back to the heart, sometimes in an upward direction. Therefore, veins have a. valves. c. thin walls. b. rigid walls. d. thick walls.

____ 49. Which of the following is a term meaning that heart muscle cells have died? a. atherosclerosis c. emphysema b. stroke d. heart attack