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Human Biology: Practice Test Unit V

Body Circulation

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1. _________ are a system of vessels that carry blood back to the heart. 

   

arteries

   

arterioles

   

aortic arch

   

veins

 

             

2. ____________ are a network of very small blood vessels whose walls are only one cell layer thick.

   

erythrocytes

   

venules

   

arterioles

   

capillaries

 

              

3. These are vessels that supply the heart with nourishment and oxygen.

   

pulmonary circulation

   

cardiac circulation

   

systemic circulation

   

ventricular circulation

 

              

4. Blood travels throughout the body from the heart through the blood vessels in the following order:

   

arteries, arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, veins

   

arteries, veins, capillaries, venules, arterioles

   

arterioles, arteries, capillaries, venules, veins

   

veins, arteries, capillaries, arterioles, venules

 

              

5.  The pathway of circulation moves blood to all body tissues except lungs and heart. 

   

pulmonary

   

cardiac

   

systemic

   

ventricular

           

               

6. The lower two chambers of the heart are called ___________. 

   

aorta

   

ventricles

   

vena cava

   

atria

 

              

7. The flow of blood through the heart, to the lungs, and back to the heart, is known as the _________ circulation.

   

pulmonary

   

cardiac

   

systemic

   

ventricular

 

              

8. The upper two chambers of the heart are known as the ___________.

   

vena cava

   

ventricles

   

atria

   

aorta

 

             

 9. The cardiovascular system includes which of the following?

   

heart 

   

blood

   

blood vessels

   

all of the above

 

               

10. A ______________ is another name for a 'heart attack'.

   

myocardial infarction

ventricular attack

   

heart murmur

   

atrial cardial murmur

             

            

11. The ___________ carries blood away from the heart to all of the bodies tissues. 

   

venules

   

inferior vena cava

   

arteries

   

superior vena cava

 

             

12. ________ is another name for red blood cells.

   

hemocytes 

   

leukocytes

   

lymphocytes

   

erythrocytes

 

             

 13. ____________ is a serious genetic disorder where a person's blood lacks a clotting factor.

   

down syndrome 

   

hemophilia

   

myocardial infarction

   

leucophilia

 

              

14. What makes up the circulatory system.

   

cardiovascular system

   

lymphatic system

   

endocrine system

   

both a and b

 

             

 15. The heart is enclosed by a protective sac called the ____________.

   

diaphragm

   

septum

   

pericardium

   

vena cava

           

               

16. A lack of cardiac circulation can cause a crushing chest pain called ______________.

   

angina pectoris

   

myocardial pectoris

   

angina infarction

   

myocardial infarction

 

             

 17. A rapid heart rate over 100 beats/minute is called ___________.

   

bradycardia

   

angina pectoris

   

myocardial infarction

   

tachycardia

 

             

 18. Blood pressure can be measured using an instrument called a _____________.

   

auscultatory systometer

   

sghygmomanometer

   

brachial pressure gauge

   

tire pump

 

              

19. ___________ is a disease of the heart in which fatty deposits build up on the inside of the arterial walls.

   

hemophilia

   

artherosclerosis

   

hypotension

   

anemia

 

              

 20. A blood disease in which there are too few red blood cells, or too little hemoglobin in the red blood cells in called ____________.

   

hemophilia

   

hypotension

   

artherosclerosis

   

anemia



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