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Circulatory System Review Game



True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

Oxygen, nutrients, minerals, and wastes are all carried in plasma.
 

 2. 

Antibodies are proteins that destroy substances that do not belong in your body.
 

 3. 

A heart attack cannot be caused by the coronary circulation being blocked.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 4. 

The liquid part of the blood is called _____.
a.
hemoglobin
c.
platelets
b.
plasma
d.
white blood cells
 

 5. 

Which blood type has no antigens?
a.
A
c.
O
b.
B
d.
AB
 

 6. 

Which of the following occurs with anemia?
a.
Clotting factors are missing
b.
Body tissues cannot get enough oxygen
c.
The blood clumps and blocks blood vessels.
d.
White blood cells are made in excessive numbers.
 

 7. 

Which of the following is not a cause of anemia?
a.
a diet lacking in iron and certain vitamins
b.
germs from someone with anemia
c.
inherited problems relating to red blood cells
d.
loss of large amount of blood
 

 8. 

Leukemia is a disease in which _____.
a.
the body produces too much fibrin.
b.
the body’s antibodies attack antigens and cause the blood to clump.
c.
the body does not produce enough platelets and fibrin to clot wounds.
d.
immature white blood cells crowd out normal mature cells.
 

 9. 

Your circulatory system can best be compared to _____.
a.
gates
c.
pipes
b.
a net
d.
a balloon
 

 10. 

Which one of the following carries blood to every part of the body?
a.
blood vessels
c.
lymph nodes
b.
the heart
d.
the ventricles
 

 11. 

How does blood move from arteries to veins?
a.
through the aorta
c.
through capillaries
b.
through the heart
d.
through oxygen
 

 12. 

Which of the following statements is false?
a.
Arteries carry blood away from the heart.
b.
Veins carry blood back to the heart.
c.
Capillaries and arteries are similar in size.
d.
Blood travels from arteries to capillaries.
 

 13. 

Another name for high blood pressure is ______.
a.
atherosclerosis
c.
leukemia
b.
hypertension
d.
thrombosis
 

 14. 

Blood in veins is ______.
a.
high in oxygen
c.
low in wastes
b.
high in nutrients
d.
low in oxygen
 

 15. 

In pulmonary circulation, blood flows through two organs, the ______.
a.
brain and heart
c.
heart and liver
b.
heart and kidneys
d.
lungs and heart
 

 16. 

In systemic circulation, blood returns from your abdomen through the inferior vena cava to the ______.
a.
left atrium
c.
right atrium
b.
left ventricle
d.
right ventricle
 

 17. 

Coronary circulation is the flow of blood to the tissues of the ______.
a.
brain
c.
kidneys
b.
heart
d.
lungs
 

 18. 

When blood moves from an atrium to a ventricle, it must pass through a ______.
a.
one-way valve
c.
semilunar valve
b.
murmur
d.
lymph node
 

 19. 

______, the liquid part of blood, is mostly made of water.
a.
Hemoglobin
c.
Plasma
b.
Lymph
d.
Platelets
 

 20. 

Hemoglobin picks up ______.
a.
carbon dioxide and oxygen
b.
carbon dioxide and wastes
c.
nutrients and carbon dioxide
d.
oxygen and wastes
 

 21. 

______ help clot blood.
a.
Lymph nodes
c.
Red blood cells
b.
Platelets
d.
White blood cells
 

 22. 

______ is the water and dissolved substances not taken in by cells that remains between the cells.
a.
Hemoglobin
c.
Plasma
b.
Lymph
d.
Thymus
 

 23. 

Anemia is a disorder where there are too few ______ in the blood.
a.
lymphocytes
c.
red blood cells
b.
platelets
d.
white blood cells
 

 24. 

Leukemia is a disease in which ______ are produced in great numbers.
a.
lymphocytes
c.
red blood cells
b.
platelets
d.
white blood cells
 

 25. 

The ______ fight bacteria and viruses.
a.
platelets
c.
red blood cells
b.
hemoglobin molecules
d.
white blood cells
 

 26. 

______ diseases are spread by water, air, food, contact, and by organisms.
a.
Infectious
c.
Noninfectious
b.
Antibody
d.
Lister
 

Completion
Complete each statement.
 
 
Complete the following sentences using the vocabulary words listed below.

arteriescapillarieshemoglobinveins
lymphplasmaplateletes
 

 27. 

The blood vessels that move blood away from the heart are called ____________________.
 

 

 28. 

The blood vessels that move blood in the direction of the heart are called ____________________.
 

 

 29. 

____________________ are microscopic blood vessels that connect arteries and veins.
 

 

 30. 

____________________ is the liquid part of blood and is made mostly of water.
 

 

 31. 

Red blood cells contain ____________________, a chemical that can carry oxygen and carbon dioxide.
 

 

 32. 

____________________ are the odd-shaped cell fragments that help clot blood.
 

 

 33. 

Tissue fluid found inside lymphatic capillaries is known as ____________________.
 

 

 34. 

immunity that occurs when a body makes its own antibodies ____________________
 

 

 35. 

protein made in response to a specific antigen ____________________
 

 

 36. 

immunity that occurs when antibodies come from another source ____________________
 

 

 37. 

method of using heat to kill most bacteria in food ____________________
 

 

 38. 

diseases that are long-lasting and non-infectious ____________________
 

 

 39. 

substances foreign to the body ____________________
 

 

 40. 

substance that causes an allergic reaction ____________________
 

 

 41. 

diseases that cannot be spread ____________________
 

 

 42. 

diseases that are spread by water, air, food, contact, and vectors ____________________
 

 

Matching
 
 
Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.
red blood cells
b.
platelets
c.
white blood cells
 

 43. 

destroy bacteria and viruses
 

 44. 

carries oxygen and carbon dioxide
 

 45. 

help clot blood
 
 
Match each term with the correct definition below.
a.
systemic circulation
b.
pulmonary circulation
c.
coronary circulation systemic circulation
 

 46. 

the flow of blood through the heart to the lungs and back to the heart
 

 47. 

the flow of blood to and from the tissues of the heart
 

 48. 

the flow of blood to and from all of organs except the heart and lungs
 

Short Answer
 

 49. 

How does a blood clot form?
 

 50. 

What happens if a person is given the wrong type of blood during a blood transfusion?
 

 51. 

Compare the lymphatic and circulatory systems by completing the following phrases using the words listed below. Some words may not be used.

blood
thymus
one
four spleen
lymph
sponge
white
platelets
brain
heart
lungs
lymph nodes
liver
red
skeletal
pump two

Circulatory system

Major organs: heart, which functions like a 1.________, and 2. ________
Has hemoglobin in 3. ________ blood cells and 4. ________ for clotting

Lymphatic system

Returns fluids to 5. ________
Has lymphocytes, a type of 6. ________ blood cell
Has 7. ________ for filtering
 
 
Using your knowledge of blood types (A, B, AB, and O), answer the following questions.
 

 52. 

List the blood type(s) that someone with type O blood can safely receive.
 

 53. 

List the blood type(s) that someone with type O blood can safely donate to.
 

 54. 

List the blood type(s) that someone with type AB blood can safely donate to.
 



 
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