Chapter 3:
Circulation
Practice Test
1.
Name the two types of circulatory systems.
a.
veins and arteries
b.
complete and incomplete
c.
open and closed
d.
large and small
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2.
Where does the blood first enter your heart?
a.
through a ventricle
b.
through a valve
c.
through the aorta
d.
through an atrium
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3.
When did your heart begin to contract?
a.
about 45 days after conception
b.
at fertilization
c.
at birth
d.
about three months after conception
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4.
What is the main difference between the human heart and a fish heart?
a.
Fish hearts are smaller.
b.
The ventricle is the pumping chamber.
c.
Fish hearts only have two chambers while human hearts have four.
d.
Fish must have special vessels for gills.
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5.
What is blood pressure?
a.
how fast your blood is moving
b.
your pulse rate
c.
the pressure blood exerts against the inner walls of blood vessels
d.
the measure of how much stress you have
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6.
What keeps blood flowing only in one direction?
a.
ventricles
b.
veins
c.
valves
d.
arteries
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7.
Which type of blood vessel carries blood back to the heart?
a.
ventricles
b.
capillaries
c.
arteries
d.
veins
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8.
What is the best way to prevent heart disease?
a.
eat smaller portions
b.
exercise
c.
lose weight
d.
relax
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9.
Where does blood go after it leaves the left ventricle?
a.
to veins
b.
to capillaries
c.
to arteries
d.
to valves
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10.
What does your pulse rate tell you?
a.
how long you should rest
b.
how hard you are breathing
c.
how fast your heart is beating
d.
how fast you are running
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11.
Where is blood pressure the highest?
a.
in arteries
b.
in veins
c.
in capillaries
d.
closer to the heart
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12.
What term is used to describe any health problem of the heart?
a.
heart attack
b.
heart disease
c.
hypertension
d.
atherosclerosis
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13.
What is a condition in which deposits build up inside the coronary arteries called?
a.
hypertension
b.
atherosclerosis
c.
artery blockage
d.
heart attack
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14.
How many types of blood vessels are there in the body?
a.
three
b.
four
c.
two
d.
one
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15.
What is high blood pressure also known as?
a.
stress
b.
hypertension
c.
H.B.P
d.
clogged arteries
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