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Circulatory and Respiratory System
Circulatory and Respiratory System
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Human Body Systems Review
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1
What is the main difference between your ventricles and your atria?
atria brings blood into the heart, ventricles pump blood out
atria enriches blood with oxygen, ventricles remove oxygen
2
Arteries contain valves to prevent blood from flowing backward.
false
true
3
Which component of blood is 90 percent water?
platelets
red blood cells
plasma
antibodies
4
Which component of blood carries oxygen to the body cells?
plasma
platelets
white blood cells
red blood cells
5
In which vessels are materials exchanged between the blood and the body cells?
pores
veins
arteries
capillaries
6
Blood in the left side of the heart has a high oxygen content.
true
false
7
Which of these is NOT a function of mucus and cilia in the respiratory system?
moisten the air
warms the air
separate oxygen and nitrogen
trap dust particles
8
The diaphragm moves causing the lungs to expand/contract bringing air into and out of the body.
false
true
9
The blood contains hemoglobin, a protein that helps carry oxygen on red blood cells.
false
true
10
The function of white blood cells is to?
fight disease
increase blood pressure
carry wastes away from body cells
carry carbon dioxide
11
If a person's blood lacked platelets, what process could not take place?
carrying glucose to cells
transfusing of blood
clotting of blood
carrying oxygen to cells
12
Needed substances are carried to the body cells by?
lymph
white blood cells
platelets
blood
13
What gases are exchanged in the respiratory system?
carbon monoxide and oxygen
nitrogen and iron
nitrogen and helium
carbon dioxide and oxygen
14
What happens to cause air to be exhaled from the lungs?
the lungs expand
the diaphragm moves upward
the rib muscles contract
the chest cavity expands
15
Respiration differs from breathing through which of the following ways?
Respiration moves air in and out & breathing converts energy
Respiration converts energy, breathing brings air in and out
16
Heart rate decreases when exercising in order to provide more oxygen to the muscles.
false
true
17
The respiratory system carries needed substances to cells and carries waste products away.
false
true
18
____ is the process in which oxygen and glucose react to release energy inside body cells?
breathing
inhaling
exhaling
respiration
19
Which part is responsible for both disposing of cellular waste and providing cellular fuel?
heart
lungs
aorta
kidney
20
Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart are called?
arteries
lymph vessels
veins
capillaries
