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- 1. Multiple Choice
Observe the image well. Then choose the correct statement.
A is an artery since it has the biggest lumen to carry more blood.
A is a vein since it is very elastic.
B is an artery because it has thick muscular and elastic walls.
B is a vein since all veins have a small lumen
- 2. Multiple Choice
Arteries have a thick elastic wall to:
Carry oxygenated and deoxygenated blood to all parts of body.
Pump the blood to rest of body.
Withstand the high pressure exerted by the blood.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Capillaries are the link between arteries and veins. Capillaries are efficient because: (Tick all the right answers)
1 cell thick for a short diffusion distance
Blood in them travels at a very high speed to ensure diffusion
Blood in them travels at a very low speed to ensure diffusion
The network of capillaries creates a large SA for efficient diffusion.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Name the main artery of the human body.
Pulmonary Artery
Hepatic Artery
Aorta
- 5. Multiple Choice
The vein that is rich in digested nutrients such as glucose and AA is:
Hepatic Vein
Renal Vein
Vena Cava
Hepatic Portal Vein
- 6. Multiple Choice
The blood vessel with high levels of urea is the
Renal Vein
Hepatic Vein
Hepatic Artery
- 7. Multiple Choice
In the heart which ventricle has the thickest wall?
left ventricle
right ventricle
- 8. Multiple Choice
In the elderly persons, the pulse rate tends to fall with age. This means that:
They would have enough oxygen circulating around their body.
They can feel fatigued due to less oxygen circulating around their body.
They are more prone to diseases.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Graph A shows the heartbeat of:
A trained person because the heart is beating faster at each level of exercise.
An untrained person because the heart is beating faster at each level of exercise.
An untrained person because it shows the smallest recovery time.
A trained person because trained persons always experience a long recovery period after exercise.
- 10. Multiple Choice
The recovery time after strenuous exercise is important to:
pay off the oxygen debt experienced during exercise
to ensure anaerobic respiration occurs
have a stronger pulse
- 11. Multiple Choice
The blood vessel that carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs is the:
Pulmonary artery
Pulmonary vein
Vena cava
Aorta
- 12. Multiple Choice
Athletes with high cholesterol levels in their blood may experience fatigue because:
Enough oxygen is reaching their muscles.
Less oxygen is available for anaerobic respiration.
Less oxygen is available for aerobic respiration.
- 13. Multiple Choice
An athlete training for the Olympic games was told it is better if he trains at high altitudes. This is because:
The body will build more white blood cells to fight off pathogens
The body will build more platelets to avoid loss of blood in case of injury during the games.
The body will build more red blood cells to carry more oxygen molecules.
- 14. Multiple Choice
A blood sample showed that the white blood cell count was very high. Explain this result.
The body needed to build more energy
The body needed to carry nutrients around the body
The body was healthy, and no signs of infections were visible.
The body was fighting off pathogens.
- 15. Multiple Choice
The presence of valves in the heart prevents
Oxygenated blood from mixing with deoxygenated blood
Backflow of blood
A rise in the blood pressure
- 16. Multiple Choice
The liquid part of the blood is known as:
blood
tissue fluid
plasma
- 17. Multiple Choice
Platelets are necessary:
To avoid entry of pathogens
To avoid loss of WBC
To avoid loss of blood
To avoid entry of pathogens and to avoid loss of blood.
- 18. Multiple Choice
Tick all the substances that may be carried by the plasma
dissolved nutrients
carbon dioxide
oxygen
urea
nitrogen
- 19. Multiple Choice
Tissue fluid is:
The fluid found around organs
A link between body cells and blood and consists of plasma without any plasma proteins
The fluid found in all cells
- 20. Multiple Choice
Mammals have a double circulatory system. This means that
Oxygenated blood passes twice through the heart
Deoxygenated blood passes twice through the heart
The heart pumps deoxygenated blood to lungs and oxygenated blood to rest of body
a mixture of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood is pumped out of heart to the rest of body
- 21. Multiple Choice
If a doctor needs to take a sample of blood from a patient, the blood vessel he would use is the:
artery
vein
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