CSEC Science - Blood Circulatory System Worksheet

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Assessment on the Circulatory System and Blood components

Shade the letter that corresponds to the correct answer. (10 marks)

1) Which of the following does NOT form part of the blood circulatory system?
a) heart
b) blood
c) blood vessels
d) stomach

2) The red blood cell transports ______ in our blood.


a) protein
b) hormones
c) oxygen
d) nitrogen

3) Which of the following returns blood from the body to the heart?
a) vein
b) capillary
c) artery
d) valve

4) Which of the following features does not describe veins?


a) Thin walls
b) Thick walls
c) large lumen
d) presence of valves
5) Which component of helps the blood to clot?
a) plasma
b) platelets
c) red blood cells
d) white blood cells
6) Which of the following components transports dissolved substances in it?
a) plasma
b) platelets
c) red blood cells
d) white blood cells

7) The red pigment found in blood is called___


a) haenoglobin
b) hernoglobin
c) haemoglobin
d) hepmoglobin

Name: ______________________________ Date: __________


Assessment on the Circulatory System and Blood components

8. Oxygen is transported by the __________ in our blood.


a) platelets b) red blood cells c) plasma d) white blood cells

9____ is the pale liquid part of blood that transports blood cells and dissolved nutrients.
a) plasma b) red blood cells c) platelets d) white blood cells

10_____ is the only artery in the body that transports deoxygenated blood.
a) aorta b) vena cava c) pulmonary artery d) carotid artery

Section B

1) Write the word vein, capillary or artery on the line after each description below. (7 marks)
 Has valves present _______________
 Has thick elastic walls _______________
 Is one cell thick _______________
 Has thin, less elastic walls _______________
 Takes blood from the heart and distributes the rest of the body _______________
 Has no valves present _______________
 Has a small lumen ________________

.2. List three (3) functions of the blood to the body. (3 marks)

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Name: ______________________________ Date: __________

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