Lesson 4.2.2.2

4.2.2.2 The heart and blood vessels Quiz: AQA Combined Science, Unit 2

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The 20 questions

  1. Which ventricle pumps blood to the lungs?

    • Right ventricle
    • Left atrium
    • Left ventricle
    • Right atrium
  2. Which ventricle pumps blood around the rest of the body?

    • Vena cava
    • Left ventricle
    • Right ventricle
    • Pulmonary artery
  3. Which blood vessel carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs?

    • Vena cava
    • Aorta
    • Pulmonary vein
    • Pulmonary artery
  4. Which vessel carries blood from the lungs back to the heart?

    • Vena cava
    • Pulmonary artery
    • Coronary artery
    • Pulmonary vein
  5. Where are the pacemaker cells that control the resting heart rate located?

    • Right ventricle
    • Left ventricle
    • Left atrium
    • Right atrium
  6. Name the three main types of blood vessels in the human circulatory system.

    • Aorta, vena cava, vena
    • Arteries, veins, capillaries
    • Atria, ventricles, valves
    • Plasma, platelets, cells
  7. What is the primary medical use of an artificial pacemaker?

    • Replace damaged valves
    • Correct heart irregularities
    • Clean blocked arteries
    • Increase blood volume
  8. What is the primary function of the lungs in the human circulatory system?

    • Pumping blood
    • Blood filtration
    • Producing red cells
    • Gas exchange
  9. Heart pumps 70 cm³ of blood per beat at 75 beats per minute. How much blood flows per minute?

    • 5250 cm³
    • 1050 cm³
    • 525 cm³
    • 70 cm³
  10. Blood flows at 200 cm³ per minute for 5 minutes. What volume passes?

    • 40 cm³
    • 205 cm³
    • 100 cm³
    • 1000 cm³
  11. Why do capillaries have walls that are only one cell thick?

    • Short diffusion path
    • Prevent blood clotting
    • Increase blood speed
    • Withstand high pressure
  12. Why do arteries have thick, muscular and elastic walls?

    • Prevent all blood clotting
    • Store extra red cells
    • Absorb nutrients easily
    • Withstand high pressure
  13. Which vessel returns blood from the body to the right atrium?

    • Vena cava
    • Aorta
    • Pulmonary vein
    • Pulmonary artery
  14. Blood leaves the left ventricle. Which vessel does it enter first?

    • Pulmonary vein
    • Aorta
    • Pulmonary artery
    • Vena cava
  15. Which lung structure has the capillary network around it?

    • Trachea
    • Pulmonary artery
    • Alveoli
    • Bronchi
  16. A pacemaker sends 72 impulses per minute. How many are sent in 10 minutes?

    • 720
    • 7.2
    • 7200
    • 72
  17. Which ventricle pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs?

    • Left ventricle
    • Left atrium
    • Right ventricle
    • Right atrium
  18. What medical device is fitted to correct an irregular resting heart rate?

    • Mechanical valve
    • Heart bypass
    • Artificial pacemaker
    • Coronary stent
  19. Which chamber of the heart has the thickest muscular wall?

    • Left atrium
    • Right ventricle
    • Left ventricle
    • Right atrium
  20. Which vessels supply blood to the heart muscle itself?

    • Pulmonary veins
    • Pacemaker cells
    • Coronary arteries
    • Vena cava return

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