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1
Some invertebrates do not have a circulatory system that transports substances within vessels like other animals. How do they transport substances to and from their cells?
A)They don’t. The cells of these invertebrates get nutrition and remove waste differently than other animals.
B)by cycling internal water mixed with nutrients, gases, and waste
C)by moving blood to the sinuses of the body cavity
D)by cycling external water through their gastrovascular cavity
2
A grasshopper has an open circulatory system; oxygen is delivered slowly in an open system, so a grasshopper has __________ to deliver oxygen directly to its active muscles. An earthworm, which has a closed circulatory system, delivers oxygen to its cells __________.
A)tracheae; through its blood
B)hemolymph; through its blood
C)tracheae; across its body wall
D)hemolymph; across its body wall
3
Which structure divides the heart into left and right sides?
A)a valve
B)an atrium
C)a ventricle
D)a septum
4
The right side of the heart pumps __________ blood __________. The left side of the heart pumps __________ blood __________.
A)oxygen-rich; to the tissues; oxygen-poor; to the lungs
B)oxygen-poor; to the lungs; oxygen-rich; to the tissues
C)oxygen-poor; to the tissues; oxygen-rich; to the lungs
D)oxygen-rich; to the lungs; oxygen-poor; to the tissues
5
The upper chambers of the heart are called __________ and have __________ walls. The lower chambers are called __________ and have __________ walls.
A)ventricles; thick; atria; thin
B)atria; thick; ventricles; thin
C)atria; thin; ventricles thick
D)ventricles; thin; atria; thick
6
A(n) __________ is a vessel that takes blood away from the heart and a(n) __________ is a vessel that takes blood to the heart. This specification __________ on the blood’s oxygen content.
A)vein; artery; changes depending
B)artery; vein; changes depending
C)vein; artery; does not rely
D)artery; vein; does not rely
7
The SA node is often called the cardiac pacemaker because it __________; the AV node __________.
A)initiates the heartbeat; signals the ventricles to contract
B)signals the ventricles to contract; initiates the heartbeat
C)signals the ventricles to contract; signals the atria to contract
D)is an external control of heartbeat; is an intrinsic control of heartbeat
8
The three major types of blood vessels are
A)diastolic, systolic, and peristaltic.
B)afferent, efferent, and divergent.
C)cardiac, smooth, and striated.
D)arteries, capillaries, and veins.
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Which type(s) of blood vessels is/are able to expand to accommodate rapid increases in blood volume because of a middle layer of smooth muscle and elastic tissue in their walls?
A)capillaries
B)arteries
C)veins
D)all blood vessels are able to expand because of a layer of smooth muscle and elastic tissue in their wall
10
Which type(s) of blood vessels has/have walls composed of a single layer of endothelium such that they may readily exchange materials with the cells?
A)veins
B)arteries
C)capillaries
D)all blood vessels have walls composed of a single cell layer to accommodate exchange
11
__________ take blood to the capillaries from the heart. __________ take blood from the capillary beds to the heart; these blood vessels often have __________ that control the direction of blood flow.
A)arteries and arterioles; venules and veins; three layers
B)venules and veins; arteries and arterioles; three layers
C)venules and veins; arteries and arterioles; valves
D)arteries and arterioles; veins and venules; valves
12
The human cardiovascular system consists of which circuits?
A)pulmonary and systemic
B)arterial and venous
C)renal and hepatic
D)cardiac and cerebral
13
Oxygen-poor blood from all regions of the body collects in the __________, passes into the __________, which pumps it to the pulmonary trunk. The trunk divides into right and left pulmonary arteries, which carry the blood __________.
A)right atrium; right ventricle; throughout the body
B)right atrium; right ventricle; to the lungs
C)left atrium; left ventricle; to the lungs
D)left atrium; left ventricle; throughout the body
14
The chamber of the heart that receives oxygen-rich blood from the pulmonary veins is the
A)right atrium.
B)right ventricle.
C)left ventricle.
D)left atrium.
15
In a process beginning and ending in capillaries, the hepatic portal system takes blood __________ where it __________.
A)to the kidneys; picks up waste
B)from the liver to the intestines; picks up nutrients
C)from the intestines to the liver; is purified
D)from the liver to the inferior vena cava; enters the hepatic vein
16
Blood functions to
A)help defend the body against invasion by disease-causing viruses and bacteria.
B)help regulate body temperature.
C)transport substances to and from the capillaries where exchange takes place with the body’s tissues.
D)All of these are accurate examples of the function of blood.
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The liquid portion of blood, called the __________, is mostly water and __________. The other main portion of blood, called the __________, consists of __________.
A)plasma; proteins; formed elements; blood cells and platelets
B)formed elements; blood cells and platelets; plasma; proteins
C)plasma; blood cells; formed elements; platelets and salts
D)formed elements; platelets and salts; plasma; blood cells
18
Which portion of the blood is directly involved in blood clotting, which prevents dangerous blood loss?
A)plasma
B)white blood cells
C)red blood cells
D)platelets
19
Two forces control the movement of fluids through the capillary wall: __________ pressure causes water to move from the tissue into the capillary; this pressure is created by the presence of __________. __________ pressure causes water to move out of a capillary into the tissue fluid.
A)blood; salts and plasma proteins; Osmotic
B)osmotic; salts and plasma proteins; Blood
C)blood; oxygen and nutrients; Osmotic
D)osmotic; oxygen and nutrients; Blood
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Blood type is determined by __________ on __________ blood cells.
A)presence or absence of antigens; white
B)antibodies; white
C)presence or absence of antigens; red
D)antibodies; red







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