Multiple-choice test
Chapter 9: Transport in Humans
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1 Into which chamber of the heart does oxygenated blood enter?
A left atrium
B left ventricle
C right atrium
D right ventricle
2 Where does the pulmonary artery transport blood?
A from the left atrium to the lungs
B from the lungs to the left atrium
C from the right ventricle to the lungs
D from the lungs to the right ventricle
3 What is the name of the vessels that supply the muscle in the
heart walls with blood?
A cardiac arteries
B cardiac veins
C coronary arteries
D coronary veins
4 Which component of blood transports oxygen?
A plasma
B platelets
C red blood cells
D white blood cells
5 Which component of blood transports glucose?
A plasma
B platelets
C red blood cells
D white blood cells
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S 6 What is meant by a double circulatory system?
A a system that contains arteries and veins
B a system where the blood goes through the heart twice on
one complete circuit
C a system where the heart beats in two stages, diastole
and systole
D a system with two hearts
7 What happens during diastole?
A The heart beats faster.
B The heart beats more slowly.
C The heart muscle contracts.
D The heart muscle relaxes.
8 Why do arteries have more elastic walls than veins?
A The blood in the arteries is at a higher pressure than the
blood in veins.
B The blood in arteries is oxygenated, but the blood in veins is
deoxygenated.
C There is more blood in arteries than in veins.
D There are no valves in arteries, but veins do have valves.
9 What happens when blood clots?
A Insoluble fibrin is changed to soluble fibrinogen.
B Insoluble fibrinogen is changed to soluble fibrin.
C Soluble fibrin is changed to insoluble fibrinogen.
D Soluble fibrinogen is changed to insoluble fibrin.
10 How does lymph differ from blood?
A It does not contain red cells.
B It does not contain water.
C It does not contain white cells.
D It does not travel in vessels.
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