Heart Lung Test 2010
  • 1. What type of blood cell fights infection and invaders in the body?
A) Red Blood Cells
B) Plasma
C) White Blood Cells
D) Platelets
  • 2. The cells carry oxygen in the blood.
A) White Blood Cells
B) Platelets
C) Muscle Cells
D) Red Blood Cells
  • 3. Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide are exchanged from the blood to cells here.
A) Arteries
B) Veins
C) Capillaries
D) Platelets
  • 4. What is the largest artery in the heart? (where blood leaves the heart)
A) Atriums
B) Capillaries
C) Pulmonary Vein
D) Aorta
  • 5. Sally has just been life-flighted to the hospital after a car accident. She has type A Blood. What type of blood can she receive at the hospital?
A) AB and A
B) B and A
C) A and O
D) Only AB
  • 6. These microscopic air sacs in your lungs are where the blood picks up oxygen to return it to the heart.
A) Alveoli
B) Bronchial Tubes
C) Capillaries
D) Ventricles
  • 7. These carry blood from the lungs to the heart.
A) Pulmonary Veins
B) Aorta
C) Pulmonary Artery
D) Bronchial Tubes
  • 8. This is the liquid (made up of mostly water) that holds the other parts of the blood.
A) Plasma
B) O Blood
C) A Blood
D) Platelets
  • 9. Platelets do this...
A) Carry Oxygen
B) Thin the Blood
C) Transfer Blood
D) Clot the Blood
  • 10. Arteries do this...
A) Carry blood away from the heart
B) Exchange oxygen with the blood
C) Carry blood to the heart
  • 11. Veins do this...
A) Carry blood way from the heart
B) Exchange oxygen with the blood
C) Carry blood to the heart
  • 12. The upper chambers of the heart are the...
A) ventricles
B) atriums
C) capillaries
D) aortas
  • 13. Describe why your trachea is rigid and your esophagus is soft?
  • 14. In smokers, these "branches" in the lungs are often clogged and it results in decreased lung capacity.
A) Bronchial Tubes
B) Trachea
C) Veins
D) Capillaries
  • 15. The lower chambers of the heart are the...
A) aortas
B) capillaries
C) ventricles
D) atriums
  • 16. This is the sound a heart makes when beating...
A) lub-dub
B) ding-dong
C) swish-fash
  • 17. What happens to your pulse rate during exercise?
A) It increases
B) It stays the same
C) It lowers
  • 18. If you tested a sample of blood and it clumped in serum A, but did not clump in serum B, or the Rh serum, what kind of blood would you have?
A) AB+
B) B-
C) O+
D) A+
E) A-
  • 19. Describe the path that blood takes through the heart and lungs (9 points)
  • 20. Describe what happens in the lungs when someone has an asthma attack.
  • 21. The tubes that lead into the lungs from the trachea are called...
A) Esophagus
B) Bronchioles
C) Alveoli
D) Pulmonary Veins
  • 22. True or False: We can see the alveoli without a microscope
A) True
B) False
  • 23. Which lung is typically smaller?
A) Left
B) Right
  • 24. What is the single biggest cause of health problems in African Americans according to the article posted on the door of the school as you walk in...
A) illegal drug use
B) cancer
C) smoking
D) drinking
  • 25. Based on the data in this picture, what can you tell me about this crime scene? What suspect or suspects would you bring in for more questioning? Tell why you would bring these people in and discuss what questions you might ask them. (10 points - 1-2 sentences is not enough to explain this).
  • 26. If you tested a sample of blood and it clumped in serum A, and serum B, but did not clump in the Rh serum, what kind of blood would you have?
A) O
B) A-
C) AB-
D) AB+
E) B+
  • 27. If you tested a sample of blood and it did not clump in the A, B, or RH serum, what kind of blood would it be?
  • 28. What blood type is this sample?
A) O+
B) AB+
C) AB-
D) O-
  • 29. Describe why your heart rate increases with exercise. What would happen if your heart did not beat faster with exercise?
  • 30. What type of blood is this?
A) AB-
B) O-
C) AB+
D) O+
  • 31. Bob cuts his finger while making dinner and loses blood quickly. He goes to the hospital and says that he has O blood. The doctors exchange a worried look after looking in the blood freezer. Bob says, "Hey, it looks like there are lots of packets of blood in there. Why can't I get one of those?" - Describe what the doctors might say to him next.
  • 32. If a person did not have any platelets, why would they want to be very careful to avoid cutting themselves?
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