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Assessment on Science 9
Directions: Read the statement carefully and encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. Which of the following are the four chambers of the heart?
a. left atrium, right atrium, left vein, right vein
b. left atrium, right atrium, left ventricle, right ventricle
c. left aorta, right aorta, left ventricle, right ventricle
d. left atrium, right atrium, left capillaries, right capillaries
2. The heart’s two upper chambers are called .
a. veins c. atria
b. capillaries d. ventricles
3. The most important purpose of the valves in the heart is to .
a. clean the blood
b. absorb oxygen
c. allow blood to flow in one direction
d. absorb nutrients from the blood
4. The largest artery in the body is called the .
a. aorta c. capillaries
b. vein d. venules
5. What makes blood clotting possible?
a. Hemoglobin c. Lymphocytes
b. Plasma d. Platelets
6. Tiny, narrow blood vessels are called .
a. arteries c. veins
b. capillaries d. aorta
7. The right side of the heart pumps the blood the heart the lungs.
a. to, from c. to, to
b. from, to d. from, from
8. What is the correct path through the circulatory system which describes the passage
of blood originating in the left leg?
a. vena cava → left atrium → right atrium → lungs → left ventricle → right
ventricle → aorta
b. vena cava → right atrium → left atrium → lungs → right ventricle → left
ventricle → aorta
c. vena cava → left atrium → left ventricle → lungs → right atrium → right
ventricle → aorta
d. vena cava → right atrium → right ventricle → lungs → left atrium → left
ventricle → aorta
9. The heart’s two lower chambers are called .
a. ventricles c. atria
b. capillaries d. veins
10. What do white blood cells contain that red blood cells do not?
a. Nucleus c. Hemoglobin
b. Red color d. Brain