Heartbeat & Circulation Quiz: Can You Keep Up With the Beat?

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Heartbeat & Circulation Quiz: Can You Keep Up With the Beat?

Your heart is among the hardest working organs within your body. It never does get any rest constantly circulating blood, pumping oxygen, and keeping you moving 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Together with the system of blood vessels, it makes up the circulatory system, which supplies fuel and nutrients to all the cells. We all understand that the heart races when we exercise or are frightened, but so much more is happening behind the scenes. From veins and arteries to oxygenation in the lungs, the circulatory system is an actual delivery system. Let's learn how much you actually know about the beat that keeps you moving.

What is the average resting heart rate of a healthy adult?

  • 30–40 beats per minute

  • 60–100 beats per minute

  • 120–150 beats per minute

  • 200 beats per minute

What does the right side of the heart do?

  • Pumps blood to the lungs

  • Pumps blood to the body

  • Filters blood

  • Stores blood

How many chambers does the human heart have?

  • 2

  • 3

  • 4

  • 5

Which blood vessel carries oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the heart?

  • Pulmonary vein

  • Pulmonary artery

  • Aorta

  • Vena cava

What keeps blood flowing in one direction inside the heart?

  • Heartbeat

  • Valves

  • Lungs

  • Muscles

Which is the largest artery in the human body?

  • Carotid artery

  • Pulmonary artery

  • Aorta

  • Femoral artery

Which part of the circulatory system is known as the “body’s pump”?

  • Veins

  • Arteries

  • Heart

  • Lungs

What are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart called?

  • Veins

  • Arteries

  • Capillaries

  • Valves

Which type of blood carries oxygen?

  • Red blood cells

  • White blood cells

  • Platelets

  • Plasma

Where does the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide take place?

  • Arteries

  • Veins

  • Capillaries

  • Heart valves

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