Beaconhouse School System

Jauhar campus

Transport in man
NAME: ________________
CLASS: IX SEC.: _______ DATE: _________
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2. The diagram shows a plan of part of the circulatory system.

Which vessel must the blood pass through in flowing from X to Y?

A hepatic artery
B hepatic portal vein
C pulmonary artery
D renal vein
3. How does tissue fluid differ from blood plasma?
A Tissue fluid contains dissolved food.
B Tissue fluid contains less protein.
C Tissue fluid does not contain dissolved oxygen.
D Tissue fluid does not contain white blood cells.
4. Which statement explains why humans are said to have a double circulation?
A As blood circulates it passes twice through the heart.
B Each side of the heart has two chambers.
C Each side of the heart has two valves.
D There are two different sets of arteries leaving the heart.
5. The table shows features of some blood vessels. Which is the pulmonary artery?

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6. The diagram shows the liver and its blood supply. What is the name of blood vessel X and which
substance increases in concentration between vessels W and X?

7. The diagram shows a vertical section through the human heart. Which structure separates oxygenated
blood from deoxygenated blood?

8. What is the correct route for blood flow in a human?

A left atrium → left ventricle → lungs → right ventricle → right atrium
B left atrium → left ventricle → right ventricle → right atrium → lungs
C right atrium → right ventricle → left ventricle → left atrium → lungs
D right atrium → right ventricle → lungs → left atrium → left vent
9. The diagram shows cross-sections through three types of blood vessel, not drawn to the same
scale.

Which section is from a vein and which is from a capillary?

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 10. (a) Fig. 2.1 shows a section through the heart.

(i) Table 2.1 lists functions of parts of the heart and associated blood vessels.

Complete the table by identifying which structure, A to H, carries out each of the following functions.

Table 2.1

(ii) Describe the function of structure V.

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(b) A person’s pulse rate rises as they run a race.

(i) Explain why the pulse rate rises during the race.

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