The heart, vessels and blood flow
Grade 7 Science Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.
Ari studies a circulation drawing. Part X carries blood away from the heart. What is part X called?
- A vein
- An artery
- A capillary
- A valve
In Bo's drawing, part Y carries blood back to the heart. What is part Y called?
Circulation drawing, not to scale. Part | letter | job: heart | W | a muscle that pumps blood; artery | X | carries blood away from the heart; ? | Y | carries blood back to the heart; capillary | Z | a tiny vessel, one cell thick, where oxygen and nutrients pass to body cells. Circulation drawing, not to scale. Part | letter | job: heart | W | a muscle that pumps blood; artery | X | carries blood away from the heart; ? | Y | carries blood back to the heart; capillary | Z | a tiny vessel, one cell thick, where oxygen and nutrients pass to body cells. Circulation drawing, not to scale Part letter job heart W a muscle that pumps blood artery X carries blood away from the heart ? Y carries blood back to the heart capillary Z a tiny vessel, one cell thick, where oxygen and nutrients pass to body cells - A capillary
- An artery
- A vein
- A lung
Which way do arteries carry blood, Jun?
- To the lungs and nowhere else
- Back to the heart
- Away from the heart
- Nowhere: they store it
Which way do veins carry blood, Kira?
- Away from the heart
- To the brain and nowhere else
- Back to the heart
- Into the stomach
Blood leaves the heart for the arms and legs. Which vessels does it travel in first, Luz?
- Capillaries, then arteries
- Veins
- The windpipe
- Arteries
Milo learns the heart has two atria and two ventricles. What is the heart's main job?
- To store food
- To clean the air
- To pump blood
- To make oxygen for the blood
Read this first
Numbered path, not to scale
1 body → 2 right atrium → 3 right ventricle → 4 lungs → 5 left atrium → 6 left ventricle → 7 body.
Where does the right side of the heart pump blood, Noah?
- Back into the right atrium
- To the body
- To the lungs
- To the stomach
Where does the left side of the heart pump blood, Pia?
- To the lungs
- Back to the right side
- To the body
- To the brain alone
After Ren drinks water and breathes in, blood carries things to the body's cells. Which list fits?
- Just water
- Air and whole bites of food
- Oxygen and nutrients
- Sound and light
Numbered path, not to scale
1 body → 2 right atrium → 3 right ventricle → 4 lungs → 5 left atrium → 6 left ventricle → 7 body.
Where does blood pick up oxygen, Tala?
- In the right ventricle
- In the body's muscles
- In the left atrium
- In the lungs