Cardiovascular System interactions

Which chamber is responsible for pumping blood out of the heart and to the body?

• Left atrium

• Right atrium

• Left ventricle

• Right ventricle

Where is the heart located?

• In your leg

• Slightly left to the centre of the chest

• Slightly right to the centre of the chest

• On the left side of the body

This chamber of the heart receives oxygenated blood from the lungs

• Left atrium

• Right atrium

• Left ventricle

• Right ventricle

 

These are the smallest blood vessels with the thinnest walls in order to maximise diffusion of nutrients in and out of the interstitial fluid

• Arteries

• Veins

• Capillaries

• Aorta

These carry blood towards the heart

• Arteries

• Veins

These carry blood away from the heart

• Arteries

• Veins

Which of the following is NOT a function of the cardiovascular system?

• Transport Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide to and from the respiratory system

• Transport nutrients and waste to and from the digestive system

• Break down food into nutrients for the body

• Maintain and regulate body temperature

Cardiovascular system is comprised of what three main components?

• A. Blood (medium for delivery)

  Vessels and arteries (pathways for blood), heart (pump)

• B. Blood (pathways), Vessels (road), heart (pump)

• C. Blood (medium for delivery), Vessels (pathways for blood), heart (pump

• D. Blood (medium for delivery), Arteries (pathways for blood), heart (pump)

You have been outside working all day. You sweated so much your shirt is soaked. What systems work to bring water back to your skin cells that lost water due to sweating?

• Circulatory and Respiratory

• Digestive and Circulatory

• Integumentary and Circulatory

• Integumentary and Digestive

You are running and start to feel light headed. Your brain is receiving messages that your body needs more oxygen. What systems would give your body more oxygen?

• Respiratory and Nervous

• Nervous and Cardiovascular

• Cardiovascular and Respiratory

• Excretory and Respiratory