Circulatory quiz

What is the correct path through the circulatory system which describes the passage of blood originating in the left leg?

• Vena cava → left atrium → right atrium → lungs → left ventricle → right ventricle → aorta

• Vena cava → right atrium → left atrium → lungs → right ventricle → left ventricle → aorta

• Vena cava → left atrium → left ventricle → lungs → right atrium → right ventricle → aorta

• Vena cava → right atrium → right ventricle → lungs → left atrium → left ventricle → aorta

Which heart valves are NOT actively closed by the contraction of muscular structures?

• Mitral valves

• Semilunar valves

• Atrioventricular valves

• Tricuspid valves

In terms of being open or closed, what is the state of the mitral and tricuspid valves (left and right atrioventricular valves, respectively) at the end of the first heart sound?

• Mitral is closed, tricuspid is open

• Mitral is open, tricuspid is closed

• Both are open

• Both are closed

At the instant following the second heart sound, which heart valves are open?

• Both atrioventricular valves and semilunar valves

• Semilunar valves only

• Atrioventricular valves only

• All valves are closed

A given arteriole has a resistance of 2. What would the new resistance of this vessel be if its radius were to double?

• 1

• 1/16

• ⅛

• 4

What physical feature of large systemic arteries (resistance vessels) makes them relatively more responsive to changes in intracellular calcium concentrations?

• Absent tunica intima

• Thick tunica media

• Absent tunica media

• Thick tunica intima

Rank the following blood vessels in order of their average pressure, from highest to lowest: artery, vein, arteriole, venule, aorta, capillary.

• Capillary > arteriole > venule > artery > vein > aorta

• Aorta > artery > arteriole > capillary > venule > vein

• Capillary > vein > venule > arteriole > artery > aorta

• Aorta > arteriole > venule > artery > vein > capillary

What layer of the heart would be most immediately susceptible to infections caused by bacteria circulating in the blood?

• Epicardium

• Myocardium

• Pericardium

• Endocardium

What vessels carry deoxygenated blood away from the heart?

• • Pulmonary artery only

• Coronary arteries only

• Neither coronary arteries or pulmonary artery

• Both coronary arteries and pulmonary artery

How can the circulatory system promote heat retention/conservation, such as on a cold day?

• Decreasing tunica media contraction

• Increasing capillary surface area

• Vasodilation

• Vasoconstriction

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