Chapter 6-The Circulatory System

The function of the left ventricle is to deliver

• deoxygenated blood to the pulmonary artery.

• deoxygenated blood to the pulmonary vein.

• oxygenated blood to the aorta.

• oxygenated blood to the left atrium.

The receiving chambers of the heart are the

• Atria.

• chordae tendineae.

• vena cavae.

• Ventricles.

The relaxing phase of the cardiac cycle is called

• Bradycardia.

• Diastole.

• Infarction.

• Systole.

A graphic record of the heart's electrical activity during the cardiac cycle is a/n

• ECG.

• EEG

• EGG

• GGE

Which of the following represents the proper direction of blood flow?

• From arteries to veins to capillaries

• From arterioles to capillaries to venules

• From capillaries to arterioles to arteries

• From veins to venules to capillaries

A blood clot circulating in the bloodstream is called a/an

• Aneurysm

• Embolism

• Embolus

• Thrombus

The first response in the hemostatic process in vivo is

• Fibrinolysis

• platelet plug formation

• hemostatic plug formation

• Vasoconstriction

Which blood cell has the ability to pass through the blood vessel walls?

• Erythrocyte

• Leukocyte

• Reticulocyte

• Thrombocyte

An individual's blood type is determined by the presence or absence of a certain type of

• antibody present on the red blood cells.

• antibody present on the white blood cells.

• antigen present on the red blood cells.

• antigen present on the white blood cells.

How can you visually tell serum from plasma?

• Serum is clear, plasma is cloudy.

• Serum is fluid, plasma is a gel.

• Serum is yellow, plasma is colorless.

• You cannot visually tell them apart.