Part 1 Cardiovascular system

Which of the following are the blood vessels that helps blood flow to the heart?

• Veins

• Arteries

• Capillaries

Which of the following are the blood vessels that have the thickest walls?

• Veins

• Arteries

• Capillaries

Another name for the circulatory system is __________________________________________ because they describe the system that consists of the heart, blood vessels, and blood.

• Cardiovascular system

• Heart

• Vein

• Artery

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 homeostasis by regulating body temperature

What is not part of the circulatory system?

• Lungs

• Veins

• Heart

• Blood

Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood are kept separate until they meet in the heart

• True

• False

____________ carry blood away from the heart

The narrowest type of blood vessel is called a ______________

_____________ carry blood back to the heart

Right side of the heart: ___________ blood

Left side of the heart: ___________ blood

• Deoxygenated; deoxygenated

• Oxygenated; oxygenated

• Oxygenated; deoxygenated

• Deoxygenated; oxygenated