Quiz on the Human Circulatory System

What are the three main parts of the human circulatory system?

• Heart, blood vessels, and blood

• Heart, lungs, and veins

• Heart, arteries, and oxygen

What is the primary function of the circulatory system?

• To regulate body temperature

• To digest food

• To transport blood, oxygen, and nutrients

• To filter waste from the body

How many chambers does the heart have?

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five

What is the role of heart valves?

• To absorb nutrients

• To carry oxygen to the body

• To prevent backflow of blood

• To increase blood pressure

Which blood vessel carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the body?

• Pulmonary vein

• Superior vena cava

• Aorta

• Pulmonary artery

What type of blood vessel carries blood back towards the heart?

• Aorta

• Capillary

• Vein

• Artery

What does the right atrium do?

• Pumps oxygenated blood to the body

• Sends deoxygenated blood to the heart

• Carries blood to the lungs

• Takes in blood carrying carbon dioxide

What happens to blood in the lungs?

• It gains carbon dioxide

• It is filtered

• It loses oxygen

• It gains oxygen and loses carbon dioxide

Which blood vessel carries deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart?

• Superior vena cava

• Pulmonary vein

• Aorta

• Pulmonary artery

What is the function of the pulmonary artery?

• Carries oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the heart

• Brings deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart

• Carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs

• Carries oxygenated blood to the body

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