PBS Test Review

The chamber that receives deoxygenated blood from the right atrium and pumps it to the lungs.

• left atrium

• right atrium

• left ventricle

• right ventricle

The thickest chamber and is responsible for pumping oxygenated blood to tissues all over the body.

• left atrium

• right atrium

• left ventricle

• right ventricle

The blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium.

• pulmonary vein

• pulmonary artery

• aorta

• vena cava

Separates the right atrium from the right ventricle.

• tricuspid valve

• bicuspid valve

• aortic valve

• mitral valve

What is this? (lower case)

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-2

What is the purpose of a valve?

• prevents backflow of blood

• provides the heart tissue with oxygen

• provides electrical stimulation

• oxygenates the blood

These blood vessels carry blood from the body to the heart.

• arteries

• veins

• capillaries

• arterioles

Blood that is returning from the brain enters the heart through the ________________________.

• Inferior Vena Cava

• Pulmonary Vein

• Aorta

• Superior Vena Cava

The right ventricles pump blood to the [ ] to send it to the [ ] to pick up [ ] and bring it back to the heart.

• Pulmonary artery, lungs, oxygen

• Aorta, body, carbon dioxide

• Pulmonary vein, lungs, oxygen

• Inferior vena cava, lungs, body

The right side of the heart contains [ ] blood and the left side of the heart contains [ ] blood.

• deoxygenated, oxygenated

• oxygenated, deoxygenated

• neither

• red, blue