circulatory system

What type of blood do veins typically carry?

• Oxygen-rich blood.

• Oxygen-poor blood.

• Nutrient-rich blood.

• Carbon dioxide-rich blood.

What type of blood do arteries typically carry?

• Oxygen-rich blood.

• Carbon dioxide-rich blood.

• Deoxygenated blood.

• Nutrient-rich blood.

What is the significance of the pulmonary circulation?

• It carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs and returns oxygenated blood back to the heart.

• It transports oxygenated blood from the heart to the body tissues.

• It filters blood to remove toxins before it returns to the heart.

• It regulates blood pressure in the systemic circulation.

What is the role of the left atrium in the heart?

• To receive oxygenated blood from the lungs.

• To pump deoxygenated blood to the lungs.

• To regulate blood pressure in the arteries.

• To store blood before it enters the ventricles.

What is the primary function of the circulatory system?

• To transport nutrients, gases, hormones, blood cells, etc., to and from cells in the body.

• To facilitate digestion and absorption of food.

• To provide structural support to the body.

• To regulate body temperature through sweat production.

What is the role of the right atrium in the heart?

• To receive deoxygenated blood from the body.

• To pump oxygenated blood to the body.

• To receive oxygenated blood from the lungs.

• To regulate blood pressure in the heart.

What is systemic circulation?

• The process of breathing in oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide.

• The pathway in which oxygenated blood is distributed from the heart to the rest of the body and returns deoxygenated blood back to the heart.

• The circulation of blood within the heart itself.

• The movement of blood through the lungs to receive oxygen.

True or False: Arteries carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart.

• True

• False

• Arteries carry oxygen-poor blood away from the heart.

• Arteries carry blood towards the heart.

Identify this chamber of the heart: It receives deoxygenated blood from the body.

• Right Ventricle

• Left Ventricle

• Right Atrium

• Left Atrium

True or False: Veins carry oxygen-poor blood back to the heart.

• True

• False

• Veins carry oxygen-rich blood back to the heart.

• Veins carry blood away from the heart.