7.2 The Circulatory System

Question 1

What are the systems called that deliver to the body and lungs?

Answer 1

Lungs-pulmonary system
Body- Systemic system

Question 2

What makes humans have a double circulatory system?

Answer 2

Two systems- heart and lungs

Question 3

What are the vessels that deliver blood to the lungs and away from the lungs back to the heart called?

Answer 3

Pulmonary artery- to lungs
Pulmonary vein- away from lungs

Question 4

Which vessel brings oxygen back to the heart?

Answer 4

Vena cava

Question 5

Which vessel does oxygenated blood leave the heart by?

Answer 5

Aorta

Question 6

Which vessel brings blood to the liver and out the liver back to the heart?

Answer 6

To liver- hepatic artery
Back to heart- hepatic vein

Question 7

Which vessel brings blood to the gut and then to the liver?

Answer 7

To gut- mesenteric artery
To liver- hepatic portal vein

Question 8

Which vessel brings blood to the kidneys and back to the heart?

Answer 8

To kidneys- renal artery
Back to heart from kidneys- renal vein