Cardiac Physiology and Pathology

Question 1

Which parts make up the human circulatory system?

Answer 1

heart
blood
blood vessels

Question 2

What is the purpose of the systemic circuit of the human body?

Answer 2

To supply blood rich in oxygen and nutrients to the body.

Question 3

What is the job of the human body’s pulmonary circuit?

Answer 3

To carry blood to the lungs so carbon dioxide can be released and oxygen can be picked up.

Question 4

If a sample of blood is deoxygenated, where is it likely to be found in the circulatory system of the human body?

Answer 4

At the beginning of the pulmonary circuit.

Question 5

The circulation of blood from the right side of the human heart to the lungs and back to the heart completes which circuit?

Answer 5

The pulmonary circuit

Question 6

The circulation from the left side of the heart to the body cells and back to the heart completes which circuit?

Answer 6

The systemic circuit

Question 7

If a sample of blood is oxygenated, where is it likely to be found in the circulatory system of the human body?

Answer 7

At the beginning of the systemic circuit