chapter 5 quiz

Question 1

What vessel returns blood to the heart?

Answer 1

• Vena cava

Question 2

What blood vessel takes blood away from the heart?

Answer 2

• aorta

Question 3

What are the three layers of an artery?

Answer 3

• Connective tissue, smooth muscle, elastic tissue

Question 4

How many chambers are in the heart?

Answer 4

• four

Question 5

What purpose do the valves have in the heart?

Answer 5

• ensures that blood flows in the correct direction throughout the heart

Question 6

Trace the flow of blood in the heart naming the structures it goes through starting with the superior and inferior vena cava

Answer 6

Superior vena cava/ inferior vena cava (From top and bottom)
To the right atrium Down right to the Tricuspid valve
Down right to the Right ventricle
Up to the pulmonary valve
Out the Pulmonary artery

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