Circulation

Question 1

What did Aristotle believe about the heart?

Answer 1

Heart has two sides: right side holds blood and left side holds intelligence

Question 2

What did Galen believe about the heart?

Answer 2

the circulatory system consists of two separate one-way systems of distribution: venous blood is made in the liver and arterial blood is made in the heart

Question 3

What did Harvey believe about the heart?

Answer 3

The circulatory system is a closed system with two circuits (pulmonary and systemic)

Question 4

What did Harvey prove about blood flow?

Answer 4

He demonstrated how blood moves unidirectionally through the veins in the arm

Question 5

What are atria?

Answer 5

Atria act as reservoirs by which blood returning to the heart is collected via veins and is passed on to ventricles

Question 6

What are ventricles?

Answer 6

Ventricles actors palms pushing blood from the heart at high pressure via your arteries

Question 7

Which side of the heart is for systemic circulation?

Answer 7

Left

Question 8

Which side of the heart is for pulmonary circulation?

Answer 8

Right

Question 9

What is systemic circulation?

Answer 9

When the heart pumps oxygenated blood through the body

Question 10

What is pulmonary circulation?

Answer 10

When the heart pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs