Circulation Topic 1

Question 1

What are the 3 main components of the circulatory system

Answer 1

Heart
Blood vessels
Blood

Question 2

The …… circulation carries blood to and from the lungs

Answer 2

Pulmonary

Question 3

The …… circulation carries blood to and from the rest of the body’s organs

Answer 3

Systemic

Question 4

The pulmonary artery is the only artery to only carry what type of blood?

Answer 4

Deoxygenated

Question 5

The pulmonary vein is the only vein to carry ……. Blood

Answer 5

Oxygenated

Question 6

What do arteries do

Answer 6

Carry blood away from the heart

Question 7

What do capillaries do

Answer 7

Carry blood through organs and tissues

Question 8

What do veins do

Answer 8

Carry blood towards the heart

Question 9

What type of pressure do arteries carry blood in

Answer 9

High pressure

Question 10

What type of pressure do capillaries carry blood in

Answer 10

Low pressure

Question 11

What type of pressure do veins carry blood in

Answer 11

A very low pressure

Question 12

What blood vessel has valves

Answer 12

Veins

Question 13

What type of walls do arteries have

Answer 13

Thick muscular walls

Question 14

What type of wallas do capillaries have

Answer 14

Very thin walls (1cell thick)

Question 15

What type of walls do veins have

Answer 15

Thinner walls with less muscle

Question 16

What blood vessel has a pulse

Answer 16

Arteries

Question 17

How is a pulse created

Answer 17

By the heart muscle pumping and contracting

Question 18

Are Capillaries easily broken

Answer 18

Yes

Question 19

Do arteries have strong walls

Answer 19

Yes

Question 20

Why are veins flexible and squashed easily

Answer 20

Blood can be push further along the vessel

Question 21

What artery and vein go into the lungs

Answer 21

Pulmonary vein and pulmonary artery

Question 22

What 2 arteries go into the heart

Answer 22

Aorta
Coronary artery

Question 23

What 2 veins go into the heart

Answer 23

Coronary vein
Vena cava

Question 24

What artery and vein go into the liver

Answer 24

Hepatic vein
Hepatic artery

Question 25

What vein and artery are in the lower body

Answer 25

Iliac artery and iliac vein

Question 26

What artery and vein go into the head and brain

Answer 26

Carotid artery and the jugular vein

Question 27

What vein and artery go into the kidneys

Answer 27

Renal artery an vein

Question 28

What artery and 2 veins go into the stomach

Answer 28

Gastric artery
Hepatic portal vein and hepatic vein

Question 29

What artery and 2 veins go into the small intestine

Answer 29

Mesenteric artery
Hepatic portal vein and hepatic vein

Question 30

What is the heart covered in

Answer 30

Coronary arteries to provide oxygen and sugar

Question 31

What happens in one heart beat

Answer 31

• blood enters the atria from the vein
  -The atria contract
• blood is forced into the ventricle through the valves
  -the ventricles contract
• blood is pushed upwards through the valves to the arteries
• blood exits the heart via and artery

Question 32

What does the heart do

Answer 32

It pumps blood to every cell giving it sugar and oxygen so it they can carry out respiration

Question 33

What happens to your heart when u get excited or exercise

Answer 33

Your heart beast faster because ur body needs blood pumped faster for all the cells to get enough oxygen and sugar for ur muscles to respire