Quiz- Circulatory System Flashcards
What is the function of the aorta
Carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to all parts of the body
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What is the function of the left atrium
Receives oxygenated blood from veins coming from the lungs
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What is not a blood vessel out of the following External carotid artery Superior vena cava Aortic arch Ventricles Aorta Inferior vena cava
Ventricles
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Blood cells are produced by what system
Skeletal
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When the right ventricle contracts, blood from the right ventricle is pumped
Out of the heart and into the pulmonary arteries
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Which body part is roughly the same size as your heart
Fist
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What chamber of the heart receives blood from the pulmonary veins
Left atrium
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When blood flows into the left artrium from the lung it contains
A lot of oxygen and little carbon dioxide
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What chamber of the heart receives blood from the body
Right atrium
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What would be colored red
Left and right pulmonary veins
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What is a function of the left ventricle
Pumps oxygenated blood from the left atrium to the aorta
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