Quiz Corrections Flashcards
Are the arteries located at the top of the heart?
yes
What is not a componet of blood?
lymph
Are ventricles blood vessels?
No
Would the left and right pulmonary veins be colored red?
yes
When the right ventricle contracts, blood from the right ventricle is pumped?
out of the heart to the pulmonary arteries
Which body part is roughly the same size as your heart?
fist
The big blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart is called
aorta
What is the function of the left ventricle?
pumps oxygenated blood from the left atrium to the aorta
The upper chamber of the heart is called an
atrium
What chamber of the heart receives blood from the pulmonary veins?
left atrium
In which vessels does diffusion take place to transfer materials between the blood and the body cells?
capillaries
What is the function of the pulmonary trunk?
carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to all parts of the body
Through which type of blood vessel does blood leave the heart?
artery
What chamber of the heart receives blood from the body?
right atrium
