Spencer, Elisabeth quiz: circulatory system 2

Question 0

3. What is the strongest ventricle in the heart?

Answer 0

Left ventricle

Question 1

2. When blood flows into the left atrium from the lungs, it contains

Answer 1

A lot of oxygen and a little carbon dioxide

Question 2

4. Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygen-poor blood to the lungs?

Answer 2

Right ventricle

Question 3

6. The major blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart is called what?

Answer 3

Aorta

Question 4

9. When the right ventricle contracts, blood is pumped

Answer 4

Out of the heart to the lungs

Question 5

10. Which of the following heart structures prevents blood flowing backward?

Answer 5

Valve

Question 6

12. In which type of circulation does blood flow to your head, shoulders, hands and feet?

Answer 6

Systemic

Question 7

13. How does systemic circulation differ from pulmonary circulation?

Answer 7

Systemic circulation occurs though out the body, pulmonary circulation occurs in the heart and lungs.

Question 8

14. What part of the heart receives the first oxygenated blood?

Answer 8

Left pulmonary vein

Question 9

15. What is the pulmonary trunk?

Answer 9

Pumps oxygen poor blood along the pulmonary artery

Question 10

16. Which of the following is true about how white blood cells different from red blood cells?

Answer 10

There are more red blood cells

Question 11

17. What is the septum?

Answer 11

An invisible wall that separates the two sides of the heart

Question 12

19. The function of the left atrium is to what?

Answer 12

receive blood that comes into the heart from the lungs.