The circulatory system

Question 1

chamber that receives blood from the body:

Answer 1

right atrium

Question 2

chamber that pumps blood to the lungs:

Answer 2

right ventricle

Question 3

chamber that receives blood from the lungs:

Answer 3

left atrium

Question 4

chamber that pumps blood to the body:

Answer 4

left ventricle

Question 5

an atrioventricle valve along the path to the lungs:

Answer 5

tricuspid valve

Question 6

a semilunar valve along the path to the lungs:

Answer 6

pulmonary valve

Question 7

an atrioventricular valve along the path to the body:

Answer 7

mitral valve

Question 8

a semilunar valve along the path to the body

Answer 8

aortic valve

Question 9

vein carrying blood from the upper body

Answer 9

superior vena cava

Question 10

vein carrying blood from the lower body

Answer 10

inferior vena cava

Question 11

primary blood vessel exiting the heart headed to the lungs

Answer 11

pulmonary trunk

Question 12

branched blood vessels returning from the lungs

Answer 12

pulmonary vein

Question 13

primary blood vessel exiting the heart headed to the body

Answer 13

aorta

Question 14

the wall that separates the left and right sides of the heart

Answer 14

septum