Circulatory System Quiz 155 (60 MCQs)

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1. How long would all the arteries and veins measure if they were placed in a single file?
2. Membrane that surrounds the heart
3. Oxygenated and deoxygenated blood are kept separate until they meet in the heart
4. Are there tiny '' doors" that open and close as blood is pumped through the heart?
5. (a) circulation sends blood from the heart to the lungs.
6. When the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the body's circulation needs, it is called .....
7. Results from a change in voltage across the cell membrane
8. The ..... is on the left side of the heart.
9. Blood away to the hear
10. Anemias are low white blood cell counts.
11. When inhaling, the diaphragm:
12. The hepatic portal circuit goes to the
13. They are the discharging chambers that force blood into the arteries.
14. Blood goes from the heart to which organ for oxygenation?
15. Which of the following is responsible in the distribution of nutrients, dissolved gases and materials into the different parts of the body?
16. The ..... tells the heart to beat.
17. What is the main purpose of Immune system?
18. Where is the blood loaded with oxygen?
19. The small air sacs at the ends of the bronchi where actual gas exchange occurs
20. What happens if you cut an artery, according to the text?
21. What happens to the movement of blood at capillaries?
22. An iron-containing protein found in red blood cells is
23. What is the wall tissues that separates the left and right sides of the heart called?
24. A gene for insulin is taken from a human cell and placed in a bacterium. The bacterium can then make human insulin. What is this process called?
25. I carry de-oxygenated blood BACK towards the heart
26. There 2 atria and 2 ventricles
27. What is the major function of RBCs (red blood cells)?
28. These 2 body systems are located throughout most of your body.
29. Arteries carry blood away from the heart?
30. Anemia is caused by a lack of .....
31. The hepatic vein takes blood away from which organ?
32. Which blood cells are smallest in size and colorless.
33. Plasma is about ..... water
34. Which ventricle receives blood from the right atrium & pumps it out to the lungs, where it picks up a new supply of oxygen?
35. The most important muscle in the body is the
36. The top two chambers of the heart are called the
37. If someone with type A blood receives a transfusion of type B blood what will occur?
38. ..... have circulatory systems where two aortas generally exist.
39. The opening of semilunar valves is due to
40. RED LIQUID THAT FLOWS AROUND DE BODY IN BLOOD VESSELS
41. What do veins do
42. In veins, vasa vasorum reaches up to .....
43. True or False:The valves are the part of the heart that causes the heartbeat sound.
44. A chamber in an animal's heart that pumps blood out to the body.
45. System in charge of transporting oxygen and other essential nutrients around the body (in the blood) to where they are needed and to transport carbon dioxide back to where we can breathe it out.
46. What circulation involves sending blood from the heart to the other parts of the body?
47. The bottom chambers of the heart are called what?
48. The finest of all blood vessels are the:
49. Which carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the body?
50. What 2 body systems help you breathe (inhale and exhale)
51. What part of blood is responsible for carrying oxygen and to body cells?
52. What is the most important part of the circulatory system
53. Blood in the pulmonary artery is
54. Which vein is the only vein that carries oxygen-rich blood?
55. What is the definition of complete circulatory system?
56. The left atrium takes in blood from .....
57. Veins are blood vessels rich in CO2
58. Which is the largest blood vessel?
59. Which part of the blood is known to be the "soldier of the boy because they protect and defend the body from diseases and infection?
60. When you look at the cells of individuals with sickle cell anemia, what do you expect to see?