Circulatory System Quiz 212 (60 MCQs)

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1. Two branches of the trachea that leads to the right or left lung
2. The lower part of the septum is called the interatrial septum.
3. William ..... was the first to understand how blood circulates throughout the body.
4. Tiny vessels that connect the larger vessels and help exchange nutrients/wastes with cells.
5. Lower chamber on either side of the heart
6. Blood returns to the left side of the heart from the
7. These branch out smaller and smaller to make capillaries. *
8. A strong, elastic vessel made of multiple layers of tissue would best be classified as a
9. Name the artery that leaves the left ventricle. *
10. The human heart is a ..... muscle, meaning that it operates without conscious thought.
11. What does the cerebellum control?
12. An animal without a backbone is called a
13. The nurse is determining the functioning of a patient's sinoatrial node. How many times per minute should the nurse expect the node to normally fire?
14. In the veins, the blood comes from your tissues where it has been oxygenated.
15. Venules continue from capillaries to form veins, which return blood to the atria.
16. What part of the circulatory system is the transition between arteries and veins?
17. Which blood vessels are the site of gas and nutrient exchange?
18. Which of the following veins does not carry deoxygenated blood?
19. What does the cerebrum control?
20. What state best describes plasma?
21. The process by which nutrient molecules pass through the wall of your digestive system into your blood.
22. The ..... system carries oxygen and nutrients to all parts of our bodies?
23. The aorta is the largest artery in the body. The blood leaving the aorta is full of .....
24. Plasma consists of the following:
25. Most common WBC; serve as phagocytes
26. Oxygenated blood pathway arrange steps from 1-7:aorta
27. Too few leukocytesThis is an aspect of the disorder.....
28. Two inferior chambers are called?
29. How many times does the average human heart beat per minute?
30. The largest ARTERY in the body is the Vena Cava.
31. What is the function of lymphatic vessels?
32. BONUS! [2 points] Choose the correct order blood goes through the circulatory system:
33. Carbon dioxide rich blood moves through the ..... side of your heart.
34. Help carry oxygen and remove carbon dioxide
35. What do you call the movement of deoxygenated blood from the heart into the lungs?
36. All of the following are involved in blood clotting except;
37. What are the very tiny branches of arteries and veins?
38. How many types of vascular system are there in our body?
39. Which is the correct statement about capillaries?
40. What does "blue blood" represent?
41. Where does waste from your cells get delivered?
42. Pericardial fluid fills the space between the two layers of the pericardium to prevent friction.
43. What is the function of blood in the circulatory system?
44. Large microscopic cells without a nucleus which transport oxygen from the lungs to all of the living tissues of the body and carry away carbon dioxide
45. The external iliac arteries extend into the thigh. Here each becomes a:
46. On the right side of the heart, blood flows from the right ventricle to the?
47. Are all blood vessels the same size?
48. What structure does number 2 represent?
49. The lungs pump the blood that transports the inhaled oxygen to every cell of the body.
50. Oxygen-poor blood enters the lungs $\rightarrow$ Excess carbon dioxide and water are expelled $\rightarrow$ Blood picks up oxygen $\rightarrow$ Oxygen-rich blood returns to the heart
51. The center pumping organ of the body
52. Which of the following is NOT a function of the stem of a plant?
53. The Machine used to check the Blood Pressure is called
54. A ..... occurs when a blood vessel in the heart is blocked.
55. The ..... side of your heart pumps oxygen-poor blood through your lungs to pick up oxygen
56. Composed of concentrically arranged smooth muscle fibers.
57. The specialized muscles which are present only in the heart are?
58. The pulse wave is caused by:
59. If the heart beats faster:
60. What vocabulary word means the liquid part of blood?