Circulatory System Quiz 369 (20 MCQs)

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1. Water is carried upward in the xylem by way of the cohesive and adhesive forces of
2. Blood platelets produce .....
3. Which type of blood circulation makes all of the organs of the body supplied with blood?
4. What is the function of your heart?
5. In the correct sequence of the cardiac conduction system, an impulse will travel to from the SA node to the ..... ?
6. The heart sends ..... blood to the lungs.
7. A valve that is situated at the opening of the right atrium of the heart into the right ventricle and that resembles the mitral valve in structure but consists of three triangular membranous flaps.
8. Have four chambered hearts and two separate circulatory loops.
9. Loose connective tissue with occasional smooth muscle cells
10. Blood that leaves the lungs is .....
11. What happens if valves are not present in veins?
12. In the heart, what keeps blood from moving backwards? (think about the pumping heart lab)
13. Oxygenated blood In pulmonary circulation, the ..... blood is collected from the different parts of the body in the pulmonary artery.
14. This blood vessel carries blood from lower part of the body to the heart.
15. Why is a cut in an artery generally a more serious injury than a cut in a vein of the same size?
16. What is the part of your blood that forms clots and helps you to scab?
17. Which of the following carries blood toward the heart
18. Blood is a fluid that distributes nutrients, oxygen, substances, and solid waste products.
19. Which chambers of the heart do RBC exit out of?
20. Into which chamber of the heart do the pulmonary veins deliver blood?