Circulatory System Quiz 437 (20 MCQs)

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1. In the walls of the heart, what do you call the layers of tissue that helps the heart pump blood?
2. Which contract in unison?
3. The most important function of the heart is that it facilitates the oxygenation of deoxygenated blood so that body organs receive oxygen
4. Arteries carry blood under .....
5. What causes atherosclerosis?
6. The valves between the right atria and right ventricle is known as the ..... valve.
7. What are the parts of the heart and what is the order in that the blood pass?
8. What are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart to other parts of the body (oxygenated blood)?
9. What is the septum's function in the heart?
10. What is the yellowish liquid part of blood that carries water, nutrients, hormones, dissolved gases and helps to maintain homeostasis within the body?
11. What part of the brain controls your heart rate?
12. Composed of simple layer of endothelial cells (specialized epithelium)
13. What does an atrium do
14. What happens at number 2?
15. What organ releases erythropoetin?
16. Which of the following is the smallest blood vessel in the circulatory system?
17. The heart, veins, capillaries and arteries work together to .....
18. What happens when your body gets the wrong type of blood?
19. What is the name of the heart muscle
20. A patient was diagnosed with a disease which affected the passage of blood from the right atrium to the right ventricle. Which structure is most likely affected?