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- 1. Multiple Choice
Atria pumps blood to the:
Arteries
Body cavities
Veins
Ventricles
- 2. Multiple Choice
The only artery in humans that carries deoxygenated blood is the:
Pulmonary artery
Renal artery
Aorta
Carotid artery
- 3. Multiple Choice
The direction of blood flow through the human body is maintained by:
The elasticity of the vein walls
The pump action of the heart
Muscular contractions
A system of valves
- 4. Multiple Choice
Blood leaves the heart in two vessels, namely the:
Aorta and pulmonary vein
Pulmonary artery and aorta
Aorta and venae cavae
Pulmonary artery and pulmonary vein
- 5. Multiple Choice
A boy is bitten by a venomous snake on his left leg. Poison gets to his heart through the:
Pulmonary vein
Left subclavian artery
Inferior vena cava
Hepatic portal vein
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following contain deoxygenated blood?
Left ventricle
Pulmonary vein
Right atrium
Coronary artery
- 7. Multiple Choice
The phase in the cardiac cycle when blood is pumped out of the ventricles is called:
Atrial systole
Ventricular diastole
Atrial systole
Ventricular systole
- 8. Multiple Choice
A blood vessel is called an artery when it:
Transports oxygenated blood to the heart
Transports blood to the heart
Contains many valves
Transports blood away from the heart
- 9. Multiple Choice
What does Deoxygenated mean?Oxygen-richBlood flowOxygen-poorWater Flow - 10. Multiple ChoiceCarbon dioxide is considered a _________________foodwasteenergyfun party favor
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following illustrates the circulatory system?
- 12. Multiple Choice
Type of circulation that refers to blood flow from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart again?
Systemic circulation
Renal circulation
Portal circulation
Pulmonary circulation
- 13. Multiple Choice
Type of circulation that refers to the blood flowing through the entire body?
Systemic circulation
Renal circulation
Portal circulation
Pulmonary circulation
- 14. Multiple Choice
The contraction/emptying phase of the cardiac cycle?
Systole
Diastole
- 15. Multiple Choice
The relaxing/filling stage of the cardiac cycle?
Systole
Diastole
- 16. Multiple Choice
The type of blood vessel that normally carries de-oxygenated blood back to the heart from body cells?
arteries
capillaries
veins
- 17. Multiple Choice
The type of blood vessel that normally carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the body cells?
arteries
capillaries
veins
- 18. Multiple Choice
The type of blood vessel where exchange of gases, nutrients, and wastes occurs?
arteries
capillaries
veins
- 19. Multiple Choice
The main vein(s) that brings blood to the right atrium?
Aorta
Pulmonary veins
Superior and Inferior vena cava
Jugular vein
- 20. Multiple ChoiceIdentifyLeft atriumRight atriumLeft ventricleRight ventricle
- 21. Multiple ChoiceIdentifyLeft atriumRight atriumLeft ventricleRight ventricle
- 22. Multiple ChoiceIdentifyLeft atriumRight atriumLeft ventricleRight ventricle
- 23. Multiple Choice
These cells play a vital role in defending the body against infection
Leucocytes
Erythrocytes
Blastocytes
Plasmacytes
- 24. Multiple Choice
_______ function in the life-saving process of clotting blood.
Phagocytes
Leucocytes
Erythrocytes
Platelets
- 25. Multiple Choice
Blood cells that carry oxygen are called?
leucocytes
erythrocytes
lymphocytes
monocytes
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