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What is the primary function of the cardiovascular system?
What is the primary function of the cardiovascular system?
- To circulate oxygenated blood to the tissues and return deoxygenated blood to the lungs (correct)
- To pump oxygenated blood to the lungs
- To filter waste products from the blood
- To pump deoxygenated blood to the tissues
Which type of blood is carried by arteries?
Which type of blood is carried by arteries?
- Blood with electrolytes
- Deoxygenated blood
- Blood with waste products
- Oxygenated blood (correct)
What is the term for the circulation of blood to the body?
What is the term for the circulation of blood to the body?
- Visceral circulation
- Pulmonary circulation
- Systemic circulation (correct)
- Parietal circulation
What is the purpose of the heart's two sides?
What is the purpose of the heart's two sides?
What is the term for the organs in the body?
What is the term for the organs in the body?
What is necessary for cellular energy production?
What is necessary for cellular energy production?
Which ventricle is responsible for pumping oxygenated blood to the body?
Which ventricle is responsible for pumping oxygenated blood to the body?
What is the primary function of the pulmonary circulation?
What is the primary function of the pulmonary circulation?
Which side of the heart receives oxygenated blood from the lungs?
Which side of the heart receives oxygenated blood from the lungs?
What is the main difference in blood pressure between the systemic and pulmonary circulations?
What is the main difference in blood pressure between the systemic and pulmonary circulations?
What is the function of the mitral valve?
What is the function of the mitral valve?
Which ventricle is thicker-walled?
Which ventricle is thicker-walled?
What is the primary function of the atria and ventricles in the heart?
What is the primary function of the atria and ventricles in the heart?
Which side of the heart is responsible for pumping oxygenated blood to the body?
Which side of the heart is responsible for pumping oxygenated blood to the body?
What is the term for the partition separating the two chambers of the heart?
What is the term for the partition separating the two chambers of the heart?
What is the term for the arteries that surround and supply the heart muscle?
What is the term for the arteries that surround and supply the heart muscle?
What is the process of examining a patient by listening to sounds, such as heart beats?
What is the process of examining a patient by listening to sounds, such as heart beats?
What is the blood flow pattern in the pulmonary circulation?
What is the blood flow pattern in the pulmonary circulation?
