Cardiovascular System Subdivisions and Functions Quiz
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What is the main function of the pulmonary circulation?

  • To carry oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the body
  • To carry oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the heart
  • To carry deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs (correct)
  • To carry deoxygenated blood from the lungs to the body

    • Which statement best describes the function of the systemic circulation?

  • It transports oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the heart
  • It transports oxygenated blood from the heart to the body tissues (correct)
  • It transports oxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
  • It transports deoxygenated blood from the heart to the body tissues

    • Which vessel carries deoxygenated blood away from the heart?

  • Aorta
  • Pulmonary vein
  • Pulmonary artery (correct)
  • Superior vena cava

    • What is the main function of the systemic circulation?

    <p>To carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the body tissues</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which vessel carries oxygenated blood away from the heart?

    <p>Aorta</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the pulmonary circulation?

    <p>To carry deoxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the pulmonary circulation?

    <p>To transport deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs for oxygenation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which vessels carry oxygenated blood away from the heart in the systemic circulation?

    <p>Aorta and its branches</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the systemic circulation?

    <p>To supply oxygenated blood to the body's tissues and organs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which vessel carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs for oxygenation?

    <p>Pulmonary artery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which great vessel is directly connected to the right atrium of the heart?

    <p>Inferior vena cava</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which vessel carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart?

    <p>Pulmonary vein</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which vessel carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs for oxygenation?

    <p>Pulmonary artery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which great vessel is directly connected to the right ventricle of the heart?

    <p>Pulmonary artery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which vessel carries oxygenated blood away from the heart in the systemic circulation?

    <p>Aorta</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which great vessel is directly connected to the left ventricle of the heart?

    <p>Aorta</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If a blood vessel is directly connected to the right atrium of the heart, which type of blood is it likely to carry?

    <p>Deoxygenated blood</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which vessel carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs for oxygenation?

    <p>Pulmonary artery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the location of the heart's apex?

    <p>Below the left nipple</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which vessel supplies deoxygenated blood to the heart's right atrium?

    <p>Inferior vena cava</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What determines the size of the heart?

    <p>Body size and physical condition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which structure determines the size of the heart?

    <p>The base of the heart</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the exact location of the heart?

    <p>In the middle of the chest cavity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is found at the apex of the heart?

    <p>The left ventricle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What determines the size of the heart?

    <p>The thickness of its walls</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where is the exact location of the heart?

    <p>Left side of the chest</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is found at the base of the heart?

    <p>Aorta</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the pericardium?

    <p>To protect the heart from physical damage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where is the pericardial fluid located?

    <p>Between the visceral and parietal layers of the pericardium</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary role of the pericardial fluid?

    <p>To reduce friction during heartbeats</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of the pericardium?

    <p>To protect the heart from infections and pathogens</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where is the pericardial fluid located?

    <p>Between the outer pericardium and the inner pericardium</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of the pericardial fluid?

    <p>To prevent friction between the pericardial layers during heartbeats</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of the pericardial fluid?

    <p>Lubricating the layers of the pericardium to reduce friction during heartbeats</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which structure determines the size of the heart?

    <p>Pericardium</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where is the pericardial fluid located?

    <p>Between the parietal and visceral layers of the pericardium</p> Signup and view all the answers

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