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Circulatory System Basics

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What causes the 'LUB' sound in the heart?

Pumping of blood into the pulmonary arteries

Closing of the atrioventricular valves during ventricular contraction (correct)

Closing of the valves leading out of the heart

Opening of the tricuspid valve

Where does deoxygenated blood go after filling the right atrium?

Flows into the left ventricle

Pumped into the pulmonary veins

Transferred to the aorta

Moves to the pulmonary arteries (correct)

What happens when pressure builds up in the left atrium?

Closing of the atrioventricular valves

Mitral valve opens (correct)

Pulmonary vein contraction

Opening of the tricuspid valve

What is the function of the pulmonary circulation?

Exchange carbon dioxide for oxygen in the lungs Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of the thinnest blood vessels?

Exchanging materials between blood and cells Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of valves in the cardiovascular system?

Preventing the backward flow of blood Signup and view all the answers

What is auscultation in medical terms?

Listening to internal body sounds using a stethoscope Signup and view all the answers

Who was the first to show that the heart and blood vessels form a continuous closed circulatory system?

William Harvey Signup and view all the answers

Which type of circulation involves the blood passing through the blood vessels?

Closed circulatory system Signup and view all the answers

In which system does the hemolymph or circulating fluid in invertebrates not pass through enclosed tubes?

Open circulatory system Signup and view all the answers

Where does gas exchange take place in an open circulatory system?

Hemocoel network Signup and view all the answers

Which component of the circulatory system involves transporting blood away from and back to the heart?

Blood vessels Signup and view all the answers