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What is the primary function of the circulatory system?
What is the primary function of the circulatory system?
- To transport nutrients and waste products throughout the body (correct)
- To provide oxygen to the body tissues
- To regulate body temperature
- To distribute hormones throughout the body
What is the function of capillaries in the circulatory system?
What is the function of capillaries in the circulatory system?
- To facilitate the exchange of gases, nutrients, and waste products between the blood and body tissues (correct)
- To store blood for future use
- To pump blood throughout the body
- To transport oxygen-rich blood to the heart
What is the role of the heart in the circulatory system?
What is the role of the heart in the circulatory system?
- To regulate the flow of blood throughout the body
- To produce red blood cells
- To filter impurities from the blood
- To pump blood throughout the body, with the right side pumping oxygen-depleted blood to the lungs and the left side pumping oxygen-rich blood to the body tissues (correct)
What is the main difference between arteries and veins?
What is the main difference between arteries and veins?
What is the purpose of the valves in veins?
What is the purpose of the valves in veins?
How many chambers does the heart consist of?
How many chambers does the heart consist of?
What is the primary function of valves within the heart?
What is the primary function of valves within the heart?
Which of the following is NOT a component of blood?
Which of the following is NOT a component of blood?
Which component of blood is primarily responsible for blood clotting?
Which component of blood is primarily responsible for blood clotting?
What is the primary reason unicellular organisms do not require a circulatory system?
What is the primary reason unicellular organisms do not require a circulatory system?
Which of the following unicellular organisms obtains energy through photosynthesis?
Which of the following unicellular organisms obtains energy through photosynthesis?
Which of the following factors regulates the circulatory system in multicellular organisms?
Which of the following factors regulates the circulatory system in multicellular organisms?
