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Which of the following is NOT a chamber of the human heart?
Which of the following is NOT a chamber of the human heart?
- Right ventricle
- Central atrium (correct)
- Right atrium
- Left atrium
What is the function of the pulmonary vein?
What is the function of the pulmonary vein?
- To carry oxygen-rich blood from the left ventricle to the body
- To carry oxygen-poor blood from the body to the right atrium
- To carry oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the left atrium (correct)
- To carry oxygen-poor blood from the right ventricle to the lungs
Which of the following statements about arteries and veins is correct?
Which of the following statements about arteries and veins is correct?
- Veins are thicker than arteries because they carry blood under higher pressure
- Arteries are thinner than veins because they carry blood away from the heart
- Arteries are thicker than veins because they carry blood under higher pressure from the heart (correct)
- Veins and arteries have the same thickness because they carry blood at the same pressure
What is the term used to describe the contraction of the heart chambers?
What is the term used to describe the contraction of the heart chambers?
Which of the following is an example of an open circulatory system?
Which of the following is an example of an open circulatory system?
What is the function of the pericardium in the human heart?
What is the function of the pericardium in the human heart?
Which valve allows oxygenated blood to flow from the left atrium to the left ventricle?
Which valve allows oxygenated blood to flow from the left atrium to the left ventricle?
What is the primary function of the pulmonary circulation?
What is the primary function of the pulmonary circulation?
Which of the following processes occurs within the body's cells?
Which of the following processes occurs within the body's cells?
What is the primary function of the systemic circulation?
What is the primary function of the systemic circulation?
Which blood vessel carries deoxygenated blood from the body's tissues to the right atrium?
Which blood vessel carries deoxygenated blood from the body's tissues to the right atrium?
What is the name given to the process where blood circulates through both the pulmonary and systemic circulations?
What is the name given to the process where blood circulates through both the pulmonary and systemic circulations?
