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What is the primary function of the right atrium in the heart?
What is the primary function of the right atrium in the heart?
- To pump oxygenated blood to the lungs
- To receive deoxygenated blood from the body (correct)
- To regulate blood pressure
- To filter waste from the blood
What is the characteristic of the blood that is returned to the right atrium?
What is the characteristic of the blood that is returned to the right atrium?
- Poor in oxygen (correct)
- Rich in oxygen
- Low in carbon dioxide
- High in carbon dioxide
Where is the blood pumped to after it leaves the right ventricle?
Where is the blood pumped to after it leaves the right ventricle?
- The inferior vena cava
- The superior vena cava
- The aorta
- The pulmonary artery (correct)
What is the primary purpose of the blood being pumped to the lungs?
What is the primary purpose of the blood being pumped to the lungs?
What is the direction of blood flow in the heart, in relation to the right atrium and ventricle?
What is the direction of blood flow in the heart, in relation to the right atrium and ventricle?
What type of capillaries are primarily found in skeletal muscles, finger, gonads, and skin?
What type of capillaries are primarily found in skeletal muscles, finger, gonads, and skin?
What is the approximate diameter of fenestrations in endothelial cells?
What is the approximate diameter of fenestrations in endothelial cells?
What can pass through the fenestrations in fenestrated capillaries?
What can pass through the fenestrations in fenestrated capillaries?
What is the function of fenestrations in fenestrated capillaries?
What is the function of fenestrations in fenestrated capillaries?
What is the term for the small openings in endothelial cells?
What is the term for the small openings in endothelial cells?
What is the primary function of the size of muscular arteries?
What is the primary function of the size of muscular arteries?
In which layer of the artery is the internal elastic layer (IEL) located?
In which layer of the artery is the internal elastic layer (IEL) located?
What is characteristic of the elastin sheet in muscular arteries compared to elastic arteries?
What is characteristic of the elastin sheet in muscular arteries compared to elastic arteries?
What is the primary function of the internal elastic layer (IEL) in muscular arteries?
What is the primary function of the internal elastic layer (IEL) in muscular arteries?
Which of the following is a characteristic unique to elastic arteries?
Which of the following is a characteristic unique to elastic arteries?
What type of tissue surrounds the blood vessels and nerves that supply the heart?
What type of tissue surrounds the blood vessels and nerves that supply the heart?
What is the primary function of the adipose tissue in the pericardial cavity?
What is the primary function of the adipose tissue in the pericardial cavity?
Which of the following statements about the epicardium is TRUE?
Which of the following statements about the epicardium is TRUE?
What is the purpose of the pericardial cavity?
What is the purpose of the pericardial cavity?
What is the relationship between the blood vessels and nerves that supply the heart and the epicardium?
What is the relationship between the blood vessels and nerves that supply the heart and the epicardium?
What is the primary function of capillaries that allows for the exchange of oxygen, nutrients, and waste products between the blood and tissues?
What is the primary function of capillaries that allows for the exchange of oxygen, nutrients, and waste products between the blood and tissues?
Which of the following features of capillaries facilitates the exchange of substances between the blood and tissues?
Which of the following features of capillaries facilitates the exchange of substances between the blood and tissues?
What is the classification of capillaries based on the features of the endothelium and the basal lamina?
What is the classification of capillaries based on the features of the endothelium and the basal lamina?
Which type of capillary has a fenestrated endothelium, allowing for rapid exchange of molecules?
Which type of capillary has a fenestrated endothelium, allowing for rapid exchange of molecules?
What is the main function of the basal lamina in capillaries?
What is the main function of the basal lamina in capillaries?