Cardiovascular System

Front

Which of the following are the blood vessels that have a wall that is 1 cell thick? Options: Veins, Arteries, Cappillaries

Back

Cappillaries

Front

What is the function of a valve?

Back

Keeps blood flowing in one direction

Front

Which part of the heart pumps deoxygenated (oxygen-poor) blood?

Back

Right side

Front

Which is the muscular wall that separates the heart into right and left sides? Options: valves, ventricles, atria, septum

Back

septum

Front

Oxygen-poor blood arrives to the heart from the body via the _____?

Back

superior and inferior vena cava

Front

______________ are the smallest blood vessels.

Back

Capillaries

Front

Systolic pressure measures which of the following? atrial contraction, atrial relaxation, ventricular contraction, ventricular relaxation

Back

ventricular contraction

Front

What creates the "lub dub" heart sounds?

Back

Closing of valves

Front

_______ circulation takes blood from the heart to the lungs and back.

Back

Pulmonary

Front

The bottom chambers of the heart are called

Back

ventricles