The Cardiovascular system

The Cardiovascular system

Learning outcomes: Subtopic 2.1: Parts of the Cardiovascular System 

• List the main parts of the cardiovascular system including the heart and the blood vessels  

• Relate between the structure and the function of the three types of blood vessels namely arteries, veins and capillaries
  
  

• Sequence the pathway of the blood through the cardiac, pulmonary and systemic circulations

• Relate between the structure of the heart and its main role in pumping blood 

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List the main parts of the cardiovascular system

Multiple Select

Which of the following is correct about the structure of arteries. check all that apply

• they have thick elastic and smooth muscle layers

• carry blood at low pressure

• carry blood to the heart

• carry only oxygenated blood

• they provide strong muscle contraction to move blood around the body

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Which is correct about veins

• Carry blood at a low pressure

• Carry only deoxygenated blood

• Have thick elastic and smooth muscle layers

• Contain valves

• Carry blood to the heart

Multiple Select

Which of the following is correct about capillaries?

• connect ventricle to atrium

• connect veins an arteries

• their walls consist from one-layer of simple squamous epithelium

• deliver protein-free plasma that is rich in Oxygen to the cells

• collect blood at high pressure

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Answer the questions

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