The Heart: Structure and Function

The Heart: Structure and Function

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about the flow of blood through your blood vessels?

• Veins carry blood AWAY from the heart and arteries carry blood TOWARDS to the heart

• Arteries carry blood AWAY from the heart and veins carry blood BACK TO the heart

• Veins branch into capillaries and carry blood AWAY from the heart

• Veins are the largest and toughest blood vessels in your body

Multiple Select

Which of the following facts are true about the right side of the heart?

• the superior vena cava transport blood from the head

• the inferior vena cava transports blood from the rest of the body

• the pulmonary artery carries oxygenated blood from the right atrium to the lungs

• deoxygenated blood is pumped from the right atrium to the lungs

• blood is pumped from the atrium to the ventricle

Multiple Select

Select the options here that are correct for the LEFT side of the heart

• The pulmonary veins carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium

• Oxygenated blood is pumped from the left atrium to the right ventricle

• Blood is pumped from the left ventricle to the body via the aorta

• The aorta carries oxygenated blood away from the heart to the rest of the body

• The aorta carries deoxygenated blood away from the heart to the rest of the body

Multiple Choice

As the ventricles contract, blood is force out of the heart. ________ valves make sure that blood does not flow back into the atria. Similarly, ______ valves ensure that blood does not flow from the arteries back into the ventricles.

• semi-lunar, atrio-ventricular

• atrio-ventricular, semi-lunar