Mrs Disney Y10- Biology Circulation and blood

What carries the oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart?

• vena cava 
• aorta
• pulmonary vein
• pulmonary artery

Freshly oxygenated blood is delivered to the _____________ and then it passes into the  __________ to be pumped to the entire body.

• right ventricle; right atrium
• left ventricle; left atrium
• left atrium; left ventricle
• right atrium; right ventricle

The most muscular chamber of the heart is the 

• left ventricle
• left atrium
• right atrium
• right ventricle

As the right ventricle contracts, the blood flows into the 

• Heart
• Pulmonary arteries 
• Atrium
• Ventricle 

Which letters carry deoxygenated blood?

• A, B, D
• G, A
• A, D
• B, C, D

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Major artery at the top of the heart sends oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the rest of the body.

• aorta
• pulmonary artery
• inferior vena cava

Build up of plaque causing the narrowing of the walls of the arteries of the heart. 

• Atherosclerosis
• Arrhythmia
• Stroke

How many chambers does the heart have?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

These structures carry blood away from the heart.

• Blood cells
• Veins
• Capillaries
• Arteries

These structures carry deoxygenated blood to the heart.

• Arteries
• Veins
• Capillaries
• Vena Cava

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3