Cardiovascular/Circulatory System

This type of vessel carries blood TO the heart:

• vein

• nerve

• muscle

• artery

The smallest type of blood vessel is the:

• nerve

• vein

• capillary

• artery

Arteries carry oxygen rich blood away from the heart.

• True

• False

The circulatory system works with the ___________ system to provide our body with oxygen.

• respiratory
• digestive
• muscular
• skeletal

The aorta is:

• a vein

• an artery

• a valve

• a capillary

Where does the blood go after it leaves the pulmonary arteries?

• lungs

• heart

• head

• the body

This chamber of the heart RECEIVES blood returning from the body:

• Right Atrium
• Right Ventricle
• Left Atrium
• Left Ventricle

What connects veins and arteries?

• platelets
• lymph nodes
• lymph vessels
• capillaries

This blood vessel carries oxygen poor blood from the lower half of the body back to the heart:

• super vena cava

• inferior vena cava

• pulmonary artery

• pulmonary vein

After blood leaves the right atrium, it enters the:

• right atrium

• left atrium

• right ventricle

• left ventricle