Cardiovascular System

Which of the following is NOT a function of the cardiovascular system?

• Transport Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide to and from the respiratory system

• Transport nutrients and waste to and from the digestive system

• Break down food into nutrients for the body

• Maintain homeostasis by regulating body temperature

This organ is a muscular pump that propels blood through the body:

• Lungs

• Heart

• Stomach

• Brain

How many chambers does the heart have?

• 4

• 2

• 3

• 0

 

The double walled sac that surrounds the heart is called the:

• Arteries

• Valves

• Chambers

• Pericardium

What type of blood do the Vena Cava carry?

• Oxygenated

• Deoxygenated

 

What type of blood travels through the aorta?

• Oxygenated

• Deoxygenated

What does the root word "pulmo" mean?

• Heart

• Aorta

• Lungs

• Blood

What part of the heart acts like doors to prevent the blood from traveling backwards?

• Veins

• Aorta

• Arteries

• Valves

After leaving the heart through the pulmonary artery the blood travels to this organ to pick up oxygen

• Stomach

• Liver

• Lungs

• Atrium

Arteries carry oxygenated blood _______ the heart.

• Away from

• Towards

• Through

• Into