Blood Flow and Structure Review

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• Arterioles

• 1

• Inferior Vena Cava

• Pulmonary Artery
• Right Ventricle

• Aortic Valve
• 2

• 9

• D

• 13

When blood leaves the left atrium, what chamber does it go to next?

After blood leaves the right atrium, what valve prevents back flow?

• tricuspid

• mitral

• pulmonary

• aortic

What type of blood vessel is the MOST muscular and elastic?

• artery

• vein

• venule

• capillary

In what type of blood vessel does oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange take place?

• artery

• arteriole

• capillary

• vein

Blood from the superior and inferior vena cava empty into the ____?

What is the role of veins in the cardiovascular system?

• Carry blood away from the heart

• Carry blood back to the heart

• Carry blood to the lungs

• Allows the exchanges of gases, nutrients and wastes between blood and the tissues

What is the name of the circulation between the heart and lungs?

• Diastolic
• Systemic
• Pulmonary
• Coronary

What is the name of the circulation between the heart and the body?

• Diastolic
• Systemic
• Pulmonary
• Coronary

Deoxygenated blood enters the heart from the body in the ....

• Right Atrium

• Left Atrium

• Right Ventricle

• Left Ventricle