Cardiovascular System Learning Check

Vessels responsible for carrying blood away from the heart?

• Veins

• Arteries

• Capillaries

The blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart to the lungs.

• Pulmonary artery

• Pulmonary vein

• Coronary vein

• Coronary artery

What structures makes up the Circulatory/Cardiovascular System?

• Heart and Brain

• Heart and Blood Vessels

• Heart and Lungs

• Lungs and Blood Vessels

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NGSS.HS-LS1-2

What is the main function of the heart ? 

• The heart circulates blood and oxygen throughout the body.
  
• The heart is the control centers for all body activities.
• The heart gets rid of the wastes in your body produced by homeostasis. 
• The heart transports , protection and regulation. Blood transports the following substances: 

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The muscle layer of the heart is called the:

• endocardium

• myocardium

• pericardium

• epicardium

What type of blood is carried by the pulmonary vein?

• Decarbonated

• Deoxygenated

• Oxygenated

• Carbonated

Where does blood go after it leaves the right ventricle?

• Pulmonary artery

• Pulmonary vein

• Renal artery

• Renal vein

What valve is located between the left ventricle and left atrium?

• Pulmonary semilunar

• Tricuspid

• Aortic semilunar

• Bicuspid (mitral)

What valve prevents backflow from the right ventricle into the right atrium?

• Pulmonary semilunar

• Tricuspid

• Aortic semilunar

• Bicuspid (mitral)

What structure returns blood to the right atrium?

• Superior/inferior vena cava

• Ascending aorta

• Descending aorta

• Superior/inferior arbor vitae