Circulatory System

Which of these is not included in the vascular system?

• Heart

• Blood vessels

• Lungs

• Blood

What is the circulatory system?

• The body's blood-transporting system

• The body's breathing system

• The body's system of nerves

• The body's food-processing system

What is the covering of the heart known as?

• Meninges

• Pleura

• Peritoneum

• Pericardium

What is the opening between the right auricle and the right ventricle called?

• Aortic valve

• Bicuspid valve

• Tricuspid valve

• Pulmonary valve

Identify the part of the heart...

• Aorta

• Inferior vena cava

• Superior vena cava

• Pulmonary vein

Which type of blood vessels carries blood away from the heart?

• Veins

• Arteries

• Capillaries

• Arteries, veins and capillaries

What part of the blood carries minerals, vitamins, sugar and other foods to the body’s cells?

• Plasma

• Platelets

• Red blood cells

• White blood cells

What is the organ that pumps blood all throughout the human body?

• The lungs

• The heart

• The kidneys

• The blood vessels and capillaries

What is the function of the blood vessels and capillaries?

• They pump blood to the heart

• They filter impurities from the blood

• They carry blood to all parts of the body

• They carry messages from the brain to the muscles

Why is oxygen important to blood and to the cells?

• Oxygen helps the blood to clot

• Oxygen brings food to the cells

• Oxygen is not important, carbon dioxide is the most important substance to the body

• Oxygen is necessary for cell growth and energy