The Circulatory System - Final Exam Review

What are the three main components of the cardiovascular system?

• Heart, blood vessels, and blood
• Brain, blood vessels, and blood
• Lungs, blood vessels, and blood
• Kidneys, blood vessels, and blood

What is the function of blood in the body?

• To remove waste from the body
• To remove nutrients from the body
• To deliver nutrients throughout the body
• To deliver waste throughout the body

What is the function of valves in veins?

• To prevent blood from flowing backward
• To connect arteries and veins
• To carry blood from the heart to the rest of the body
• To carry used blood back to the heart

Which type of blood vessel carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body?

• Veins
• Capillaries
• Lymph vessels
• Arteries

What does blood pick up from our lungs?

• Waste
• Oxygen
• Nutrients
• Carbon dioxide

What is the function of capillaries?

• To carry blood from the heart to the rest of the body
• To exchange nutrients and waste between blood and cells
• To carry used blood back to the heart
• To connect arteries and veins

What does blood pick up from cells?

• Carbon dioxide
• Nutrients
• Oxygen
• Waste

What is the function of arteries?

• To allow exchange of gases as well as nutrients
• To kill germs and keep the blood clean
• To carry blood away from the heart
• To carry used blood back to the heart

What is the function of veins?

• To kill germs and keep the blood clean
• To carry used blood back to the heart
• To carry blood away from the heart
• To allow exchange of gases as well as nutrients

What is the function of red blood cells?

• To carry oxygen
• To kill germs and keep the blood clean
• To help the blood clot
• To allow exchange of gases as well as nutrients