The Human Circulatory System

What is the function of the circulatory system?

• To provide nutrients to the whole body

• To maintain homeostasis for the body

• To fight off infection or disease

• To transport nutrients, oxygen, and blood throughout the body

How does the heart work?

• It pumps blood first to the lungs, back to the heart and then around the rest of the body.

• It pumps blood first to the rest of the body, back to the lungs and then to the heart.

• It pumps blood around the rest of the body, back to the heart and then to the lungs,

What part of the heart is circled in yellow?

• Left atrium

• Right atrium

• Left ventricle

• Right ventricle

What part of the heart is circled in yellow?

• Left atrium

• Right atrium

• Left ventricle

• Right ventricle

What part of the heart is circled in yellow?

• Left atrium

• Right atrium

• Left ventricle

• Right ventricle

Your blood is made up of which of the following...

• plasma, red blood cells, blue blood cells

• white and red blood cells

• plasma and platelets

• plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets

What part of blood is responsible for carrying oxygen and carbon dioxide to body cells?

• Red Blood Cells

• White Blood Cells

• Platelets

• Plasma

What part of blood is responsible for fighting infections?

• Red Blood Cells

• White Blood Cells

• Platelets

• Plasma

What protects the body against blood loss?

• Clots formed by clusters of leukocytes.

• Clots formed by platelets and blood proteins.

• Masses of erythrocytes and erythrocyte fragments.

• Constriction of capillaries in the damaged area.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

The valve present between left atrium and left ventricle

• aortic valve

• mitral valve

• tricuspid valve

• pulmonary valve