Circulatory System Quiz

What is the main function of the circulatory system?

• To produce hormones

• To move blood around the body

• To digest food

• To control body temperature

What type of blood vessel carries blood away from the heart?

• Venules

• Capillaries

• Arteries

• Veins

What is the largest artery in the body?

• Aorta

• Vena cava

• Hepatic portal vein

• Pulmonary artery

What is the function of capillaries?

• To carry blood away from the heart

• To connect arteries and veins

• To produce red blood cells

• To store nutrients

What is the name of the smallest veins?

• Capillaries

• Venules

• Aorta

• Arterioles

What does the pulmonary circulation involve?

• Blood flow to the liver

• Blood flow to the lungs

• Blood flow to the brain

• Blood flow to the stomach

What is the role of the hepatic portal vein?

• To connect the heart to the lungs

• To carry oxygenated blood to the heart

• To shunt blood from the gut to the liver

• To carry blood to the brain

What does the systemic circulation do?

• Carries blood to the kidneys

• Carries blood to the liver

• Carries blood to most of the body

• Carries blood to the lungs

What is the main function of the liver in the circulatory system?

• To pump blood

• To adjust nutrients from the gut

• To filter blood

• To produce white blood cells

What is the meaning of 'pulmonary'?

• About the heart

• About the liver

• About the lungs

• About the brain

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NGSS.HS-LS2-5