Systemic Circulation Quiz

What is the primary function of systemic circulation?

• To move blood throughout the body tissues

• To produce blood cells

• To fight infections

• To regulate body temperature

What does systemic circulation ensure for the body tissues?

• They receive oxygen and nutrients

• They produce hormones

• They generate heat

• They eliminate gases

What does the blood pick up during systemic circulation?

• Oxygen and nutrients

• Carbon dioxide and waste products

• Hormones and enzymes

• Plasma and platelets

Which types of blood vessels are used in systemic circulation?

• Artery, vein, and capillary

• Artery and vein only

• Capillary and lymphatic vessels

• Vein and lymphatic vessels

What vessels carry oxygen-depleted blood from the heart to the lungs?

• Left Pulmonary Veins

• Right Pulmonary Veins

• Right Pulmonary Arteries

• Left Pulmonary Artery

What vessels carry oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the heart?

• Right Pulmonary Arteries

• Left Pulmonary Artery

• Right Pulmonary Veins

• Left Pulmonary Veins

What is the primary function of pulmonary circulation?

• To move blood from the heart to the brain and back

• To move blood from the heart to the lungs and then back to the heart

• To move blood from the heart to the liver and then back to the heart

• To move blood from the heart to the kidneys and then back to the heart

What does pulmonary circulation ensure about the blood?

• It ensures that oxygenated blood is filtered before reaching the body

• It ensures that unfiltered blood reaches the liver for detoxification

• It ensures that unfiltered blood is sent to the kidneys for purification

• It ensures that unoxygenated blood is oxygenated to be sent through the body

Which vessels are used in pulmonary circulation to transport blood to the lungs?

• Pulmonary arteries and veins

• Aorta and vena cava

• Coronary arteries and veins

• Hepatic arteries and veins

Where do the pulmonary arteries arise from?

• The aorta

• The pulmonary trunk

• The left ventricle

• The right atrium