Equine Circulatory System

What are the 4 compartments of the heart?

Does the right side of the heart pump oxygenated or deoxygenated blood to the lungs?

True or False: The left side of the heart pumps oxygenated blood all over the body.

• True

• False

What are the three kinds of blood vessels? Mark all that apply.

• Arteries

• Capillaries

• Veins

What are the small arteries that are controlled by the Central Nervous System and regulate blood pressure?

• Veins

• Venules

• Arterioles

• Arteries

Do arteries carry blood away from the heart or to the heart?

True or False: Veins transport blood toward the heart

• False

• True

__________ are the vessels that take blood from capillaries and join to form a vein

An average adult human weighing 160 pounds has about how many quarts of blood?

• 5 Quarts

• 10 Quarts

• 2 Quarts

• 6 Quarts

True or False: Animals in high altitudes have less blood than those at lower altitudes

• True

• False