Circulatory System Test

Type of circulation that refers to blood flow from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart again.

• Systemic circulation

• Renal circulation

• Portal circulation

• Pulmonary circulation

Type of circulation that refers to the blood flowing through the entire body?

• Systemic circulation

• Renal circulation

• Portal circulation

• Pulmonary circulation

Coronary arteries...

• supply the heart itself with blood.

• supply the brain with blood.

• supply the intestines with blood

• supply the kidneys with blood

The type of blood vessel that normally carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart from body cells?

• arteries

• capillaries

• veins

• arterioles

• capillary bed

The type of blood vessel that normally carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the body cells?

• arteries

• capillaries

• veins

• venules

• capillary bed

Which blood vessels are the sites for the exchange of gases, nutrients, and wastes through the process of diffusion? They are usually depicted as purple on circulatory system diagrams.

• arteries

• capillaries

• veins

• venules

• arterioles

An abnormal widening/ballooning of a portion of an artery.

• aneurysm

• embolism

• thrombosis

• atherosclerosis

A blood clot that travels through the circulatory system and eventually becomes lodged within a blood vessel?

• aneurysm

• embolism

• thrombosis

• atherosclerosis

Type of device that measures the electrical currents created by the SA and AV nodes?

• AED

• MRI

• ECG (EKG)

• CAT Scan

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-5

The main vein(s) that brings blood to the right atrium?

• Aorta

• Pulmonary veins

• Superior and Inferior vena cava

• Jugular vein