Circulatory System Quiz

What is the primary function of the circulatory system?

• To produce hormones

• To exchange gases, nutrients, and waste products with cells

• To digest food

• To store energy

Which of the following is NOT a classification of matter?

• Gases

• Liquids

• Solids

• Plasma

What is viscosity?

• The speed of blood flow

• The resistance to flow offered by a fluid in motion

• The volume of blood moving at a given point

• The pressure exerted by a fluid

What is pulsatile flow?

• Flow with constant speed

• Non-steady flow with acceleration and deceleration over the cardiac cycle

• Flow with variable velocities

• Flow with parallel lines

Which type of flow is seen in normal circulation without pathology?

• Turbulent flow

• Laminar flow

• Pulsatile flow

• Phasic flow