Heart Anatomy Dissection

Why are the artery walls thicker than vein walls?

• arteries hold more blood than veins

• arteries are more likely to get disease than veins

• arteries are made of different material than veins

• arteries have to withstand a higher blood pressure than veins

Dissection would relate more closely to the science of ...

• anatomy

• physiology

The branch of science concerned with the bodily structure of humans, animals, and other living organisms, especially as revealed by dissection and the separation of parts is...

• anatomy

• physiology

• Both anatomy and physiology

The study of the structure or form of the body and its parts

• Physiology

• Anatomy

• System Analysis

• Dissection

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-2

Anatomical direction meaning front or in front of

• posterior

• lateral

• superior

• anterior

William Harvey was the first person to describe

• the use of mummification

• the labeling of muscles and positioning of layers

• we descended from apes

• described the heart as a pump pushing blood through arteries and veins

The study of the structure of an organism is called

• homeostasis

• anatomy

• physiology

• atrophy

Measuring an organ's size would relate more closely to the science of ...

• anatomy

• physiology

• Both anatomy and physiology

Directional terms relate more closely to the science of ...

• anatomy

• physiology

• Both anatomy and physiology

What is the primary function of the left ventricle in the heart?

• To pump oxygenated blood to the body

• To receive deoxygenated blood from the body

• To pump deoxygenated blood to the lungs

• To receive oxygenated blood from the lungs