CH 19.1 Vocabulary Quiz

What is the function of an artery?

• To move blood from body tissues toward the heart

• To move blood from the heart out to the body tissues

• To exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs

• To transport nutrients to body tissues

What is a capillary bed?

• A large blood vessel that carries blood to the heart

• A network of very fine, thin-walled blood vessels located in body tissues

• A vessel that moves blood from the heart to the lungs

• A chamber in the heart that pumps blood

What does the term "cardiovascular" relate to?

• The digestive system

• The respiratory system

• The heart and blood vessels

• The nervous system

What is the pulmonary loop responsible for?

• Moving blood from the heart to the body systems

• Moving blood from the heart to the lungs and back to pick up oxygen and drop off carbon dioxide

• Transporting nutrients to body tissues

• Removing waste from the body

What is the function of the systemic loop?

• To move blood from the heart to the lungs

• To move blood from the heart to the body systems and back to drop off nutrients and pick up waste

• To exchange gases in the lungs

• To pump blood within the heart

What is the role of a vein?

• To move blood from the heart to the body tissues

• To move blood from body tissues toward the heart

• To exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs

• To transport nutrients to body tissues