FOSS Living Systems: Investigation 3

What is the system of blood vessels and organs that transports blood to all the cells in the body?

• Circulatory System

• Respiratory System

• Nervous System

• Digestive System

What is a regulator that moves blood in one direction, ensuring that it does not pump the wrong way in the system?

• Heart valve

• Blood vessel

• Artery

• Vein

What type of leaf venation has veins that spread out from a single point like the fingers of a hand?

• Palmate

• Pinnate

• Parallel

• Reticulate

Identify the chamber of the heart that receives deoxygenated blood from the body.

• Right atrium

• Left atrium

• Right ventricle

• Left ventricle

Identify the chamber of the heart that pumps oxygenated blood to the body.

• Right atrium

• Left ventricle

• Right ventricle

• Left atrium

What is the main organ of the circulatory system that pumps blood?

• Lungs

• Liver

• Heart

• Kidneys

What is the function of veins in the circulatory system?

• To carry oxygenated blood away from the heart.

• To carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart.

• To exchange gases in the lungs.

• To pump blood throughout the body.

What is the name of the process by which blood is pumped from the heart to the lungs for oxygenation?

• Systemic circulation

• Coronary circulation

• Pulmonary circulation

• Hepatic circulation

What is the function of arteries in the circulatory system?

• To carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body.

• To carry deoxygenated blood to the heart.

• To filter blood and remove waste products.

• To regulate blood pressure and flow.

What is the term for the upper chambers of the heart?

• Ventricles

• Atria

• Valves

• Septum