Cardiovascular System Quiz

Which part of the heart receives oxygen-poor blood from the body?

• Left atrium

• Right atrium

• Left ventricle

• Aorta

The aorta is:

• A vein that brings blood to the heart

• The valve between the atrium and ventricle

• The biggest artery in the body

• A chamber that pumps blood to the lungs

Which blood vessel carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart?

• Right pulmonary artery

• Inferior vena cava

• Left pulmonary vein

• Superior vena cava

Which part separates the left and right sides of the heart?

• Valve

• Atrium

• Septum

• Ventricle

Blood pumping through our arteries causes __________ on them.

• CO₂

• Pressure

• Oxygen

• Nutrients

__________ are important because they carry blood from the body back to the heart.

• Arteries

• Capillaries

• Veins

• Aortas

The __________ is the biggest artery in the body and it's attached to the left ventricle.

• Septum

• Aorta

• Pulmonary artery

• Superior vena cava

The circulatory system carries __________ and __________ to our cells, and takes __________ and __________ away.

• Waste, CO₂ / Oxygen, nutrients

• Nutrients, CO₂ / Oxygen, waste

• Oxygen, nutrients / Waste, CO₂

• CO₂, oxygen / Nutrients, waste

What do we need to get from the air into the blood?

• Water

• Nutrients

• Oxygen

• Glucose

What are the three major types of blood vessels?

• Arteries, veins, valves

• Arteries, veins, capillaries

• Capillaries, ventricles, atria

• Vena cava, aorta, pulmonary arteries