The Interior Vena Cava: A Vital Component of the Circulatory Sys

What is the aorta?

• The aorta is responsible for oxygen exchange.
• The aorta is the smallest artery in the body.
• The aorta is a type of vein.
• The aorta is the largest artery in the body.

Superior vena cava means

• A chamber of the heart that receives deoxygenated blood.
• A vein that carries blood away from the heart.
• A large vein that carries deoxygenated blood to the heart.
• A small artery that carries oxygenated blood from the heart.

The right coronary artery is what?

• A type of heart valve
• A small vein in the heart
• The right coronary artery is a major artery supplying blood to the heart.
• A muscle in the heart

The auricle is what?

• The auricle is a type of bird.
• The auricle is the outer part of the ear.
• The auricle is a muscle in the arm.
• The auricle is a part of the heart.

What is the coronary sinus?

• The coronary sinus is a vein that collects deoxygenated blood from the heart and drains it into the right atrium.
• The coronary sinus is a valve that regulates blood flow in the heart.
• The coronary sinus is an artery that supplies oxygenated blood to the heart.
• The coronary sinus is a chamber in the heart that stores blood.

What are the pulmonary arteries?

• The pulmonary arteries are responsible for gas exchange in the lungs.
• The pulmonary arteries carry oxygenated blood to the heart.
• The pulmonary arteries connect the lungs to the aorta.
• The pulmonary arteries transport deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs.

What is the left coronary artery?

• The left coronary artery carries oxygen to the lungs.
• The left coronary artery is responsible for draining blood from the heart.
• The left coronary artery connects to the right coronary artery.
• The left coronary artery supplies blood to the left side of the heart.

THE _______ artery is one of the two branches of the left coronary artery.

What is the great cardiac vein?

• The great cardiac vein is a major vein that drains blood from the anterior part of the heart.
• The great cardiac vein is responsible for pumping blood to the body.
• The great cardiac vein supplies oxygenated blood to the heart muscle.
• The great cardiac vein is a small vein located in the lungs.

What is the left anterior descending artery?

• An artery that supplies blood to the brain.
• The left anterior descending artery is a coronary artery that supplies blood to the heart.
• A vein that drains blood from the heart muscle.
• A nerve that controls heart rate.