Topic 12: Cardiovascular System - Adult Circulation

Question 1

What are two types of adult circulation?

Answer 1

• Pulmonary and systemic

Question 2

What occurs in pulmonary circulation? (3)

Answer 2

1. Right ventricle to lungs via arteries (deoxy blood)
2. Pick up oxygen in lungs via capillaries
3. Lungs to left atria via pulmonary veins (oxy)

Question 3

Name the way blood flows in pulmonary circulation (5)

Answer 3

1. right ventricle
2. Pulmonary arteries
3. capillaries in respiratory portion of lungs
4. pulmonary veins
5. Left atrium
   after capillaries, it is oxy blood

Question 4

What occurs in systemic circulation?

Answer 4

1. left ventricle to organs via aorta (oxy)
2. organs remove oxygen via capillaries
3. Organs to right atrium via superior + inferior vena cava (deoxy)

Question 5

What is the overall route of systemic circulation?

Answer 5

• left ventricle to right atrium

Question 6

What are the 4 subdivisions of systemic circulation?

Answer 6

• cerebral (brain)
• hepatic (liver)
• coronary (heart)
• Coronary (visible externally)

Question 7

Please memorize figure 20.8 as it is on the exam

Answer 7