Circulatory System

Question 1

Cardiovascular System

Answer 1

consists of the heart, blood vessels and blood. It is responsible for delivering blood to different parts of the body

Question 2

Valves

Answer 2

keeps blood flowing in one direction. The heart has these and veins have these.

Question 3

Left Ventricle

Answer 3

receives oxygenated blood from the left atrium and pumps it to the aorta

Question 4

Right Ventricle

Answer 4

receives deoxygenated blood from the right atrium and pumps it to the pulmonary artery

Question 5

Left Atrium

Answer 5

receives oxygenated blood from the lungs and pumps it to the left ventricle

Question 6

Right Atrium

Answer 6

receives deoxygenated blood from the vena cava and pumps it to the right ventricle

Question 7

Deoxygenated

Answer 7

contains no oxygen

Question 8

Aorta

Answer 8

receives oxygenated blood from the left ventricle and pumps it to the body

Question 9

Vena Cava

Answer 9

receives deoxygenated blood from the body and carries to the right atrium

Question 10

Vein

Answer 10

carry blood to the heart and usually deoxygenated. Thinner walls, large opening and contains valves to prevent back flow of blood

Question 11

Artery

Answer 11

arry blood away from the heart and usually oxygenated. Thick and muscular walls to withstand high pressure and small opening

Question 12

Capillary

Answer 12

allows diffusion of gases and nutrients from blood into the body cells. Very thin and one cell thick. Small hole and walls are semi-permeable.

Question 13

Pulmonary Artery

Answer 13

carries deoxygenated blood away from the right ventricle to the lung

Question 14

Pulmonary Vein

Answer 14

returns oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart

Question 15

Pulmonary

Answer 15

means “lung” in Latin