The Circulatory System

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What is the main function of the circulatory system?

The main function of the circulatory system is to transport blood, nutrients, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and hormones throughout the body.

What are the three main components of the circulatory system?

The three main components are the heart, blood vessels, and blood.

What is the role of the heart in the circulatory system?

The heart pumps blood throughout the body, delivering oxygen and nutrients while removing waste products.

What are the two types of circulation within the circulatory system?

The two types are systemic circulation and pulmonary circulation.

What is the difference between arteries and veins?

Arteries carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart, while veins carry oxygen-poor blood back to the heart.

What is capillary function in the circulatory system?

Capillaries allow for the exchange of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nutrients between blood and tissues.

What is the role of red blood cells in the circulatory system?

Red blood cells transport oxygen from the lungs to the body and carbon dioxide from the body to the lungs.

Which part of the heart receives oxygen-poor blood?

The right atrium receives oxygen-poor blood from the body.

Which part of the heart pumps oxygen-rich blood to the body?

The left ventricle pumps oxygen-rich blood to the body.

What is the function of the valves in the heart?

Heart valves prevent the backflow of blood, ensuring it flows in the correct direction.

How does the circulatory system help regulate temperature?

The circulatory system helps regulate body temperature by adjusting blood flow to the skin.

What is the aorta's role in the circulatory system?

The aorta is the largest artery and carries oxygen-rich blood from the left ventricle to the rest of the body.

What causes the 'lub-dub' sound of the heart?

The 'lub-dub' sound is caused by the closing of the heart valves.

How many chambers does the human heart have?

The human heart has four chambers: two atria and two ventricles.

What is coronary circulation?

Coronary circulation refers to the movement of blood through the vessels supplying the heart itself.





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1. What is the main function of the circulatory system?

To help in digestion.

To transport blood, nutrients, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and hormones throughout the body.

To produce red blood cells.

To protect the body against diseases.

2. What are the three main components of the circulatory system?

Lungs, diaphragm, and trachea.

Heart, blood vessels, and blood.

Nervous system, digestive system, and respiratory system.

Kidney, liver, and pancreas.

3. What is the role of the heart in the circulatory system?

The heart pumps blood throughout the body, delivering oxygen and nutrients while removing waste products.

The heart filters blood.

The heart stores blood.

The heart increases blood pressure.

4. What are the two types of circulation within the circulatory system?

Transversal and marginal circulation.

Systemic circulation and pulmonary circulation.

Direct and indirect circulation.

Endocrine and exocrine circulation.

5. What is the difference between arteries and veins?

Arteries carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart, while veins carry oxygen-poor blood back to the heart.

Arteries carry oxygen-poor blood, while veins carry oxygen-rich blood.

Both carry oxygen-rich blood towards the heart.

Both carry oxygen-poor blood away from the heart.

6. What is capillary function in the circulatory system?

Capillaries allow for the exchange of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nutrients between blood and tissues.

Capillaries store blood.

Capillaries provide structural support.

Capillaries produce hormones.

7. What is the role of red blood cells in the circulatory system?

Red blood cells produce antibodies to fight infections.

Red blood cells are involved in clotting.

Red blood cells transport oxygen from the lungs to the body and carbon dioxide from the body to the lungs.

Red blood cells filter toxins from blood.

8. Which part of the heart receives oxygen-poor blood?

Left ventricle.

Right atrium.

Right ventricle.

Left atrium.

9. Which part of the heart pumps oxygen-rich blood to the body?

Left ventricle.

Right atrium.

Right ventricle.

Left atrium.

10. What is the function of the valves in the heart?

Heart valves prevent the backflow of blood, ensuring it flows in the correct direction.

Heart valves regulate heartbeat speed.

Heart valves filter out impurities in the blood.

Heart valves produce white blood cells.

11. How does the circulatory system help regulate temperature?

The circulatory system helps regulate body temperature by adjusting blood flow to the skin.

By producing sweat.

By dilating and contracting the airways.

By increasing and decreasing hormone production.

12. What is the aorta's role in the circulatory system?

The aorta regulates heartbeat speed.

The aorta carries waste products to the kidneys.

The aorta is the largest artery and carries oxygen-rich blood from the left ventricle to the rest of the body.

The aorta stores blood nutrients.

13. What causes the 'lub-dub' sound of the heart?

The pumping action of the atria and ventricles.

The 'lub-dub' sound is caused by the closing of the heart valves.

The movement of blood through arteries and veins.

Contracting and relaxing of heart muscles.

14. How many chambers does the human heart have?

Two chambers.

The human heart has four chambers: two atria and two ventricles.

Six chambers.

Five chambers.

15. What is coronary circulation?

Coronary circulation refers to the movement of blood through the vessels supplying the heart itself.

It refers to blood circulation in the lungs.

It is the circulation of blood in the kidneys.

It involves the transport of nutrients in the digestive system.