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Chapter Chapter 23: Circulation
Activities Quiz
1 .
The inferior vena cava is indicated by the letter _____.
(Activity 23A)
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Hint
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A
B
C
D
E
2 .
Arteries carry blood _____.
(Activity 23A)
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Hint
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away from capillaries
away from the heart and away from the lungs
to the heart and away from the lungs
to the heart only
away from the heart only
3 .
Blood returns to the heart via the _____.
(Activity 23A)
and
(Activity 23B)
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Hint
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aorta
pulmonary arteries
pulmonary veins
aorta and pulmonary arteries
aorta and pulmonary veins
4 .
From the pulmonary veins, blood flows directly to the _____.
(Activity 23A)
and
(Activity 23B)
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Hint
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right atrium
left atrium
aorta
capillaries of the lungs
inferior vena cava
5 .
From the superior vena cava, blood flows directly to the _____.
(Activity 23A)
and
(Activity 23B)
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Hint
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right atrium
left atrium
aorta
capillaries of the lungs
inferior vena cava
6 .
From the capillaries of the lower body, blood flows immediately to the _____.
(Activity 23A)
and
(Activity 23B)
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Hint
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right atrium
left atrium
aorta
capillaries of the lungs
inferior vena cava
7 .
The right atrium is separated from the right ventricle by _____.
(Activity 23A)
and
(Activity 23B)
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Hint
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semilunar valves
aorta
lungs
atrioventricular valves
capillaries
8 .
The right ventricle is separated from the pulmonary artery by _____.
(Activity 23A)
and
(Activity 23B)
[
Hint
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semilunar valves
inferior vena cava
superior vena cava
capillaries
atrioventricular valves
9 .
In mammals, _____.
(Activity 23B)
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Hint
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oxygenated and deoxygenated blood mix
the right ventricle pumps blood to the capillaries of the upper and lower body
the left ventricle pumps blood to the capillaries of the lungs
there is a single circulation
there is a double circulation
10 .
The pulmonary circuit pumps blood from the _____.
(Activity 23B)
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Hint
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right atrium to the right ventricle
left atrium to the left ventricle
right side of the heart to the lungs to the left side of the heart
right ventricle to the right atrium
left side of the heart to the body to the right side of the heart
11 .
The systemic circuit pumps blood from the _____.
(Activity 23B)
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Hint
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right side of the heart to the lungs to the left side of the heart
left atrium to the left ventricle
pulmonary capillaries to the capillaries of the upper body
left side of the heart to the body to the right side of the heart
right ventricle to the right atrium
12 .
Carbon dioxide enters the blood at the _____.
(Activity 23C)
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Hint
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capillaries of the lungs
capillaries of the abdominal organs
capillaries of the legs
capillaries of the head and forelimbs
capillaries of the head, forelimbs, abdominal organs, and legs
13 .
The _____ has(have) the thinnest walls.
(Activity 23C)
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Hint
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aorta
capillaries
inferior vena cava
pulmonary artery
right ventricle
14 .
Blood pressure is highest in the _____.
(Activity 23C)
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Hint
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aorta
inferior vena cava
superior vena cava
pulmonary artery
capillaries
15 .
Most gas exchange with blood vessels occurs across the walls of the structure indicated by the letter _____.
(Activity 23C)
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Hint
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A
B
C
D
E
