Circulatory System

Question 1

What is the main purpose of the pig circulatory system?

Answer 1

To transport blood and nutrients throughout the body of the pig

Question 2

What are the two parts of the pig circulatory system?

Answer 2

Pulmonary circulation and systemic circulation

Question 3

What is pulmonary circulation?

Answer 3

The circulation of blood between the heart and lungs

Question 4

What is systemic circulation?

Answer 4

The circulation of blood between the heart and the rest of the body except the lungs

Question 5

How many chambers does a pig’s heart have?

Answer 5

Four chambers

Question 6

What are the top two chambers of the pig heart called?

Answer 6

Atria (singular atrium)

Question 7

What are the bottom two chambers of the pig heart called?

Answer 7

Ventricles

Question 8

What lines the inner surface of the pig heart?

Answer 8

Endocardium, a type of smooth muscle

Question 9

What is the normal heart rate of an adult pig?

Answer 9

70 beats per minute

Question 10

What is the normal heart rate of young piglets?

Answer 10

200 beats per minute

Question 11

What components make up blood?

Answer 11

Plasma, blood cells, and platelets

Question 12

What is the function of platelets in blood?

Answer 12

Responsible for blood clotting

Question 13

What do white blood cells do?

Answer 13

Fight disease-causing organisms like bacteria and viruses

Question 14

What protein do red blood cells contain and what is its function?

Answer 14

Hemoglobin; it transports oxygen to all parts of the body

Question 15

What role do arteries play in the circulatory system?

Answer 15

Transport blood from the heart to the entire body

Question 16

What is the function of veins in the circulatory system?

Answer 16

Return blood to the heart

Question 17

What are capillaries responsible for?

Answer 17

Helping cells receive water, oxygen, and nutrients while removing waste products

Question 18

How does deoxygenated blood travel through the heart?

Answer 18

Collected by veins, reaches the atrium, then transported to the right ventricle, and to the lungs via pulmonary arteries

Question 19

How is oxygenated blood transported from the lungs to the heart?

Answer 19

Carried by pulmonary veins to the left atrium

Question 20

What is the final destination of oxygenated blood after leaving the left ventricle?

Answer 20

Pumped out of the heart into the aorta or the main artery

Question 21

What is serum?

Answer 21

Fluid minus all cells and clotting factors

Question 22

What is plasma?

Answer 22

Fluid including soluble clotting factors

Question 23

Where can blood be collected from pigs?

Answer 23

Ear veins, jugular vein, facial vein, tail vein, orbital sinus

Question 24

What are common bleeding ports in pigs?

Answer 24

External jugular vein, auricular (ear) vein, facial vein, orbital venous sinus

Question 25

What bleeding tool is typically used for young pigs?

Answer 25

Vacutainer

Question 26

define tricuspid valve

Answer 26

does not allow backflow of blood between R ventricle and atrium

Question 27

define pulmonary valve

Answer 27

takes deoxygenated blood to lungs

Question 28

define mitral valve

Answer 28

does not allow backflow between L ventricle and atrium

Question 29

define aortic valve

Answer 29

pumps oxygenated blood to body

Question 30

what is the series of the circulatory system

Answer 30

arteries arterioles capillaries venules veins

Question 31

what is the maximum amount of blood that can be pulled

Answer 31

10%