Circulatory System

Question 1

purpose of circulatory system

Answer 1

to deliver deoxygenated blood to the various cells and organ systems in your body so you can undergo cellular respiration

Question 2

chambers of circulatory system

Answer 2

right atrium - right ventricle - left atrium - left ventricle

Question 3

transport blood AWAY from the heart

Answer 3

artery

Question 4

artery that transports deoxygenated blood from the heart’s right ventricle to the lungs

Answer 4

pulmonary artery

Question 5

largest artery; transports blood from the heart to other parts of the body

Answer 5

aorta

Question 6

transport blood TOWARDS the heart

Answer 6

vein

Question 7

vein that transports oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the heart’s left atrium

Answer 7

pulmonary vein

Question 8

largest vein, transports oxygen-poor blood from the upper half to the heart’s right atrium

Answer 8

superior vena cava

Question 9

transports oxygen-poor blood from the lower half to the heart’s right atrium

Answer 9

inferior vena cava

Question 10

site of exchange of oxygen and other materials between cells and blood

Answer 10

capillaries