Download Blood Flow through the Human Heart Companion Sheet

Blood Flow through the Human Heart Companion Sheet
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1. The heart is referred to as what of the circulatory system?
a. .
2. Is the left side of the heart DIRECTLY connected to the right side of the heart?
a. .
3. Into which side of the heart does OXYGENATED blood enter?
a. .
4. What is unusual about the
pulmonary veins?
a. .
5. What type of blood do the
other veins in the body
carry?
a. .
6. Fill in the diagram to the
right.
7. What valve is responsible for
preventing the backflow of
blood into the left atrium?
a. .
8. What kind of blood do
arteries carry?
a. .
9. What are the names of the
veins that collect blood from the systemic circulation?
a. .
b. .
10. The superior vena cava drains the ___________ body.
11. The inferior vena cava drains the ______________ body.
12. Into which atrium is deoxygenated blood dumped into?
a. .