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6.2 The Blood System

Question 1

Marks: 1

Which statement puts the blood vessels into increasing order of lumen diameter (interior diameter)?

  • capillary → artery → arteriole → aorta

  • arteriole → artery → capillary → aorta

  • aorta → artery → arteriole → capillary

  • capillary → arteriole → artery → aorta

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Key Concepts
Arteries
Veins

Question 2

Marks: 1

Which are chambers of the heart?

I. Atrium
II. Aorta
III. Ventricle
IV. Lumen

  • I and III

  • I, II and III

  • III and IV

  • I and II

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Question 3

Marks: 1

Which shows the correct links between tissues within blood vessels and their modes of action?

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    Key Concepts
    Arteries
    Veins

    Question 4

    Marks: 1

    Which statement about the human circulatory system is FALSE?

    • The double circulatory system is a closed loop.

    • In the double circulatory system, blood passes through the heart twice on each full circuit of the body.

    • Blood bathes the cells in each organ that it is supplied to. 

    • The systemic circulation loop supplies blood to all the major body organs including the brain. 

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    Key Concepts
    Double Circulation

    Question 5

    Marks: 1

    Which describes the sequence of chambers and vessels through which blood flows after it has left the vena cava, on its way to the lungs?

    • right atrium → right ventricle → pulmonary artery → lungs

    • left atrium → left ventricle → pulmonary artery → lungs

    • right atrium → right ventricle → aorta → lungs

    • left atrium → left ventricle → pulmonary vein → lungs

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