Which of the following correctly lists the three main components of the circulatory system?
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A Heart, nerves, and platelets
B Blood vessels, kidneys, and plasma
C Heart, blood vessels, and blood
D Heart, lungs, and blood
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Heart, blood vessels, and blood
The circulatory system is made of a pump (heart), tubes (blood vessels), and a fluid (blood). The lungs are part of the respiratory system, not the circulatory system itself.
The septum in the human heart is important because it:
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A prevents backflow of blood
B sets the heartbeat rhythm
C pumps blood into the aorta
D separates oxygenated and deoxygenated blood
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separates oxygenated and deoxygenated blood
The septum is the muscular wall dividing the right and left sides of the heart, keeping oxygenated and deoxygenated blood from mixing.
A student traces a drop of deoxygenated blood returning from the body. Which vessel does it enter first?
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A Pulmonary vein
B Vena cava
C Pulmonary artery
D Aorta
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Vena cava
Deoxygenated blood returns from the body to the right atrium through the vena cava.
Which chamber of the heart has the thickest muscular wall?
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A Left ventricle
B Left atrium
C Right ventricle
D Right atrium
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Left ventricle
The left ventricle pumps blood to the entire body, so it must work against greater distance and resistance, giving it the thickest wall.