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Blood returning to the mammalian heart in a pulmonary vein will drain first into the


A) vena cavA.
B) left atrium.
C) right atrium.
D) left ventricle.
E) right ventriclE.

F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

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These are the only vertebrates in which blood flows directly from respiratory organs to body tissues without first returning to the heart.


A) Amphibians
B) Birds
C) Fishes
D) Mammals
E) Reptiles

F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

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Which component of the blood is most important for clotting?


A) plasma
B) leukocytes
C) erythrocytes
D) platelets
E) All of the choices listed for this question are important for clotting.

F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

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In an open circulatory system,there is no difference between blood and interstitial fluid.

A) True
B) False

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Predict what would happen if the pulmonary vein returned blood to the right atrium.


A) The expected cardiac cycle would occur-this is the normal path.
B) Abnormally high levels of oxygenated blood would be pushed into the systemic circuit.
C) Oxygenated blood would be kept in a circular path between the heart and lungs-it would not reach the systemic circuit.
D) Abnormally high levels of deoxygenated blood would be pushed into the systemic circuit.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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In cardiovascular disease,"M.I" refers to


A) a stroke.
B) a heart attack.
C) narrowed arteries.
D) high blood cholesterol.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Relative to closed circulatory systems,Open Circulatory Systems pump hemolymph at relatively high pressure.

A) True
B) False

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