Question 1

Where is erythropoietin produced?

Accepted Answer

A) in the liver 
B) in the heart 
C) in the lymph nodes 
D) in the kidneys 
A) in the liver 
B) in the heart 
C) in the lymph nodes 
D) in the kidneys

Question 2

Where are blood cells produced in humans?

Accepted Answer

A) in the heart 
B) in the lymph nodes 
C) in the bone marrow 
D) in the kidneys 
A) in the heart 
B) in the lymph nodes 
C) in the bone marrow 
D) in the kidneys

Question 3

Which vessel carries oxygenated blood?

Accepted Answer

A) the pulmonary vein 
B) the inferior vena cava 
C) the pulmonary artery 
D) the superior vena cava 
A) the pulmonary vein 
B) the inferior vena cava 
C) the pulmonary artery 
D) the superior vena cava

Question 4

Match each type of animal to the description of its circulatory system.
-snakes

Accepted Answer

A) a heart that has two chambers and one circuit 
B) a heart that has three chambers and two circuits 
C) a heart that has three chambers (and a partially formed septum in the ventricle) and two circuits 
D) a heart that has four chambers and two circuits 
A) a heart that has two chambers and one circuit 
B) a heart that has three chambers and two circuits 
C) a heart that has three chambers (and a partially formed septum in the ventricle) and two circuits 
D) a heart that has four chambers and two circuits

Question 5

Which two components of blood are involved in the formation of clots?

Accepted Answer

A) albumin and fibrinogen 
B) platelets and albumin 
C) fibrinogen and erythrocytes 
D) fibrinogen and platelets 
A) albumin and fibrinogen 
B) platelets and albumin 
C) fibrinogen and erythrocytes 
D) fibrinogen and platelets

Question 6

In Waller's experiment, he placed one of his dog's front paws and one of his back paws in pans. What did the pans contain?

Accepted Answer

A) pure water 
B) carbon dioxide 
C) salt solution 
D) mercury 
A) pure water 
B) carbon dioxide 
C) salt solution 
D) mercury

Question 7

When you are experiencing stress, the sympathetic nervous system decreases your blood pressure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is measured by the machine that Augustus Waller invented?

Accepted Answer

A) blood pressure when the ventricles are contracting 
B) cardiac output 
C) electrical activity of the heart 
D) blood pressure when the ventricles are relaxed 
A) blood pressure when the ventricles are contracting 
B) cardiac output 
C) electrical activity of the heart 
D) blood pressure when the ventricles are relaxed

Question 9

Which statement describes an open circulatory system?

Accepted Answer

A) It allows blood to be contained in blood vessels. 
B) It contains two circulatory systems. 
C) It is more efficient than a closed system. 
D) It allows hemolymph and interstitial fluids to be mixed together. 
A) It allows blood to be contained in blood vessels. 
B) It contains two circulatory systems. 
C) It is more efficient than a closed system. 
D) It allows hemolymph and interstitial fluids to be mixed together.

Question 10

Describe several reasons to explain why blood flows more slowly in capillaries than in arteries.

Accepted Answer

When blood first leaves the heart, it en

Question 11

-left atrium

Accepted Answer

The answer of  
-left atrium...

Question 12

Match each type of animal to the description of its circulatory system.
-amphibians

Accepted Answer

A) a heart that has two chambers and one circuit 
B) a heart that has three chambers and two circuits 
C) a heart that has three chambers (and a partially formed septum in the ventricle) and two circuits 
D) a heart that has four chambers and two circuits 
A) a heart that has two chambers and one circuit 
B) a heart that has three chambers and two circuits 
C) a heart that has three chambers (and a partially formed septum in the ventricle) and two circuits 
D) a heart that has four chambers and two circuits

Question 13

What is the function of erythrocytes?

Accepted Answer

A) to fight off infections 
B) to carry oxygen 
C) to secrete erythropoietin 
D) to form clots 
A) to fight off infections 
B) to carry oxygen 
C) to secrete erythropoietin 
D) to form clots

Exam 40: Transport in Animals: the Circulatory System

Where is erythropoietin produced?

Where are blood cells produced in humans?

Which vessel carries oxygenated blood?

Match each type of animal to the description of its circulatory system. -snakes

Which two components of blood are involved in the formation of clots?

In Waller's experiment, he placed one of his dog's front paws and one of his back paws in pans. What did the pans contain?

When you are experiencing stress, the sympathetic nervous system decreases your blood pressure.

What is measured by the machine that Augustus Waller invented?

Which statement describes an open circulatory system?

Describe several reasons to explain why blood flows more slowly in capillaries than in arteries.

-left atrium

Match each type of animal to the description of its circulatory system. -amphibians

What is the function of erythrocytes?

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