Tuesday, April 1, 2008

The Heart Worksheet

All vertebrates have what type of circulatory system?
How does the circulatory system maintain homeostasis? stable cellular environment
Name 4 functions of the circulatory system.
What are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart called? arteries
What are blood vessels that carry blood to the heart called? veins
What is the sac that surrounds the heart called? pericardium
What is the muscular portion of the heart called? myocardium
What is the lining of the myocardium called?
endocardium


What is the name of the upper cavities of the heart? atria The lower cavities? ventricles
What veins carry blood to the left atrium? pulmonary veins The right atrium? superior vena cava and inferior vena cava.
What arteries carry blood away from the left ventricle? The right ventricle?
pulmonary artery

1 comment:

Duval said...

You are missing the answers to numbers 1 and 3 and half of the last question. Other than these, this looks good. If you go back and fix these, please post me a new comment letting me know to go and regrade it.