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CirculationStudyB



Short Answer
 
 
Use the diagram to answer each question.

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 1 

What is the name for the structure labeled A? To which locations does it carry blood?
 

 2 

Identify structure B.
 

 3 

Identify structure G. Give the letter and name of the structure into which blood flows after leaving G.
 

 4 

What is the structure labeled C? What is its function?
 

 5 

Identify the structure labeled D. When blood enters structure D, is the blood low in oxygen or high in oxygen? Explain.
 

 6 

Identify structure E. What would happen to a person who had a hole in this structure?
 
 
Use the diagram to answer each question.

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 7 

Identify the type of cell shown by A.
 

 8 

What is the function of the type of cell indicated by A?
 

 9 

What is the function of the type of cell indicated by B? If the body did not have this type of cell, what would probably happen?
 

 10 

What blood component is shown by C? In what body process is it important?
 

 11 

Which type of cell does blood contain more of—A or B?
 

 12 

Which major blood component is not labeled in the diagram?
 

Essay
 

 13 

Describe the two main phases of action that occur as the heart relaxes and then contracts.
 

 14 

Describe the role of the cardiovascular system in helping the body get rid of carbon dioxide.
 

 15 

What is meant by the “two loops” pattern of blood flow? Explain your answer.
 



 
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