This is part of the preparation for the five musculoskeletal cases
that you will be figuring out. As always, we have five objectives for the module. The first is for you to be able to compare the blood vascular and lymph vascular components of the circulatory system. The second is to be able to describe the basic components of blood. The third is to explain the flow of blood through the heart and to compare the pulmonary and systemic circulations. The fourth is to contrast the basic functions and structure of arteries, veins, and lymphatic vessels. And finally, we hope you will be able to explain the concept of anastomoses and a collateral circulation. So these are very basic concepts in talking about the circulatory system. You may know most of them already, but we thought it would be a good idea to start from the basics to make sure that you're prepared to figure out the cases. As always, we will begin by reinforcing concepts that you learned in earlier modules. So for your review question-- which of the following illustrates the basic organization of the circulatory system?