NAME : _____________________

Circulatory System Quiz

Direction: Supply the missing term to have a functional understanding of the flow of blood in
the pulmonary circulation ( 7 points )

The superior and inferior vena cava carries the deoxygenated blood from the body to the
_________ and pumps it to the right ventricle through the _________valve. The right ventricle
pumps deoxygenated blood to the ___________ through the pulmonary valve and pulmonary
artery to get oxygen. The pulmonary vein carries the oxygenated blood from the lungs to the
________ and pumps it to the __________ through the mitral valve or bicuspid valve. The left
ventricle pumps the oxygenated blood through the ____________, the largest blood vessels that
carries the oxygenated blood away from the ___________ to the different parts of the body.