Circulatory System Review Questions

1. What is the function of the circulatory system?
2. What type(s) of blood vessels specialize for nutrient and waste exchange?
3. What type of blood vessel has the lowest blood pressure? What type of blood vessel has the highest blood pressure?
4. What type of blood vessel has the slowest rate of movement? What type of blood vessel has the highest cross-sectional area?
5. What is meant by each of the following: pulmonary circulation, systemic circulation, coronary circulation?
6. Describe the path that blood takes in a vertebrate circulatory system. Use the following: aorta, body, left atrioventricular valve, left atrium, left semilunar valve, left ventricle, lungs, pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein, right atrioventricular valve, right atrium, right semilunar valve, right ventricle, vena cava
7. Describe what red blood cells look like. Where are they produced? How long do they live? Name the protein that transports oxygen. How many red blood cells are there in a cubic millimeter of blood?
8. Discuss the function of platelets.