The heart (AQA GCSE Biology): Quizzes
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What type of organ is the heart?
What type of organ is the heart?
A muscular organ
Why does the left ventricle have thicker muscle walls than the right ventricle?
Why does the left ventricle have thicker muscle walls than the right ventricle?
It pumps blood further around the body
What type of blood does the right atrium receive?
What type of blood does the right atrium receive?
Deoxygenated blood from the body
Which blood vessel brings deoxygenated blood from the body back to the heart?
Which blood vessel brings deoxygenated blood from the body back to the heart?
Vena cava
What type of blood does the pulmonary artery carry?
What type of blood does the pulmonary artery carry?
Deoxygenated blood
Which blood vessel carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the body?
Which blood vessel carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the body?
Aorta
What do the coronary arteries supply?
What do the coronary arteries supply?
The heart muscle with oxygenated blood
What is the main function of valves in the heart?
What is the main function of valves in the heart?
Stop blood flowing backwards
What happens immediately after the atria contract?
What happens immediately after the atria contract?
Ventricles contract
How many times per minute does the heart beat when you are resting?
How many times per minute does the heart beat when you are resting?
About 70 times
What does double circulation mean?
What does double circulation mean?
Blood goes through heart twice per trip
What is the formula for cardiac output?
What is the formula for cardiac output?
Stroke volume heart rate
Where does the right ventricle pump blood to?
Where does the right ventricle pump blood to?
The lungs