Home › NCLEX-PN › Nursing › Blood Vessels and Circulation › Arteries and veins transport blood in how many d…
Arteries and veins transport blood in how many distinct circuits?
ATen circuits
BTwo circuits
COne circuit
DFour circuits
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Two circuits
1. Circulation is divided into named loops.
2. Blood leaves the heart and must return to it.
3. Arteries and veins transport blood in two distinct circuits.
4. They are the systemic circuit and the pulmonary circuit.
_Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 20 'The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels and Circulation', sections 20.1-20.5_
Related questions
A vessel carrying blood at high pressure close to the heart will have walls that are:The endothelium is described as physiologically critical to regulating capillary exchange Vasoconstriction in arteries occurs when smooth muscle contracts in which layer?In arteries, vasoconstriction makes the lumen narrower and has what effect on blood flow?Endothelins constricting vessel smooth muscle have what effect on blood pressure?The endothelium releases local chemicals called endothelins that can do what to smooth musWhich components of arterial blood pressure are named alongside systolic and diastolic?Which reading is given as a normal adult blood pressure?