Human Circulatory System Quiz

Try out this Human Circulatory System quiz to test your knowledge. Human Circulatory System trivia brings the science of how blood moves through the body into a lively quiz format.

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Question 1 · Hard · 40 pts
Who published a description of blood circulation in 1628?
Question 2 · Hard · 40 pts
Which scientist used a microscope to describe capillaries in 1661?
Question 3 · Hard · 40 pts
Who performed a self-catheterization of his own heart in 1929?
Question 4 · Hard · 40 pts
Which physician helped develop the Blalock-Thomas-Taussig shunt in 1944?
Question 5 · Hard · 40 pts
In fetal circulation, what opening normally allows blood to pass from the right atrium to the left atrium?
Question 6 · Hard · 40 pts
What fetal vessel connects the pulmonary artery to the aorta?
Question 7 · Hard · 40 pts
Which vein carries nutrient-rich blood from the digestive tract to the liver?
Question 8 · Hard · 40 pts
What is the name of the arterial ring at the base of the brain?
Question 9 · Hard · 40 pts
What is the first major branch of the aortic arch?
Question 10 · Hard · 40 pts
Which trunk is a major branch of the abdominal aorta?
Question 11 · Hard · 40 pts
What structure drains venous blood from the heart muscle into the right atrium?
Question 12 · Hard · 40 pts
Which muscular band is found in the right ventricle?
Question 13 · Hard · 40 pts
In most people, the sinoatrial node is usually supplied by which artery?
Question 14 · Hard · 40 pts
What separates the two ventricles from each other?
Question 15 · Easy · 10 pts
Which blood vessels generally carry blood away from the heart?

Who published a description of blood circulation in 1628?

Which scientist used a microscope to describe capillaries in 1661?

Who performed a self-catheterization of his own heart in 1929?

Which physician helped develop the Blalock-Thomas-Taussig shunt in 1944?

In fetal circulation, what opening normally allows blood to pass from the right atrium to the left atrium?

What fetal vessel connects the pulmonary artery to the aorta?

Which vein carries nutrient-rich blood from the digestive tract to the liver?

What is the name of the arterial ring at the base of the brain?

What is the first major branch of the aortic arch?

Which trunk is a major branch of the abdominal aorta?

What structure drains venous blood from the heart muscle into the right atrium?

Which muscular band is found in the right ventricle?

In most people, the sinoatrial node is usually supplied by which artery?

What separates the two ventricles from each other?

Which blood vessels generally carry blood away from the heart?