Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. In pulmonary circulation, veins carry oxygen-poor blood. In systemic circulation, veins carry oxygen-rich blood.
2. Both a myocardial infarction and angina pectoris are a result of an insufficient amount of oxygen getting to the heart muscle.
3. The stroke volume of a normal resting adult is about 5 liters.
4. Cardiac output is the volume of blood pumped by one ventricle in 1 minute.
5. During exercise, the greatest increase in blood flow is to the cardiac muscle.


1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. FALSE

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