ASVAB General Science Practice Test 860578 Results

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1

In the heart, the __________ artery and vein manage blood flow to the lungs.

69% Answer Correctly

capillary

pulmonary

aorta

atrial


Solution

The two largest veins in the body, the venae cavae, pass blood to the right ventricle which pumps the blood to the lungs through the pulmonary artery. Blood picks up oxygen in the lungs and returns it to the left atrium via the pulmonary vein.


2

The two heart chambers that pump blood called:

59% Answer Correctly

valves

ventricles

atria

aorta


Solution

The heart is the organ that drives the circulatory system. In humans, it consists of four chambers with two that collect blood called atria and two that pump blood called ventricles. The heart's valves prevent blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart.


3

Veins carry blood __________ the heart.

55% Answer Correctly

within

away from

back to 

all of these


Solution

Veins carry blood back to the heart from the body. While arteries are thick-walled because they carry oxygenated blood at high pressure, veins are comparatively thin-walled as they carry low-pressure deoxygenated blood. Like the heart, veins contain valves to prevent blood backflow.


4

What part of the brain is responsible for for balance, movement, and muscle coordination?

70% Answer Correctly

cerebrum

medulla

cerebellum

brainstem


Solution

The cerebellum is a large cluster of nerves at the base of the brain that's responsible for balance, movement, and muscle coordination.


5

When light travels between two substances it bends. This is called:

74% Answer Correctly

reflection

refraction

conduction

convection


Solution

Because different materials have different refractive indices, light changes speed when passing from one material to another. This causes the light to bend (refraction) at an angle that depends on the change in refractive index between the materials. The greater the difference, the higher the angle of refraction.