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Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding blood pressure:

The Pulmonary Trunk receives deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle, then divides into the right and left Pulmonary veins.

Identify this gland (the whole thing):

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding the Endocrine System:

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding veins:

When you take someone’s pulse, you are feeling the expansion of the artery caused by cardiac systole.

Identify this artery (pink arrow):

The ligamentum arteriosum is a remnant of a duct between the Pulmonary Trunk and the Aorta that closes at birth.

Damage to the valves of veins in the legs can result in pooling of blood in those veins, reducing the amount of blood returning to the heart.

The pineal gland releases a hormone that controls our waking and sleeping cycle.