SOCHi A&P Chapter 15

Which tissue makes up a blood vessel's inner tunic?

• smooth muscle
• endothelium
• connective tissue
• nervous tissue

What is the name of either large vein that drains into the right atrium?

• vena cava
• jugular
• carotid
• iliac

What is the main process of capillary exchange?

• endocytosis
• exocytosis 
• osmosis
• diffusion

Which vessel supplies oxygenated blood to the stomach, spleen, and liver?

• hepatic portal system
• superior mesenteric artery
• inferior mesenteric artery
• celiac trunk

What is the medical term for "hardening of the arteries"?

• shock
• gangrene
• arteriosclerosis 
• stasis

Systolic pressure:

• occurs during the contraction of the heart muscle.
• occurs during relaxation of the heart muscle. 
• cannot be measured by a sphygmomanometer.
• is highest in the capillaries.

A small vein is call a(n) ______.

• arteriole
• venule
• capillary
• atria

Lower than normal blood pressure is called ______.

• hypertension
• hypotension
• phlebitis
• thrombosis

Inflammation of a vein is called ______.

• arteriosclerosis 
• vasoconstriction 
• vasodilation
• phlebitis

Which type of blood vessel has the thickest wall?

• Vein
• Venule
• Artery
• Arteriole