Cardio Test Review

Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart are called

• capillaries

• veins

• arteries

• excretory blood vessels

Blood vessels that bring blood back to the heart are called

• capillaries

• veins

• arteries

• vessels

The smallest blood vessels of the body where gas and nutrient exchange takes place are called

• capillaries

• veins

• arteries

• arterioles and venules

Which of the following types of blood vessels have valves?

• arteries

• veins

• capillaries

The innermost layer of the heart is the

• epicardium

• myocardium

• endocardium

The outermost layer of the heart is

• epicardium

• myocardium

• endocardium

The middle, muscular layer of the heart responsible for the pumping action of the heart is

• epicardium

• myocardium

• endocardium

The top two smaller chambers of the heart are called

• atria

• ventricles

• topicals

• bottomicals

The bottom two larger chambers of the heart are called

• atria

• ventricles

• topicals

• bottomicals

The large veins that drains deoxygenated blood from the head, neck, shoulders and arms into the right atrium is called

• inferior vena cava

• aorta

• superior vena cava

• pulmonary veins

• aorta