Chapter 5 | Day 5

How many types of blood vessels are there?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which of the following is not one of the three types of blood vessels?

• Arteries

• Capillaries

• Veins

• All of the above are types of blood vessels.

What are the large blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart to all regions of the body?

• Aorta

• Arteries

• Veins

• Capillaries

How many layers compose the walls of arteries?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What is the largest blood vessel in the body?

• Superior Vena Cava

• Aorta

• Inferior Vena Cava

• Pulmonary Artery

What arteries are the major arteries that carry blood upward to the head?

• Carotid arteries

• Radial arteries

• Femoral arteries

• Cranial arteries

What are the smaller, thinner branches of arteries that deliver blood to the capillaries?

• Arteries

• Arterioles

• Capillaries

• Venules

What type of arteries are only one epithelial cell in thickness?

• Capillaries

• Arteries

• Arterioles

• Venules

What are the smallest blood vessels?

• Venules

• Arterioles

• Capillaries

• Veins

What blood vessel plays an important role in delivering oxygen and nutrients to the cells of tissues, and further slows the flow of blood to allow plasma to flow into tissues?

• Capillaries

• Arterioles

• Venules

• Veins