2. Blood Vessels Quiz

Arteries contain muscle tissue because they are responsible for delivering blood from the heart to the rest of the body.

• true

• false

Veins contain an abundance of muscle tissue.

• true

• false

Veins are designed to bring blood back to the heart.

• true

• false

Arteries have one-way valves.

• true

• false

Which end of a capillary has the greatest hydrostatic pressure?

• Arterial end

• Venous end

• It is equal throughout

At which end of the capillary is tissue fluid reabsorbed?

• Arterial end

• Venous end

What causes the reabsorption of tissue fluid?

• Low osmotic pressure in the tissues combined with low hydrostatic pressure in the capillary

• Low osmotic pressure in the tissues combined with high hydrostatic pressure in the capillaries

• High osmotic pressure in the tissues combined with high hydrostatic pressure in the capillary

• High osmotic pressure in the tissues combined with low hydrostatic pressure in the capillary

What happens to tissue fluid that is not reabsorbed?

• It stays in the tissues and causes swelling

• It is eventually reabsorbed by the capillary

• It is absorbed by lymph vessels and returned to the blood via the vena cava

• It is absorbed by lacteals in the ileum

largest elastic vessel exiting left ventricle

• aorta

• pulmonary trunk

the first branch off the aortic arch

• brachiocephalic trunk

• pulmonary trunk