Unit 6: Cardiovascular Test

What is the largest artery in the body?

• brachial

• femoral

• aorta

• arteriole

What are the 2 largest veins in the body?

• aorta and pulmonary artery
• superior vena cava and inferior vena cava
• pulmonary vein and hepatic vein
• renal vein and iliac vein

What is the smallest branch of arteries?

• venules
• veins
• capillaries
• arterioles

What is the smallest branch of veins?

• venules
• lymphatic vessels
• arteries
• capillaries

Which vessels contain valves that prevent the backflow of blood?

• Arteries
• Veins
• Capillaries
• Lymphatic vessels

Which blood vessel is the most muscular & elastic?

• vein
• capillary
• artery
• arteriole

What is the ballooning out, or saclike formation in the wall of an artery called?

• aneurysm
• anemia

• arteriosclerosis

• atherosclerosis

An inadequate number of red blood cells, hemoglobin, or both is known as:

• leukemia
• thrombocytopenia
• sickle cell disease
• anemia

Dilated, swollen veins are called

• enlarged veins
• inflamed veins
• constricted veins
• varicose veins

The buildup of a fatty deposit on the walls of the arteries is called

• embolism
• atherosclerosis
• thrombosis
• arteriosclerosis