Blood Vessels: Arteries and Veins Quiz

Which layer of a blood vessel contains concentric sheets of smooth muscle tissue?

• Tunica media

• Internal elastic membrane

• Tunica intima

• External elastic membrane

Compared to arteries, veins

• Have thinner walls

• Are more elastic

• Have more smooth muscle in their tunica media

• Have a pleated endothelium

Capillaries that have a complete lining are called

• Sinusoids

• Sinusoidal capillaries

• Fenestrated capillaries

• Continuous capillaries

The smallest arterial branches are called the

• Venules

• Precapillary arterioles

• Arterioles

• Capillaries

The layer between the tunica media and the tunica externa in a large artery is the

• Tunica intima

• External elastic membrane

• Tunica media

• Internal elastic membrane

The thoroughfare channel ends at the

• Venule

• Arteriole

• Artery

• Capillary

Which kind of vessel is also called a resistance vessel?

• Capillary

• Arteriole

• Artery

• Venule

The common iliac artery is an example of which type of artery?

• Muscular

• Elastic

• Connective

• Arteriolar

Vasoconstriction reduces the diameter of which vessel?

• Arteriole

• Artery

• Vein

• Capillary

Which vessels contain elastic fibers in the walls that are stretched during systole?

• Venules

• Arteries

• Arterioles

• Capillaries