Quiz about Blood Vessels

Question 1

Which type of blood vessels take blood away from the heart?

Accepted Answer

Arteries

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Veins

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Capillaries

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Venules

Question 2

What is the primary function of capillaries?

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Exchanging nutrients, gases, and wastes with surrounding tissues

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Transporting blood to the heart

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Pumping blood out of the heart

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Controlling blood pressure

Question 3

What happens to blood vessels during vasoconstriction?

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They narrow

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They widen

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They remain the same size

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They burst

Question 4

Which layer of blood vessels is primarily made of smooth muscle and helps control vessel size?

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Tunica Media

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Tunica Intima

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Tunica Adventitia

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Endothelium

Question 5

What is the main characteristic of veins compared to arteries?

Accepted Answer

Thinner walls

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Thicker walls

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No walls

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Same thickness as arteries

Question 6

What is the role of the autonomic nervous system in controlling blood vessels?

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It controls the diameter of blood vessels through smooth muscle contraction and relaxation.

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It controls the diameter of blood vessels through skeletal muscle contraction and relaxation.

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It controls the diameter of blood vessels through bone contraction and relaxation.

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It controls the diameter of blood vessels through nerve contraction and relaxation.

Question 7

What is the outermost blood vessel layer called?

Accepted Answer

Tunica Adventitia

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Tunica Intima

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Tunica Media

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Tunica Externa

Question 8

Which type of blood vessel has a thicker wall and higher pressure?

Accepted Answer

Arteries

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Veins

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Capillaries

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Venules

Question 9

What is the function of the smooth muscle in the tunica media?

Accepted Answer

To influence blood flow and blood pressure

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To provide structural support

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To anchor the blood vessels

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To provide a smooth lining for blood flow

Question 10

What percentage of the body's blood volume do veins hold?

Accepted Answer

65-70%

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30-40%

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50-60%

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80-90%

Question 11

What is the main difference between arteries and veins in terms of blood pressure?

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Arteries have higher blood pressure than veins.

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Arteries have lower blood pressure than veins.

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Veins have higher blood pressure than arteries.

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Veins and arteries have the same blood pressure.

Question 12

What is the function of the valves in veins?

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To prevent backflow of blood

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To increase blood pressure

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To prevent blood clotting

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To provide elasticity

Question 13

Which type of arteries have more elastic fibers in their walls?

Accepted Answer

Elastic arteries

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Muscular arteries

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Arterioles

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Capillaries

Question 14

What is the main function of capillaries?

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To form capillary beds that ensure distribution of nutrients and oxygen to tissues

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To regulate blood pressure and flow

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To generate pressure in the heart

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To drain blood into medium-sized veins

Question 15

Which type of veins have all three layers: tunica intima, media, and adventitia?

Accepted Answer

Medium-sized veins

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Venules

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Large veins

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Capillaries

Question 16

What is the thinnest type of artery?

Accepted Answer

Arterioles

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Elastic arteries

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Muscular arteries

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Capillaries

Question 17

Which type of capillaries is most abundant?

Accepted Answer

Continuous capillaries

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Fenestrated capillaries

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Sinusoid capillaries

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Muscular capillaries

Question 18

What is the main characteristic of venules?

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They are the thinnest and smallest veins

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They have a thick smooth muscle layer

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They have a continuous endothelial lining

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They have all three layers: tunica intima, media, and adventitia

Question 19

Which type of capillaries play a crucial role in maintaining the blood-brain barrier?

Accepted Answer

Continuous capillaries

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Fenestrated capillaries

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Sinusoid capillaries

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Collateral capillaries

Question 20

Where are fenestrated capillaries commonly found?

Accepted Answer

In the choroid plexus, kidneys, and endocrine glands

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In the liver and spleen

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In the skin and muscles

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In the lungs and heart

Question 21

What is the primary function of sinusoid capillaries?

Accepted Answer

To allow for the passage of large blood cells and proteins

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To filter blood and remove metabolic wastes

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To allow for rapid exchange of fluids and small molecules

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To maintain the blood-brain barrier

Question 22

What regulates the blood flow into the capillary bed?

Accepted Answer

Pre-capillary sphincters

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Arteriole end

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Venule end

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Collateral blood vessels

Question 23

What is the function of anastomosis in the circulatory system?

Accepted Answer

To provide an alternate route for blood flow

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To filter blood and remove metabolic wastes

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To maintain the blood-brain barrier

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To regulate the blood flow into the capillary bed

Question 24

What are metarterioles and thoroughfare channels primarily found in?

Accepted Answer

The digestive system

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The respiratory system

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The nervous system

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The endocrine system

Question 25

What is the primary role of collateral blood vessels?

Accepted Answer

To provide additional pathways for blood supply to a particular area

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To maintain the blood-brain barrier

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To filter blood and remove metabolic wastes

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To regulate the blood flow into the capillary bed

Question 26

What is the function of collateral veins in the body?

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They remove blood from the same area.

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They supply oxygen to tissues.

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They transport nutrients to cells.

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They regulate body temperature.

Question 27

What is the role of valves in medium-sized veins?

Accepted Answer

To ensure one-way flow by preventing backflow of blood.

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To increase blood pressure.

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To transport oxygenated blood.

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To regulate body temperature.

Question 28

How do skeletal muscles assist in venous return?

Accepted Answer

By contracting and compressing nearby veins.

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By relaxing and expanding veins.

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By increasing blood pressure.

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By decreasing blood pressure.

Question 29

What happens to the thoracic volume and pressure during inhalation?

Accepted Answer

Thoracic volume increases and intrathoracic pressure decreases.

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Thoracic volume decreases and intrathoracic pressure increases.

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Thoracic volume and intrathoracic pressure both increase.

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Thoracic volume and intrathoracic pressure both decrease.

Question 30

What is the difference between systolic and diastolic pressure?

Accepted Answer

Systolic pressure is the high peak during ventricular systole, and diastolic pressure is the low peak during ventricular diastole.

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Systolic pressure is the low peak during ventricular diastole, and diastolic pressure is the high peak during ventricular systole.

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Systolic pressure is the average pressure during the cardiac cycle, and diastolic pressure is the minimum pressure.

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Systolic pressure is the pressure in veins, and diastolic pressure is the pressure in arteries.

Question 31

What percentage of blood is typically found inside veins?

Accepted Answer

~64%

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~7%

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~20%

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~9%

Question 32

What is the primary function of the pulmonary circuit?

Accepted Answer

Transport deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs for gas exchange

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Transport oxygenated blood from the heart to the body systems

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Transport oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart

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Transport deoxygenated blood from the body systems to the heart

Question 33

Which circuit is responsible for transporting oxygenated blood from the heart to all body systems?

Accepted Answer

Systemic circuit

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Pulmonary circuit

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Coronary circuit

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Venous circuit

Question 34

What happens to blood as it passes through the capillaries in the systemic circuit?

Accepted Answer

It becomes less oxygenated

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It becomes more oxygenated

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It remains the same

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It becomes deoxygenated

Question 35

Which major blood vessel in the systemic circuit is the largest artery in the body?

Accepted Answer

Aorta

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Pulmonary trunk

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Superior vena cava

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Inferior vena cava

Question 36

What is the function of the right coronary artery?

Accepted Answer

Supplies blood to the right and posterior aspects of the heart

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Supplies blood to the left and right atria

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Supplies blood to the left and right ventricles

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Supplies blood to the anterior and posterior aspects of the heart

Question 37

Where does the aorta start?

Accepted Answer

At the aortic valve

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At the pulmonary trunk

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At the left atrium

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At the right ventricle

Question 38

Which vein is located in the anterior aspect of the heart and runs parallel to the anterior interventricular artery?

Accepted Answer

Great cardiac vein

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Middle cardiac vein

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Small cardiac vein

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Coronary sinus

Question 39

What is the name of the aorta segment that is inside the thoracic cavity?

Accepted Answer

Thoracic aorta

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Ascending aorta

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Abdominal aorta

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Aortic arch

Question 40

At the level of the hip bone, the abdominal aorta splits into which two arteries?

Accepted Answer

Right common iliac artery and left common iliac artery

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Internal iliac artery and external iliac artery

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Femoral artery and popliteal artery

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Posterior tibial artery and anterior tibial artery

Question 41

Which artery continues its course downward and then moves medially to use the adductor hiatus?

Accepted Answer

Femoral artery

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Popliteal artery

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Anterior tibial artery

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Posterior tibial artery

Question 42

Which vein can be used to carry blood from the lower limb to the right atrium of the heart?

Accepted Answer

Deep veins

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Superficial veins

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Coronary sinus

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Pulmonary veins

Question 43

Which vein drains the plantar veins of the foot?

Accepted Answer

Posterior tibial vein

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Anterior tibial vein

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Popliteal vein

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Femoral vein

Question 44

Where does the fibular vein drain?

Accepted Answer

Posterior tibial vein

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Anterior tibial vein

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Popliteal vein

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Femoral vein

Question 45

Which vein joins the posterior tibial artery and then both drain into the popliteal vein?

Accepted Answer

Anterior tibial vein

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Dorsal vein

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Plantar vein

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Fibular vein

Question 46

What is the name of the vein that continues upward and then moves medially to use the adductor hiatus to cross anterior and where it drains into the femoral vein?

Accepted Answer

Popliteal vein

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Anterior tibial vein

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Dorsal vein

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Plantar vein

Question 47

Which vein joins the external iliac vein and both drain into the common iliac vein?

Accepted Answer

Internal iliac vein

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Femoral vein

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Popliteal vein

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Great saphenous vein

Question 48

Which vein drains into the great saphenous vein?

Accepted Answer

Dorsal venous arch

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Small saphenous vein

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Femoral vein

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Popliteal vein

Question 49

Which vein is described as very robust and superficial, running medially from the ankle all the way up to the groin?

Accepted Answer

Great saphenous vein

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Small saphenous vein

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Femoral vein

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Popliteal vein

Question 50

Which vein is a superficial vein in the posterior aspect of the leg that drains into the popliteal vein?

Accepted Answer

Small saphenous vein

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Great saphenous vein

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Femoral vein

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Dorsal venous arch

Question 51

What happens when the left ventricle contracts?

Accepted Answer

Blood is pumped into the aorta

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Blood is pumped into the right atrium

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Blood is pumped into the pulmonary artery

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Blood is pumped into the left atrium

Question 52

Which artery is the first branch of the aortic arch?

Accepted Answer

Brachiocephalic artery

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Left common carotid artery

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Left subclavian artery

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Right subclavian artery

Question 53

Which artery supplies blood to the left upper limb?

Accepted Answer

Left subclavian artery

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Left common carotid artery

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Brachiocephalic artery

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Right subclavian artery

Question 54

Which artery becomes the axillary artery after passing below the clavicle?

Accepted Answer

Right subclavian artery

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Left subclavian artery

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Brachial artery

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Radial artery

Question 55

Which artery supplies blood to the axilla and lateral aspect of the thorax?

Accepted Answer

Axillary artery

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Brachial artery

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Radial artery

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Ulnar artery

Question 56

Which artery supplies blood to the brachial (arm) region?

Accepted Answer

Brachial artery

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Axillary artery

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Radial artery

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Ulnar artery

Question 57

Which arteries supply blood to the forearm and hand?

Accepted Answer

Radial and ulnar arteries

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Axillary and brachial arteries

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Brachial and radial arteries

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Ulnar and axillary arteries

Question 58

Which veins can be used to deliver blood from the upper limb to the right atrium of the heart?

Accepted Answer

Deep Veins or Superficial veins

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Only Deep Veins

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Only Superficial veins

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Neither Deep Veins nor Superficial veins

Question 59

Which vein does the palmar venous arch of the hand drain into?

Accepted Answer

Radial vein

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Cephalic vein

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Ulnar vein

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Basilic vein

Question 60

Where does the axillary vein drain into?

Accepted Answer

Subclavian vein

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Brachial vein

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Cephalic vein

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Basilic vein

Question 61

What forms the superior vena cava?

Accepted Answer

Right brachiocephalic vein and left brachiocephalic vein

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Right internal jugular vein and left internal jugular vein

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Right subclavian vein and left subclavian vein

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Right axillary vein and left axillary vein

Question 62

Which vein is typically the preferred blood vessel for drawing blood?

Accepted Answer

Median cubital vein

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Cephalic vein

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Basilic vein

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Axillary vein

Question 63

Which artery supplies blood to the face and surface of the skull?

Accepted Answer

External carotid artery

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Internal carotid artery

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Common carotid artery

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Subclavian artery

Question 64

What does the carotid body detect?

Accepted Answer

Oxygen and carbon dioxide levels

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Blood pressure

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Blood sugar levels

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Heart rate

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