Blood vessels

How many types of blood vessels are there?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What are the names of the three types of blood vessels

• Veins, arteries, capillaries

• Arteries, red blood cells, veins

• Veins, capillaries, bone marrow

• Arteries, platelets,

  plasma

Which is NOT a main function of the circulatory system?

• It transports carbon dioxide back to the lungs

• It delivers nutrients from food

• Connects all the cells in the body

• It carries oxygen throughout the body

Which carries oxygen-rich blood away from the heart?

• Arteries

• Veins

• Capillaries

• Marrow

Which carries oxygen-poor blood back to the heart?

• Arteries

• Veins

• Capillaries

• Platelets

Which list correctly names the major parts of the circulatory system?

• Heart, blood vessels, blood, bones

• Heart, blood, blood vessels

• Heart, blood vessels, bone marrow, blood

• Heart, blood vessels, bone marrow

Veins carry ______ to the heart:

• deoxygenated blood (blood without oxygen)

• oxygenated blood (blood with oxygen)

Which type of blood vessel has thinner walls?

• artery

• vein

These blood vessels move the blood AWAY from the heart to other parts of the body:

• veins

• arteries

• capillaries

• white blood cells

The heart pumps blood with a lot of pressure. For this reason the ______ walls are thick, resistant, and flexible.

• artery

• capillary

• vein

• cell