Heart, Blood, and Blood Vessels

Human blood vessels are

• artries, capillaries, and atria

• ventricles, atria and pulmonary veins

• capillaries, artries, and veins

• veins, artries, and aorta

The thickest and strongest blood vessel is the

• vein

• artery

• capillary

• both veins and capillaries

The blood vessel that has valves at intervals...

• capillary

• artery

• vein

• none of the above

which of the blood vessels do you think have greatest blood pressure

• veins

• capillaries

• atria

• arteries

These structures carry blood away from the heart.

• Blood cells

• Veins

• Capillaries

• Arteries

In the heart, deoxygenated blood moves from the ​ (a)   into the ​ (b)  

• right atrium

• right ventricle

• left atrium

• left ventricle

• Pulmonary veins
• Pulmonary artery
• Aorta
• Vena cava

____ are the smallest blood vessels.

Which vessels bring blood to the RIGHT atrium?

(choose the 2 that are correct)

• Superior Vena Cava Vein

• Inferior Vena Cava Vein

• Ascending Aortic Artery

• Descending Aortic Artery

Put the numbers in order of blood flow. To start:

j

i

h

g

f

e

d

c

b

a

7

4

6

10

11

5

12

3

8

9