WorksheetsSOCHi A&P Chapter 15
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which tissue makes up a blood vessel's inner tunic?
a)
smooth muscle
b)
endothelium
c)
connective tissue
d)
nervous tissue
2.
What is the name of either large vein that drains into the right atrium?
a)
vena cava
b)
jugular
c)
carotid
d)
iliac
3.
What is the main process of capillary exchange?
a)
endocytosis
b)
exocytosis
c)
osmosis
d)
diffusion
4.
Which vessel supplies oxygenated blood to the stomach, spleen, and liver?
a)
hepatic portal system
b)
superior mesenteric artery
c)
inferior mesenteric artery
d)
celiac trunk
5.
What is the medical term for "hardening of the arteries"?
a)
shock
b)
gangrene
c)
arteriosclerosis
d)
stasis
6.
Systolic pressure:
a)
occurs during the contraction of the heart muscle.
b)
occurs during relaxation of the heart muscle.
c)
cannot be measured by a sphygmomanometer.
d)
is highest in the capillaries.
7.
A small vein is call a(n) ______.
a)
arteriole
b)
venule
c)
capillary
d)
atria
8.
Lower than normal blood pressure is called ______.
a)
hypertension
b)
hypotension
c)
phlebitis
d)
thrombosis
9.
Inflammation of a vein is called ______.
a)
arteriosclerosis
b)
vasoconstriction
c)
vasodilation
d)
phlebitis
10.
Which type of blood vessel has the thickest wall?
a)
Vein
b)
Venule
c)
Artery
d)
Arteriole
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