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Blood Vessels

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
These carry blood to the heart:
a)
arteries
b)
veins
c)
capillaries
d)
arterioles
2.
These carry blood away from the heart
a)
arteries
b)
veins
c)
venules
d)
capillaries
3.
These have valves that prevent backflow of blood
a)
arteries
b)
veins
c)
arterioles
d)
capillaries
4.

The vessel that allows material exchange to take place between body cells and itself.

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

venules

d)

capillaries

5.

The blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood back to the heart

a)

vena cava

b)

pulmonary vein

c)

pulmonary artery

d)

hepatic portal vein

6.

Which part of a blood vessel does blood flow in?

a)

Artery

b)

Lumen

c)

Gap

d)

Capillary wall

7.

Which vessels maintain the highest blood pressure?

a)

Veins

b)

Capillaries

c)

Arteries

8.

How many layers of cells make up the wall of a capillary?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

9.

The highly branched nature of capillaries results in

a)

the blood vessel being very delicate.

b)

a high surface area for material exchange.

c)

a slow blood flow to allow more time for material exchange.

d)

all of the above.

10.

Smooth muscles in arteries help

a)

to push blood along through peristalsis.

b)

to prevent the blood vessel from bursting.

c)

to maintain blood pressure.

d)

the blood vessel in elastic recoil in order to push the blood along during diastole.

11.

Large amounts of elastic fibers help arteries to

a)

not burst under high pressure.

b)

stretch and recoil to help push blood along it.

c)

help maintain blood pressure.

d)

carry out peristalsis.

12.

Which of the following is a definition of tissue fluid?

a)

It is plasma that leaks out of the arterioles.

b)

It is plasma, without its proteins, that leaks out of the blood capillaries and bathe the body tissues.

c)

It is a fluid that is secreted by blood vessels to bathe the body tissues.

d)

It is the water found in our bodies.

13.

All of the following assist venous blood flow except

a)

Skeletal muscle contraction

b)

Valves in veins

c)

Fidgeting while sitting

d)

Sleeping in a recliner

14.

Low blood pressure in veins is due to

a)

their large lumen relative to the diameter.

b)

lower blood volume.

c)

a lot of pressure had been lost at the capillary bed.

d)

All of the above.

15.

Skeletal muscles help blood to move towards the heart when it

a)

contract.

b)

relax.

16.

Which of the following wrongly describes material exchange between capillaries and tissues?

a)

Plasma is forced out of the capillaries at the arteriole end but blood cells remain in the lumen.

b)

Plasma enters the capillaries from the surrounding tissue at the venule end due to its lower blood pressure.

c)

100% of the fluid lost at the arteriole end will return at the venule end.

d)

Glucose and oxygen diffuse from the capillary into surrounding tissue down a concentration gradient.