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Major Vessels in the CVS

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which blood vessels have greatest blood pressure?

a)

veins

b)

capillaries

c)

atria

d)

arteries

2.
Carry blood away from heart; mostly oxygen-rich
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
3.
Carry blood toward heart; mostly oxygen-poor
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
4.

What typeof blood vessels have a large lumen and thin muscular walls?

a)

Artery

b)

Vein

c)

Capillary

d)

Arteriole

5.

What is the space inside the structure of a blood vessel where blood flows?

a)

Tunica

b)

Lumen

c)

Gap junction

d)

Lamina

6.
A system of the body which pumps blood too and from the lungs to become oxygenated. 
a)
Systemic
b)
Pulmonary 
7.

Which is the largest vein in the body?

a)

Aorta

b)

Pulmonary Trunk

c)

Vena Cava

d)

Brachiocephalic

8.

Which of the following is NOT a major branch of the aorta?

a)

brachiocephalic artery

b)

brachial artery

c)

common carotid artery

d)

subclavian artery

9.

Which of the following arteries would NOT be located in the lower limb?

a)

internal iliac vein

b)

femoral artery

c)

dorsalis pedis artery

d)

saphenous vein

10.

Which of the following artery is used when taking blood pressure in the upper arm?

a)

radial artery

b)

carotid artery

c)

brachial artery

d)

axillary artery

11.

Which veins merge to form the superior vena cava?

a)

brachial

b)

internal jugular

c)

external jugular

d)

brachiocephalic

12.

Outer layer of the arterial wall

a)

Tunica intima

b)

Tunica media

c)

Tunica adventitia

d)

Lamina externa

13.

Which blood vessel did you use to take your pulse in the Heart Rate Lab?

a)

Ulnar Vein

b)

Radial Vein

c)

Brachiocephalic Artery

d)

Radial Artery

e)

Ulnar Artery

14.
Valves in veins
a)
make the use of a skeletal muscle pump unnecessary for venous blood flow
b)
are the leading cause of high blood pressure.
c)
cause venous blood flow to go in only one direction
d)
are formed of the tunica media
15.
Oxygen and carbon dioxide are transported between the blood and interstitial fluid by way of
a)
exocytosis and endocytosis by endothelial cells
b)
diffusion from areas of higher concentration to lower concentration
c)
pinocytosis using fluid-filled vesicles
d)
active transport (using ATP) by protein carriers of endothelial cells
16.
a)

brachial vein

b)

ulnar vein

c)

cephalic vein

d)

radial vein

17.
a)

axillary vein

b)

cephalic vein

c)

brachial vein

d)

subclavian vein

18.
a)

cephalic vein

b)

brachial vein

c)

radial vein

d)

axillary vein

19.
a)

subclavian vein

b)

ulnar vein

c)

jugular veil

d)

brachial vein

20.
a)

jugular vein

b)

axillary vein

c)

iliac vein

d)

radial vein

21.
a)

inferior vena cava

b)

superior vena cava

c)

renal vein

d)

popliteal vein

22.
a)

superior vana cava

b)

inferior vena cava

c)

subclavian vein

d)

renal vein

23.
a)

renal vein

b)

iliac vein

c)

femoral vein

d)

median cubital vein

24.
a)

radial vein

b)

ulnar vein

c)

brachial vein

d)

palmar loop

25.
a)

ulnar vein

b)

brachial vein

c)

axillary vein

d)

radial vein

26.
a)

femoral vein

b)

popliteal vein

c)

anterior tibial vein

d)

common iliac vein

27.
a)

popliteal vein

b)

anterior tibial vein

c)

femoral vein

d)

common iliac vein

28.
a)

anterior tibial vein

b)

iliac vein

c)

renal rein

d)

popliteal vein

29.
a)

common carotid artery

b)

subclavian artery

c)

brachial artery

d)

jugular artery

30.
a)

radial artery

b)

brachial artery

c)

ulnar artery

d)

common iliac artery

31.
a)

renal artery

b)

iliac artery

c)

abdominal aorta

d)

brachial artery

32.
a)

abdominal aorta

b)

iliac artery

c)

femoral artery

d)

thoracic aorta

33.
a)

brachiocephalic trunk

b)

pulmonary artery

c)

aorta

d)

axillary artery

34.
a)

axillary artery

b)

brachial artery

c)

radial artery

d)

carotid artery

35.
a)

brachial artery

b)

ulnar artery

c)

axillary artery

d)

femoral artery

36.
a)

subclavian artery

b)

axillary artery

c)

carotid artery

d)

brachiocephalic artery

37.
a)

ulnar artery

b)

radial artery

c)

anterior tibial artery

d)

popliteal artery

38.
a)

digital arteries

b)

popliteal artery

c)

radial artery

d)

ulnar artery

39.
a)

common iliac artery

b)

renal artery

c)

abdominal aorta

d)

femoral artery

40.
a)

femoral artery

b)

popliteal artery

c)

anterior tibial artery

d)

iliac artery

41.
a)

popliteal artery

b)

anterior tibial artery

c)

femoral artery

d)

axillary artery

42.
a)

anterior tibial artery

b)

popliteal artery

c)

digital artery

d)

iliac artery

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