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Venous and Arterial Anatomy

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the middle layer of the vein wall

a)

Tunica Intima

b)

Tunica vasa vasorum

c)

Tunica adventitica

d)

Tunica Media

2.

Vasa Vasorum is also known as:

a)

Tunica vasorum

b)

Vessel in the middle

c)

Vessel of vessels

d)

The most commonly used outside layer

3.

Blood nourishes the tissues but it also:

a)

Carries radio-frequencies to tissues

b)

Carries away their waste

c)

Carries light to enhance them

d)

Delivers ultrasound particulate matter

4.

The largest vessels of the arteries and veins have

a)

One wall

b)

Two walls

c)

Three walls

d)

Arteries have one wall; Veins only have two walls

5.

The Tunica Adventitia is made up of a:

a)

Strong fatty layer

b)

Strong, yellow, viscous layer

c)

Strong, white, fibrous layer

d)

Smooth, muscle and elastic tissue layer

6.

The arterial tunica media is:

a)

A relatively thick layer and sometimes called, the "muscle coat"

b)

Is nourished by the vasa vasorum

c)

Is only one cell thick

d)

Is not affected by the expansion and contraction of blood pressure and flow

7.

All are true about capillaries except:

a)

Also known as vascular beds

b)

Are a complicated tangle of of networks

c)

In the capillary beds oxygen and nutrients are supplied to tissues

d)

Are tiny vessels that form the connection between the arterial and venous system

e)

Are very limited in number, only measuring one thousand per single cubic inch of muscle

8.

The venous valves are also called

a)

Semilunar valves

b)

Venules

c)

Cusps

d)

Leaflets

9.

The Tunica Intima is multicellular in thickness.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

As the arterioles extend further, the tunica media disappears leaving single walled vessels called arterial capillaries

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Arteries, veins and capillaries are part of an open, continuous loop system.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

A bicuspid valve is:

a)

One in which there are two pockets, formed by two leaflets

b)

One in which there are two muscle layers that open and close simultaneously

c)

One in which the sinuses gather nutrients to feed tissue

d)

Designed to direct blood away from the heart

13.

Vessels that enter the capillary bed are called venous capillaries

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The Tunica Adventitia is not strong enough to keep the vessel open when the vessel is severed or injured

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Arteries always carry blood away from the heart, and veins always carry blood toward it.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Blood vessels are composed of living tissue, so they also require nourishment

a)

True

b)

False

17.

An alternate word for Tunica Adventitia is:

a)

Tunica media

b)

Tunica externa

c)

Tunica intus

d)

Tunica adventitious

18.

All of the following are categories of blood vessels except:

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

c)

Capillaries

d)

Digits

19.

Who was the Father of Medicine

a)

Galen

b)

Hippocrates

c)

Marcus Aurelius

d)

William Harvey

20.

One of the suffix meanings for -ole is:

a)

Little or small

b)

Peeling

c)

Strong

d)

Inflamed