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Blood vessels

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 48mins

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Class
Date
1.

Human blood vessels are

a)

artries, capillaries, and atria

b)

ventricles, atria and pulmonary veins

c)

capillaries, artries, and veins

d)

veins, artries, and aorta

2.

Which type of blood vessel carries blood away from the heart?

a)

artery

b)

vein

c)

capillary

3.

Which diagram represents an artery?

a)

diagram A

b)

diagram B

c)

diagram C

4.

Which type of blood vessel carries blood to the heart?

a)

artery

b)

vein

c)

capillary

5.

Which diagram represents a vein?

a)

diagram A

b)

diagram B

c)

diagram C

6.

Which type of blood vessel allows substances to enter and leave the blood?

a)

artery

b)

vein

c)

capillary

7.

Which diagram represents a capillary?

a)

diagram A

b)

diagram B

c)

diagram C

8.

A vein has . . .

a)

a thick wall that contains muscle tissue and elastic tissue.

b)

a thin wall that contains some muscle tissue.

c)

a thin wall that is one cell thick.

9.

A capillary has . . .

a)

a thick wall that contains muscle tissue and elastic tissue.

b)

a thin wall that contains some muscle tissue.

c)

a thin wall that is one cell thick.

10.

An artery has . . .

a)

a thick wall that contains muscle tissue and elastic tissue.

b)

a thin wall that contains some muscle tissue.

c)

a thin wall that is one cell thick.

11.

Which two types of blood vessels have elastic tissue in their walls?

a)

artery

b)

vein

c)

capillary

12.

Which type of blood vessel has valves to prevent backflow?

a)

artery

b)

vein

c)

capillary

13.

What is the lumen of a blood vessel?

a)

the channel inside the blood vessel that blood passes through

b)

the wall around the outside of the blood vessel

c)

the connective tissue in the wall of the blood vessel that gives it strength

14.

Which type of blood vessel is shown?

a)

artery

b)

vein

c)

capillary

15.

Which type of blood vessel returns blood to the heart?

a)

artery

b)

vein

c)

capillary

16.

Which type of blood vessel has a wall that is one cell thick?

a)

artery

b)

vein

c)

capillary

17.

What is the role of the valves in a vein?

a)

to prevent the backflow of blood

b)

to allow the vein to stretch and recoil

c)

to enable the vein to withstand high-pressure blood

d)

to allow the vein to exchange substances

18.

What is the role of the elastic tissue in the wall of an artery?

a)

to prevent the backflow of blood

b)

to allow the artery to stretch and recoil

c)

to enable the artery to withstand high-pressure blood

d)

to allow the artery to exchange substances

19.

Why is the wall of a capillary only one cell thick?

a)

to prevent the backflow of blood

b)

to allow the capillary to stretch and recoil

c)

to enable the capillary to withstand high-pressure blood

d)

to allow the capillary to exchange substances

20.

What does the thick wall of an artery enable it to do?

a)

stretch and recoil

b)

exchange substances

c)

withstand high-pressure blood

21.

Which diagram correctly represents the arrangement of valves in a vein?

a)

diagram A

b)

diagram B

c)

diagram C

22.

Which type of blood vessel is blood vessel A?

a)

artery

b)

vein

c)

capillary

23.

Which blood vessel is carrying oxygenated blood from the heart?

a)

blood vessel A

b)

blood vessel B

c)

blood vessel C

24.

Which blood vessel is carrying deoxygenated blood from the heart?

a)

blood vessel A

b)

blood vessel B

c)

blood vessel C