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Cardiovascular System Review (Blood Vessels)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which group of blood vessels carries OXYGENATED blood to the body's tissues & organs

a)

Arteries

b)

Capillaries

c)

Veins

2.

Of the following blood vessels, which one would help to drain deoxygenated blood from the legs?

a)

Femoral Artery

b)

Common Iliac Artery

c)

External Iliac Vein

d)

Basilic Vein

3.

Which of the following blood vessels supplies the kidneys with blood?

a)

Gastric Artery

b)

Hepatic Artery

c)

Renal Artery

d)

Splenic Artery

4.

Which of the following types of blood vessels have valves to help manage blood flow in one direction?

a)

Arteries

b)

Capillaries

c)

Veins

5.

When a person suffers a myocardial infarction (heart attack), which blood vessel is blocked?

a)

Cardiac vein

b)

Coronary artery

c)

Coronary sinus

d)

Carotid artery

6.

Of the following blood vessels, which ones allow for the exchange of oxygen/carbon dioxide and nutrients/waste products?

a)

Arteries

b)

Capillaries

c)

Veins

7.

Which of the following blood vessels drains deoxygenated blood from the brain?

a)

Carotid arteries

b)

Jugular veins

c)

Hepatic veins

d)

Subclavian arteries

8.

You need to have your blood drawn & tested for a routine physical. Of the following blood vessels, which one will NOT be considered by the phlebotomist (the person who draws blood)?

a)

Axillary vein

b)

Basilic vein

c)

Cephalic vein

9.

Of the following blood vessels, which ones have the most elastic tissue and collagen fibers in their outer layers to withstand blood pressure?

a)

Arteries

b)

Capillaries

c)

Veins

10.

Of the following, which one is not easily accessible to detect a pulse?

a)

Brachial artery

b)

Carotid artery

c)

Radial artery

d)

Verterbral artery