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OAQA Blood Vessels

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

(a)  

2.

Which type of blood vessel pumps blood back to the heart?

(a)  

3.

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

(a)  

4.

Which side of the heart pumps oxygenated blood?

(a)  

5.

Which side of the heart pumps deoxygenated blood?

(a)  

6.

Which type of blood vessels contain valves?

(a)  

7.

What is the name of the centre of the blood vessel where the blood flows through>

(a)  

8.

What is the name of the lining of the blood vessels which blood flows in contact with?

(a)  

9.

The endothelium is smooth to allow the blood to flow without causing (a)  

10.

Some blood vessels can decrease the size of the lumen and restrict the volume of blood that can flow through. This is called (a)   .

11.

Some blood vessels can increase the size of the lumen and increase the volume of blood that can flow through. This is called (a)   .

12.

The external layer of blood vessels (tunica externa) is made of a fibrous protein called (a)   .

13.

What type of blood vessels connect your arteries to your capillaries?

(a)  

14.

What type of blood vessels connect your capillaries to your veins?

(a)  

15.

What is the name of the fluid that surrounds the cells of the body? (a)   fluid

16.

What is the name of the fluid found in the lymphatic system?

(a)  

17.

What is the name of the artery that takes blood away from the heart and to the rest of the body?

(a)  

18.

What is the name of the vein that brings back blood to the right side of the heart?

(a)  

19.

What is this the equation for? Stroke Volume x Heart Rate

(a)  

20.

What are the names of the valves that separate the atria from the ventricles?

(a)