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Chapter 15- Blood Vessels and Blood Circulation

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Capillaries receive blood from vessels called (a)  

2.

THe specific part of the medulla oblongata that regulates blood flow and blood pressure is the (a)  

3.

The flow of blood into an individual capillary is regulated by a(n) (a)  

4.

Lower-than-normal blood pressure is called (a)  

5.

Inflammation of a vein is called (a)  

6.

Lack of blood supply to a tissue or organ (a)  

7.

Bulging sac in the wall of a vessel (a)  

8.

Profuse loss of blood (a)  

9.

An immobile blood clot within a vessel (a)  

10.

A mobile blood clot within a vessel (a)  

11.

Which tissue makes up a blood vessel's inner tunic?

a)

smooth muscle

b)

epithelium

c)

connective tissue

d)

nervous tissue

12.

What is the name of either large vein that drains into the right atrium?

a)

vena cava

b)

jugular

c)

carotid

d)

iliac

13.

Which term best describes the movement of fluid down a pressure gradient?

a)

endocytosis

b)

exocytosis

c)

bulk flow

d)

diffusion

14.

Which vessel supplies oxygenated blood to the stomach, spleen, and liver?

a)

hepatic portal system

b)

superior mesenteric artery

c)

inferior mesenteric artery

d)

celiac trunk

15.

What is the medical term for "hardening of the arteries?"

a)

shock

b)

gangrene

c)

arteriosclerosis

d)

stasis