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Anatomy 1 Blood Vessels/Angiology LU 3

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the study of vessels called?

a)

angiology

b)

arthrology

c)

arteriology

d)

plebology

2.

Medium sized arteries are also called? Choose all that apply

a)

conducting arteries

b)

muscular arteries

c)

distributing arteries

d)

elastic arteries

3.

Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood ​ (a)   from the heart and ​ takes it ​ (b)   the tissues, while veins are blood vessels that ​takes blood​ (c)   the tissues and ​ (d)   blood back to the heart

Choose from the below words

away

towards

from

around

inside

returns

4.

What is the study of arteries called?

a)

angiology

b)

arthrology

c)

arteriology

d)

plebology

5.

Large sized arteries are also called? Choose all that apply

a)

conducting arteries

b)

muscular arteries

c)

distributing arteries

d)

elastic arteries

6.

What is the outer layer of a blood vessel called?

a)

tunica adventitia

b)

tunica media

c)

tunica interna

7.

What is the middle layer of an artery composed of?

a)

tunica media

b)

smooth mucle and fibrous connective tissue

c)

smooth muscle and elastic fibers

d)

endothelium

e)

fibrous connnective tissue

8.

What is the inner layer of a blood vessel called?

a)

tunica adventitia

b)

tunica media

c)

tunica interna

9.

What is a hollow core in a blood vessels that allows blood to flow through called?

a)

cavity

b)

lumen

c)

canal

d)

ventricle

10.

What is the middle layer of a blood vessel called?

a)

tunica adventitia

b)

tunica media

c)

tunica interna

11.

What is the inner layer of a blood vessel lined with?

a)

tunica adventitia

b)

tunica media

c)

tunica interna

d)

endothelium

e)

elastic fibers

12.

Pulmonary arteries carry ​ (a)   blood and pulmonary veins carry ​ (b)   blood.

Choose from the below words

deoxygenated

oxygenated

carbonated

filtered

purified

decaffeinated

13.

Which of the following returns blood directly to the heart

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Blood vessels

d)

Lymph vesels

e)

Capillaries

14.

Which layer of a blood vessel contains smooth muscle and elastic fibers.

a)

intima

b)

externa

c)

media

d)

adventitia

15.

What is the function of arteries?

a)

Take blood away from the heart

b)

Take blood to the lungs

c)

Take blood toward the heart

16.

Arteries are normally depicted as red, while veins are colored blue.  The exceptions to this rule are the _______ arteries and veins.

a)

systemic

b)

hepatic

c)

coronary

d)

pulmonary

17.

What are small arteries referred to as?

a)

venules

b)

arterioles

c)

capillaries

d)

pulmonaries

18.

Which of the following are the smallest blood vessels?

a)

artery

b)

vein

c)

venule

d)

capillary

19.

Arteries contain valves that prevent backward flow of blood.

a)

true

b)

false

20.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

brachial artery

radial artery

mesenteric arteries

posterior tibial artery

innominate artery

common iliac arteries

common carotdi arteries

axillary artery

popliteal artery

aorta

Distributing arteries
Conducting arteries
21.

What is the contrction of a blood vessel called?

a)

vasodilation

b)

vasoconstriction

c)

vena cava

d)

ventricle

22.

Which of the following blood vessels allow the exchange of nutrients and wastes with body tissues?

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

d)

coronary arteries

23.

What are small veins referred to as?

a)

capillaries

b)

arterioles

c)

venules

d)

corpuscles

24.

Why is it important for the tunica intima to be smooth?

a)

To make stretching easier

b)

To increase recoil power

c)

To help prevent aneurysms

d)

To help prevent blood clots

25.

Which is the correct order of vessels in the arterial system, starting at the heart?

a)

Elastic arteries, distributing arteries, resistance vessels, arterioles

b)

Conducting arteries, muscular arteries, elastic arteries, arterioles

c)

Distributing arteries, conducting arteries, elastic arteries, arterioles

d)

Conducting arteries, distributing arteries, arterioles, capillaries

26.

The innermost layer of the tunica intima is the

a)

internal elastic lamina

b)

vaso vasora

c)

external elastic lamina

d)

endothelium

27.

Veins get smaller when they get closer to the heart.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

The heart pumps blood throughout the body through a closed system of tubes. These tubes that carry the blood are called blood vessels. There are three types of blood vessels: (a)   , veins,and capillaries