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BIO 216 Blood vessels

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the functions of blood vessels?

a)

Unidirectional flow of blood to the heart

b)

Selectively permits exchange of nutrients within tissues

c)

Assists the formation of blood clots at sites of injury

d)

Regulates systemic blood pressure

e)

Regulates body temperature

2.

What blood vessel carries blood AWAY from the heart?

a)

Arteries

b)

Artrioles

c)

Veins

d)

Capillaries

3.

What branches from arteries

a)

Capillaries

b)

Venules

c)

Nothing

d)

Arterioles

4.

What does gas exchange?

a)

Capillaries

b)

Venules

c)

Nothing

d)

Arterioles

5.

What gives way to veins?

a)

Capillaries

b)

Venules

c)

Nothing

d)

Arterioles

6.

What carries blood TOWARDS the heart?

Hint : Blood carried is mostly deoxygenated

a)

Capillaries

b)

Veins

c)

Venules

d)

Arteries

7.

How many layers are there of arteries?

a)

3

b)

6

c)

2

d)

5

8.

What is the connective tissue of the arteries?

a)

Tunica externa

b)

Tunica Media

c)

Tunica External

d)

Tunica Intimia

9.

What is mostly smooth muscle and elastic tissue of the arteries?

a)

Tunica externa

b)

Tunica Media

c)

Tunica External

d)

Tunica Intimia

10.

What is the epithelial tissue and connective tissue of the arteries?

a)

Tunica externa

b)

Tunica Media

c)

Tunica External

d)

Tunica Intimia

11.

In the Tunica Intima

Gives arteries their elasticity

a)

Elastic tissue

b)

Endothelial elastic tissue

c)

Endothelial connective and elastic tissue

d)

internal elastic lamina

12.

What artery type is this?

-Generate pressure pulse as they expand and recoil with each beat 

-Contain lots of elastic fibers 

-Elastic recoil helps propel blood 

a)

Elastic arteries

b)

Muscular arteries

c)

Arterioles

13.

What artery type is this?

-Also propels blood  

-Vessel walls contain smooth muscle, which allows for regulation of blood pressure

-Change blood pressure by altering the radius of the lumen

a)

Elastic arteries

b)

Muscular arteries

c)

Arterioles

14.

What artery type is this?

-branch into capillary beds 

-Very thin tunica externa 

a)

Elastic arteries

b)

Muscular arteries

c)

Arterioles

15.

Widespread dilation of vessels leading to dramatic loss of blood pressure

a)

Circulatory shock

b)

Circulation

c)

Circumflex artery constriction

d)

Vasodialation

16.

What structure is this?

-Composed of only one cell layer: tunica interna/intima only

-Site of nutrient exchange

a)

Arteries

b)

Capillaries

c)

Veins

17.

How many layers does a capillary have?

Which layer is it?

a)

2, tunica external and internal

b)

1, tunica interna

c)

5, epithelial, endothelial, myocardium, and Epicardium, and endocardium

18.

What type of capillary is this?

-vessel walls are smooth and continuous

a)

Continuous

b)

Fenestrated

c)

Sinusoid

19.

What type of capillary is this?

-vessel walls contain large pores 

a)

Continuous

b)

Fenestrated

c)

Sinusoid

20.

What type of capillary is this?

-vessel walls have large gaps 

a)

Continuous

b)

Fenestrated

c)

Sinusoid

21.

Where are Continuous capillaries found?

a)

Blood brain barrier

b)

Brain

c)

Intestine

d)

Kidneys

22.

Where are Fenestrated capillaries found?

a)

Blood brain barrier

b)

Brain

c)

Intestine

d)

Kidneys

23.

Where are Sinusoid capillaries found?

a)

Liver

b)

Spleen

c)

Intestine

d)

Kidneys

24.

True or False

Capillaries exist alone

a)

False

b)

True

25.

What are capillaries apart of?

a)

Capillary Pillars

b)

Capillaries

c)

Capillary Beds

d)

Capillary Membranes

26.

What are capillary beds supplied by?

a)

1 arteriole and 1 drained venule

b)

2 arteriole and 1 drained venule

c)

1 arteriole and 3 drained venules

27.

Where is the Precapillary sphincter located?

a)

arteriole side

b)

venule side

28.

True or False

There is always enough blood in the body for all the tissues

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Sphincters help tissues take turns using blood flow is?

(a)  

30.

Contain tunica externa and tunica intima 

a)

Veins

b)

Venules

c)

Cartilage

d)

Capillaries

31.

How are veins different from arteries

a)

Larger lumens than arteries

b)

Smaller lumens than arteries

c)

More numerous than arteries

d)

Very thin walls 

e)

Use valves and skeletal muscle 

32.

Veins are larger than arteries therefore they?

a)

Have more pressure

b)

Have less pressure

33.

which means spare blood is housed in veins that can be used in case of blood loss (this is also called?)

(a)  

34.

Veins participate in?

HINT :

if body is too hot, blood is shunted from deep veins to superficial to release heat from the body 

(a)  

35.

What is 1?

a)

Adipose Tissue

b)

Artery Lumen

c)

Nerve

d)

Adventita

e)

Vein Lumen

36.

What is 2?

a)

Media

b)

Artery Lumen

c)

Nerve

d)

Adventita

e)

Vein Lumen

37.

What is 3?

a)

Media

b)

Artery Lumen

c)

Nerve

d)

Adventita

e)

Vein Lumen

38.

What is 4?

a)

Media

b)

Artery Lumen

c)

Nerve

d)

Adventita

e)

Vein Lumen

39.

What is 5?

a)

Media

b)

Artery Lumen

c)

Nerve

d)

Adventita

e)

Vein Lumen

40.

What is 6?

a)

Media

b)

Artery Lumen

c)

Nerve

d)

Adventita

e)

Vein Lumen

41.

Only arteries show a pulse

a)

True

b)

False

42.

– palpable pressure waves created by the alternating contraction/relaxing cycle of the beating heart

a)

Pulse Pressure

b)

Artery Pulse

c)

Capillary Pulse

d)

Artery Pressure

43.

Which pulse is this?

-taken by auscultating apex of heart with a stethoscope

a)

Apical pulse

b)

Radial pulse

c)

Pulse deficit

44.

Which pulse is this?

-palpated over the radial artery

a)

Apical pulse

b)

Radial pulse

c)

Pulse deficit

45.

difference between apical and radial pulse

a)

Apical pulse

b)

Radial pulse

c)

Pulse deficit

46.

What is another name for the blood pressure cuff?

(a)  

47.

What is 1 and 3?

a)

Vein

b)

Muscular Artery

c)

Venous valve

d)

Arteriole

48.

What is 2?

a)

Vein

b)

Muscular Artery

c)

Venous valve

d)

Arteriole

49.

Whats this structure?

(a)  

50.

What is 1?

a)

Tunica Media

b)

Internal Elastic Lamina

c)

Arteriole

d)

Venule

51.

What is 2?

a)

Tunica Media

b)

Internal Elastic Lamina

c)

Arteriole

d)

Venule

52.

What is 3?

a)

Tunica Media

b)

Internal Elastic Lamina

c)

Arteriole

d)

Venule

53.

What is 4?

a)

Tunica Media

b)

Internal Elastic Lamina

c)

Arteriole

d)

Venule

54.

the narrowing of a vessel, due to a build-up of plaque

(a)  

55.

What is 1?

a)

tunica intima

b)

Tunica media

c)

Internal elastic lamina

d)

Tunica adventita

e)

External elastic lamina

56.

What is 2?

a)

tunica intima

b)

Tunica media

c)

Internal elastic lamina

d)

Tunica adventita

e)

External elastic lamina

57.

What is 3?

a)

tunica intima

b)

Tunica media

c)

Internal elastic lamina

d)

Tunica adventita

e)

External elastic lamina

58.

What is 4?

a)

tunica intima

b)

Tunica media

c)

External elastic lamina

d)

Tunica adventita

e)

Vasa vasorum

59.

What is 5?

a)

tunica intima

b)

Tunica media

c)

External elastic lamina

d)

Tunica adventita

e)

Vasa vasorum

60.

What is 6?

a)

tunica intima

b)

Tunica media

c)

External elastic lamina

d)

Tunica adventita

e)

Vasa vasorum

61.

What is 1?

a)

Elastic Artery

b)

Muscular Artery

c)

Arteriole

62.

What is 2?

a)

Elastic Artery

b)

Muscular Artery

c)

Arteriole

63.

What is 3?

a)

Elastic Artery

b)

Muscular Artery

c)

Arteriole