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HHB 2.5 Arteries, Capillaries & Veins Quizs

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which process causes plasma to pass through capillary walls into the tissue fluid surrounding the cells?

a)

Pressure filtration

b)

Vasoconstriction

c)

Backflow of blood

2.

Which type of blood vessels allow the exchange of substances with tissues through their thin walls?

a)

Arteries

b)

Capillaries

c)

Veins

3.

What occurs when the layer of smooth muscle surrounding arteries relaxes?

a)

vasoconstriction

b)

vasodilation

4.

Which vessels absorb excess tissue fluid?

a)

Lymphatic vessels

b)

Capillaries

c)

Arteries

d)

Veins

5.

What occurs when the layer of smooth muscle surrounding arteries contracts?

a)

vasoconstriction

b)

vasodilation

6.

Which type of blood vessels contains valves?

a)

Arteries

b)

Capillaries

c)

Veins

7.

Which type of blood vessels have the thickest muscular wall?

a)

Arteries

b)

Capillaries

c)

Veins

8.

As blood moves away from the heart what happens to the blood pressure?

a)

Decreases

b)

Increases

c)

Stays the same

9.
What is the thin lining inside blood vessels called?
a)
connective tissue
b)
lumen
c)
smooth muscle
d)
endothelium
10.

Substances that diffuse OUT of cells into tissue fluid include...

a)

Oxygen and Glucose

b)

Carbon dioxide and Glucose

c)

Carbon dioxide and metabolic waste

d)

Oxygen and metabolic waste

11.
What term describes the central part of the blood vessel through which blood flows?
a)
endothelium
b)
lumen
c)
connective tissue
d)
valve
12.

What name is given to excess tissue fluid once it has been absorbed into the lymphatic system?

a)

Lymph

b)

Plasma

c)

Cytoplasm

13.

Substances that diffuse INTO cells from tissue fluid include...

a)

Oxygen and Glucose

b)

Carbon dioxide and Glucose

c)

Carbon dioxide and metabolic waste

d)

Oxygen and metabolic waste

14.

Which substances are too large to be filtered through the capillary walls?

a)

Plasma Protein

b)

Glucose

c)

Water

d)

Oxygen