WorksheetsHHB 2.5 Arteries, Capillaries & Veins Quizs
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which process causes plasma to pass through capillary walls into the tissue fluid surrounding the cells?
Pressure filtration
Vasoconstriction
Backflow of blood
Which type of blood vessels allow the exchange of substances with tissues through their thin walls?
Arteries
Capillaries
Veins
What occurs when the layer of smooth muscle surrounding arteries relaxes?
vasoconstriction
vasodilation
Which vessels absorb excess tissue fluid?
Lymphatic vessels
Capillaries
Arteries
Veins
What occurs when the layer of smooth muscle surrounding arteries contracts?
vasoconstriction
vasodilation
Which type of blood vessels contains valves?
Arteries
Capillaries
Veins
Which type of blood vessels have the thickest muscular wall?
Arteries
Capillaries
Veins
As blood moves away from the heart what happens to the blood pressure?
Decreases
Increases
Stays the same
Substances that diffuse OUT of cells into tissue fluid include...
Oxygen and Glucose
Carbon dioxide and Glucose
Carbon dioxide and metabolic waste
Oxygen and metabolic waste
What name is given to excess tissue fluid once it has been absorbed into the lymphatic system?
Lymph
Plasma
Cytoplasm
Substances that diffuse INTO cells from tissue fluid include...
Oxygen and Glucose
Carbon dioxide and Glucose
Carbon dioxide and metabolic waste
Oxygen and metabolic waste
Which substances are too large to be filtered through the capillary walls?
Plasma Protein
Glucose
Water
Oxygen
