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Blood Vessels and Pressure Practice Quiz

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Label the following arteries

2.

Label the following arteries

3.

Which blood vessel type allows for gas and nutrient exchange?

a)

Arterioles

b)

Venules

c)

Capillaries

d)

All of these

4.

Match each vessel with its corresponding structure

a)

Arteries

1.

Thicker tunica media

b)

Veins

2.

Thicker tunica externa

c)

Capillaries

3.

Wall is 1 cell thick

d)

Venules

4.

Smallest veins

e)

Arterioles

5.

Smaller branches of arteries

5.

The inner layer of arteries and veins is called the:

a)

Tunica interna

b)

Tunica internus

c)

Tunica intima

d)

Tunica intimus

6.

What is the term for when an artery tightens/gets narrower?

a)

Vasodilation

b)

Ateriodilation

c)

Vasoconstriction

d)

Arterioconstriction

7.

Which of the following would help a bed-bound patient improve the return of blood to their heart? (select all that apply)

a)

Ankle pumps to contract calf muscles

b)

Deep breathing exercises

c)

Increasing blood pressure

d)

Vasoconstriction

8.

True or False: arteries have valves to maintain blood pressure between systole and diastole

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What is vasodilation?

a)

Relaxing/expanding of arteries

b)

A fight or flight response

c)

An action that increases blood pressure

d)

Valves not closing properly in veins

10.

Place these in the order of blood flow from the heart and back

a)

Arteries

b)

Arterioles

c)

Capillaries

d)

Venules

e)

Veins

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
11.

True or False: there is only one brachiocephalic artery, on the RIGHT side

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The unit for blood pressure is (a)   (the 4 letter shortened version, not the full term).

13.

A normal adult blood pressure measurement is:

a)

Less than 120/80 mmHg

b)

Less than or equal to 120/80 mmHg

c)

Less than 130/90 mmHg

d)

130/90 mmHg or less

14.

The top number on a blood pressure measurement is (a)   pressure and the bottom number is​ (b)   pressure.

Choose from the below words
systolic
diastolic
atrial
ventricular
15.

When is the systolic pressure measured?

a)

When the pulse is first heard

b)

When the pulse is loudest

c)

The last time the pulse is heard

d)

When the needle on the gauge starts jumping along with the pulse

16.

When is the diastolic pressure measured?

a)

When the pulse is first heard

b)

When the pulse is loudest

c)

The last time the pulse is heard

d)

When the needle on the gauge stops jumping with the pulse

17.

When assessing blood pressure, the stethoscope bell is placed over the (a)   artery.