34.11: Blood Vessels

Question 1

Jugular Veins

Answer 1

Receives blood from brain and from tissues of the head

Question 2

Superior Vena Cava

Answer 2

Receives blood from veins of the upper body

Question 3

Pulmonary Veins

Answer 3

Deliver oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart

Question 4

Hepatic Vein

Answer 4

Carries blood that has passes through small intestine and then liver

Question 5

Renal Vein

Answer 5

Carries processes blood away from the kidneys

Question 6

Inferior Vena Cava

Answer 6

Receives blood from all veins below the diaphragm

Question 7

Iliac Veins

Answer 7

Carry blood away from the pelvic organs and lower abdominal wall

Question 8

Femoral Vein

Answer 8

Carries blood away from the thigh and inner knee

Question 9

Carotid Arteries

Answer 9

Deliver blood to neck, head, and brain

Question 10

Ascending Aorta

Answer 10

Carries oxygenated blood away from heart; the largest artery

Question 11

Pulmonary Arteries

Answer 11

Deliver oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs

Question 12

Coronary Artery

Answer 12

Service the incessantly active cardiac muscle cells of the heart

Question 13

Brachial Artery

Answer 13

Delivers blood to upper extremities; blood pressure is measured here

Question 14

Renal Artery

Answer 14

Delivers blood to kidneys, where its volume, composition are adjusted

Question 15

Abdominal Artery

Answer 15

Delivers blood to arteries leasing to the digestive tract, kidneys, pelvic organs, lower extremities

Question 16

Iliac Arteries

Answer 16

Delivers blood to the pelvic regions and lower abdominal wall

Question 17

Femoral Artery

Answer 17

Delivers blood to the thigh and inner knee