Anatomy 7 midterm (2)

Question 1

what is the definition of an artery

Answer 1

a blood vessel that leads away from the heart

Question 2

the fossa ovalis is a remnant of the foramen ovale

Answer 2

true

Question 3

these types of arteries contain large amount of smooth muscle which aids in casoconstriction and vasodilation to help adjust blood flow

Answer 3

muscular arteries

Question 4

another name for distributing arteries

Answer 4

muscular arteries

Question 5

what is the name of the structure that emerges from an arteriorle that supplies a capillary bed

Answer 5

metarteriole

Question 6

this is the largest vein in the body

Answer 6

inferior vena cava

Question 7

valves located in veins are made from this type of tissue

Answer 7

tunica intima

Question 8

this blood vessel relies on contraction of skeletal muscles and breathing to help move blood through

Answer 8

vein

Question 9

what is microcirculation

Answer 9

movement of blood flow through capillaries

Question 10

what is the name of the branch off the arch of the aorta

Answer 10

brachiocephalic trunk

Question 11

the right common carotid artery and right subclavian artery are branches of this artery

Answer 11

brachiocephalic trunk ?

Question 12

the common carotid arteries branch into these two arteries

Answer 12

the internal and external carotid arteries

Question 13

which of the following describes the blood flow to the upper extremity

Answer 13

axillary artery to brachial artery to radial and ulna arteries

Question 14

which of the following is a visceral branch of the thoracic aorta

Answer 14

d.

Question 15

which artery supplies the lung tissue and lymph nodes

Answer 15

bronchial artery

Question 16

which artery of the thoracic aorta supplies the esophagus

Answer 16

esophageal artery

Question 17

which is the first branch of the abdominal aorta

Answer 17

celiac trunk

Question 18

which branch of the celiac trunk passes to the right side when it branches off this trunk

Answer 18

common hepatic artery

Question 19

what is the name of the artery that supplies the spleen

Answer 19

splenic artery

Question 20

the abdominal aorta ends by branching into these two structures

Answer 20

the right and left common iliac arteries