Blood Vessels Quiz

Question 1

Two arteries formed by the division of the brachiocephalic trunk

Answer 1

COMMON CAROTID AND SUBCLAVIAN

Question 2

First artery that branches off the ascending aorta; serves the heart.

Answer 2

CORONARY ARTERY

Question 3

Two paired arteries serving the brain

Answer 3

INTERNAL CAROTID AND VERTEBRAL

Question 4

Largest artery of the body.

Answer 4

AORTA

Question 5

Artery that serves the adrenal gland.

Answer 5

ADRENAL ARTERY

Question 6

Artery that serves the thigh.

Answer 6

FEMORAL ARTERY

Question 7

Major artery serving the arm and generally used to determine blood pressure

Answer 7

BRACHIAL

Question 8

Artery that supplies the last half of the large intestine

Answer 8

INFERIOR MESENTERIC

Question 9

Artery that serves the pelvis.

Answer 9

INTERNAL ILIAC

Question 10

Artery that serves the spleen

Answer 10

SPLENIC

Question 11

Artery that supplies the small intestine and proximal large intestine

Answer 11

SUPERIOR MESENTERIC

Question 12

The terminal branches of the descending aorta

Answer 12

COMMON ILLIAC ARTERIES

Question 13

Arterial trunk that has three major branches that supply the liver, spleen, and stomach

Answer 13

CELIAC TRUNK

Question 14

Major artery serving the external structures of the skull

Answer 14

EXTERNAL CAROTID

Question 15

Artery generally used to feel the pulse at the wrist

Answer 15

RADIAL

Question 16

Artery serving the kidney

Answer 16

RENAL

Question 17

First vessel to branch from the aortic arch

Answer 17

BRACHIOCEPHALIC ARTERY

Question 18

Arteries that supply the upper limbs

Answer 18

AXILLARY

Question 19

Artery that supplies the liver

Answer 19

COMMON HEPATIC

Question 20

Artery that supplies the stomach and lower esophagus

Answer 20

LEFT GASTRIC

Question 21

Elastic artery function

Answer 21

Conduct blood at high pressure

Question 22

Muscular artery function (2)

Answer 22

blood flow to organs
regulate blood pressure

Question 23

Arterioles function (2)

Answer 23

blood flow to tissues
feed capillaries

Question 24

venules function

Answer 24

drain capillary beds

Question 25

veins function (2)

Answer 25

blood reservoirs
return blood to heart

Question 26

elastic artery tissue characteristics

Answer 26

extensive elastic laminae, thick muscular tunica media

Question 27

muscular artery tissue characteristics

Answer 27

thick, muscular tunica media

Question 28

arterioles tissue characteristics

Answer 28

thin walls with smooth muscle cells

Question 29

capillary tissue characteristics

Answer 29

usually 1 layer of squamous endothelia w/ no smooth muscle

Question 30

venule tissue characteristics

Answer 30

thin tunica media, few smooth muscles

Question 31

vein tissue characteristics

Answer 31

thin tunica media w/ layer of smooth muscle, large lumen

Question 32

outer part of vessels

Answer 32

tunica externa

Question 33

middle part of vessels

Answer 33

tunica media

Question 34

internal part of vessels

Answer 34

tunica intimia

Question 35

tunica intimia composed of (2)

Answer 35

endothelium
elastic membrane

Question 36

internal layer of capillaries

Answer 36

basement membrane