Blood Vessels Quiz 5

Question 1

Elastic vs muscular arteries

Answer 1

Elastic have larger diameters than muscular arteries

Question 2

Muscular arteries branch into

Answer 2

arterioles

Question 3

Capillaries

Answer 3

Are the site of exchange between the blood and the tissues

Question 4

Venules

Answer 4

Are blood vessels that drain blood directly From the capillary beds

Question 5

Tunica media

Answer 5

Part of the arterial wall that contains smooth muscle

Question 6

Arterioles play a key role in

Answer 6

Regulating blood distribution and pressure because their diameters may be easily and rapidly adjusted

Question 7

Capillaries form more extensive beds in

Answer 7

Tissues that have greater metabolic rates

Question 8

Venues 3 functions

Answer 8

1 drain capillary beds
2 merge to form veins
3 provide exit points for phagocytic cells

Question 9

Veins carry blood

Answer 9

Toward the heart

Question 10

Veins and venules

Answer 10

act as blood reservoirs

Question 11

What happens to the fluid that leaks out of a capillary

Answer 11

It gets reabsorbed into lymphatic vessels

Question 12

What carries blood away from the heart

Answer 12

Arteries