circulatory worksheet

Question 1

Small arteries that deliver blood to capillaries

Answer 1

Arterioles

Question 2

The largest artery in the human body

Answer 2

Aorta

Question 3

Layer of simple squamous epithelium lining all blood vessels

Answer 3

Endothellium

Question 4

Cerebral circulation is the route for what

Answer 4

Blood to Brain

Question 5

Capillaries with no gaps between endothelial cells

Present in nervous and muscle tissue

Answer 5

Continuous Capillaries

Question 6

Middle layer of blood vessel walls, consisting of smooth muscle cells and elastic and collagen fibers

Answer 6

Tunica Media

Question 7

Largest diameter arteries; often called conducting arteries

Answer 7

Elastic Arteries

Question 8

Deposittion of a fat-like substance containing cholesterol in walls of arteries to form plaques

Answer 8

Atherosclerosis

Question 9

Degenerative changes in arteries that make them less elastic

Answer 9

Arteriosclerosis

Question 10

Blood passes from right ventricle directly into this vessel

Answer 10

Pulmonary Valve

Question 11

Portion of the aorta that gives rise to the right and left coronary arteries

Answer 11

Ascending Aorta

Question 12

Longest part of the aorta, running from the aortic arch to the common iliac arteries

Answer 12

Descending Aorta

Question 13

Vein that returns blood from the head, neck, thorax, and upper limbs to the heart

Answer 13

Superior Vena Cava

Question 14

______________is a bulge in a weakened blood vessel wall

Answer 14

Aneurysm

Question 15

Vessels with the lowest resistance

Answer 15

Veins

Question 16

Major means by which nutrients and waste products are exchanged across capillary surfaces

Answer 16

Diffusion

Question 17

Given the following vessels:
aorta
inferior vena cava
pulmonary arteries
pulmonary veins

Which vessels carry oxygen-rich blood
(Pick two)

Answer 17

Aorta

Pulmonary Veins

Question 18

Which artery is most commonly used to take the pulse near the wrist
basilar
brachial 
cephalic
radial
ulnar

Answer 18

Radial

Question 19

Facts about Pulse Pressure

Answer 19

The difference between systolic and diastolic pressure.

Increases when stroke volume increases.

Increases as vascular compliance decreases

Question 20

Facts about veins

Answer 20

Increase their volume because of their large compliance

Question 21

A sudden release of epinephrine from the adrenal medulla

Answer 21

Increases heart rate
Increases stroke volume
Causes vasoconstriction in visceral blood vessels

Question 22

The outer layer of the arteries is the:

Answer 22

Tunica Adventitia

also called Tunica Externa

Question 23

The ability of the arteries to withstand a sudden large increase in pressure is accomplished by the:

Answer 23

Elasticity of the smooth muscles

Question 24

The major structural difference between arteries and veins is that in the veins, the:

Answer 24

Walls are thinner, Valves are present

Question 25

The contraction of skeletal muscle:

Answer 25

Assist in venous return

Question 26

Swollen Veins

Answer 26

Varicose Veins

Question 27

Bleeding in blood vessels in brain

Answer 27

Brain Hemorrhage

Question 28

Varicose veins in the walls of the recturm

Answer 28

Hemorrhoids

Question 29

Bluish discoloration of the skin

Answer 29

Cyanosis

Question 30

Blood in veins is kept flowing in one direction by the presence of

Answer 30

Valves

Question 31

The maximum pressure in the artery, occurring during ventricular contraction is:

Answer 31

Systolic Pressure

Question 32

Blood pressure is highest in the:

Answer 32

Artery

Question 33

The Pulmonary Vein enters the:

Answer 33

Left Atrium

Question 34

The abdominal aorta ends with the right and left______________arteries

Answer 34

Common Iliac

Question 35

What is the pulse site used for CPR

Answer 35

Carotid Artery (in the neck)

Question 36

Where do you take the most ACCURATE heart rate

Answer 36

Femoral Artery (groin)