(CVS) Blood Vessels + Systemic and Pulmonary Circulation

Question 1

The _________ circulation is the system of
blood vessels that moves oxygenated
blood between the heart and rest of the
body and returns deoxygenated blood
back to the heart.

Answer 1

systemic

Question 2

The function of this structure is to exchange fluid, nutrients, electrolytes, hormones, and other substances between the blood and the interstitial fluid.

Answer 2

capillaries

Question 3

The _____ (smallest veins) collect blood from the capillaries and gradually coalesce into progressively larger veins.

Answer 3

venules

Question 4

This type of vein moves blood that contains waste and lacks oxygen from your capillaries to your veins.

It has a diameter slightly larger than that of capillaries and is composed of endothelium resting on a delicate connective tissue layer.

Answer 4

venules

Question 5

In a muscular artery, this layer of blood vessels is composed of a layer of elastic connective tissue from the outer margin.

Answer 5

tunica media

Question 6

This is the outermost layer of blood vessels, composed of dense connective tissue adjacent to tunica media.

Answer 6

tunica adventitia/externa

Question 7

These transport blood from small-sized arteries to capillaries and are the smallest arteries. It only consists of only 1 or 2 layers of circular smooth muscle cells.

Answer 7

Arterioles

Question 8

This vessel transports blood from the left ventricle of the heart through all parts of the body and back to the right atrium

Answer 8

systemic vessels

Question 9

Vein of the body are normally classified into one of 4 categories:

Answer 9

venules
small veins
medium-sized veins
large veins

Question 10

The wall of blood vessels is composed of three layers or tunics, they are _____, ____, and _____.

Answer 10

tunica intima
tunica media
tunica adventitia/externa

Question 11

This type of blood vessel carries deoxygenated blood and transports it from different parts of the body to the heart.

Answer 11

Veins

Question 12

The walls of this structure are very thin and consist only of endothelium.

Answer 12

capillaries

Question 13

These include medium-sized and small arteries.
Medium-sized arteries are frequently called
“distributing arteries”.

Answer 13

Muscular arteries

Question 14

This type of blood vessel carries oxygenated blood and transports it away from the heart to different parts of the body.

Answer 14

Arteries

Question 15

In a muscular artery, this layer of blood vessels also contains a layer of thin elastic connective tissue.

Answer 15

tunica intima

Question 16

The blood flow through this structure is regulated by smooth muscle cells called precapillary sphincters

Answer 16

capillary networks

Question 17

This structure functions as a conduit for the transport of blood from the venules back to the heart; equally important, they serve as a major reservoir of extra blood.

Answer 17

veins

Question 18

This structure has strong vascular walls, and blood flows at a high velocity.

Answer 18

arteries

Question 19

_________, along with small-sized arteries, are
adapted for vasodilation (relaxation of smooth
muscles in blood vessels) and vasoconstriction
(contraction of smooth muscle in blood vessels).

Answer 19

Arterioles

Question 20

Because the pressure in this structure is very low, the venous walls here are thin.

Answer 20

veins

Question 21

________ are channels that
carry blood throughout our
body.

Answer 21

Blood vessels

Question 22

Blood vessels are divided into two classes which are: ______ and _____.

Answer 22

pulmonary vessels
systemic vessels

Question 23

This structure has thin capillary walls and numerous minute capillary pores permeable to water and other small molecular substances.

Answer 23

capillaries

Question 24

The _________ circulation is the movement of blood from the heart to the lungs for oxygenation, then back to the heart again.

Answer 24

pulmonary

Question 25

In these arteries, most of the wall thickness of the medium-sized are from the smooth muscle cells of the tunica media and relatively thick, while the small-sized ones have only 3-4 layers of smooth muscle and have a smaller diameter and thinner walls

Answer 25

Muscular arteries

Question 26

This type of blood vessel is the site of exchange between the blood and cells of the body.

Answer 26

Capillaries

Question 27

This is the middle layer of blood vessels, composed of: - smooth muscle cells arranged circularly around the blood vessel - elastic and collagen fibers

Answer 27

tunica media

Question 28

This is the innermost layer of blood vessels, consists of an endothelium, and is composed of: -simple squamous epithelial cells - basement membrane - a small amount of connective tissue

Answer 28

tunica intima

Question 29

This is where exchange of substances such as oxygen, nutrients, carbon dioxide, and other waste products occur between blood and tissue fluid.

Answer 29

capillaries

Question 30

The elastic recoil of these arteries prevents blood pressure from rapidly falling and maintains blood flow while the ventricles are relaxed.

Answer 30

Elastic arteries

Question 31

They are the conduit (channel, tube) that carry oxygen, nutrients, and other materials to the cells and remove wastes from extracellular fluid which consists of veins, capillaries, and arteries.

Answer 31

Blood vessels

Question 32

These are the largest-diameter arteries and have the thickest walls.

Answer 32

Elastic arteries

Question 33

This circulation supplies blood flow to all the tissues of the body except the lungs, it is also called the greater circulation or peripheral circulation.

Answer 33

systemic circulation

Question 34

The circulation is divided into the _______ and the _______.

Answer 34

systemic circulation pulmonary circulation

Question 35

What are the three main types of arteries?

Answer 35

Elastic arteries Muscular arteries Arterioles

Question 36

The function of this structure is to transport blood under high pressure to the tissues.

Answer 36

arteries

Question 37

The femoral artery, brachial artery, radial artery are examples of what type of artery?

Answer 37

Muscular arteries

Question 38

This vessel transports blood from the right ventricle of the heart through the lungs and back to the left atrium.

Answer 38

pulmonary vessels