Test Bank: Human Anatomy, 9th Edition by Nath - Chapters 1-
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The ______ circulation consists of the blood vessels that take the blood to and from the lungs for the
purpose of gas exchange.
coronary
pulmonary
systemic - ANSWER: Pulmonary
Which class of blood vessel carries blood away from the heart to the body?
Arteries
Veins
Capillaries - ANSWER: Arteries
The space within a vessel through which blood flows is the ______.
sinus
tunic
tubule
lumen - ANSWER: lumen
Which of the following is the innermost layer of a blood vessel wall?
Tunica media
Tunica externa
Tunica intima - ANSWER: Tunica intima
What type of muscle makes up the tunica media of a blood vessel wall?
Smooth
Cardiac
Skeletal - ANSWER: smooth
The ______ circulation consists of the blood vessels that extend to all body regions.
pulmonary
coronary
systematic - ANSWER: Systematic
The widening of the blood vessel lumen resulting from the relaxation of the smooth muscle of tunica
media is known as ______.
vasoconstriction
vasodilation - ANSWER: Vasodilation
Which class of blood vessel returns blood to the heart?
Arteries
Capillaries
Veins - ANSWER: Veins
The arteries in ______ circulation carry oxygenated blood to the body tissues.
, systemic
pulmonary - ANSWER: systemic
What layer of the blood vessel wall is composed of an endothelium and a subendothelial layer of
areolar connective tissue?
Tunica media
Tunica intima
Tunica externa - ANSWER: Tunica intima
Which type of artery has the largest lumen diameter?
Muscular artery
Arteriole
Elastic artery - ANSWER: Elastic artery
The middle layer of the blood vessel wall is the ______.
tunica intima
tunica externa
tunica media - ANSWER: Tunica media
Which of the following are elastic arteries?
Multiple select question.
1)Inferior mesenteric artery
2)Aorta
3)Coronary artery
4)Subclavian artery
5)Common carotid artery - ANSWER: 2,4, 5
The narrowing of the blood vessel lumen resulting from sympathetic innervation causing the
contraction of the smooth muscle of tunica media is known as ______.
vasodilation
vasoconstriction - ANSWER: Vasoconstriction
The ______ elastic lamina in the walls of muscular arteries separates the tunica media from the tunica
externa.
internal
external - ANSWER: External
Sequence the components of a muscular artery wall from superficial to deep.
External elastic lamina
Tunica externa
Tunica media
Internal elastic lamina
Tunica interna - ANSWER: Tunica externa
External elastic lamina
Tunica media
Internal elastic lamina
Tunica interna
The ______ carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs.
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The ______ circulation consists of the blood vessels that take the blood to and from the lungs for the
purpose of gas exchange.
coronary
pulmonary
systemic - ANSWER: Pulmonary
Which class of blood vessel carries blood away from the heart to the body?
Arteries
Veins
Capillaries - ANSWER: Arteries
The space within a vessel through which blood flows is the ______.
sinus
tunic
tubule
lumen - ANSWER: lumen
Which of the following is the innermost layer of a blood vessel wall?
Tunica media
Tunica externa
Tunica intima - ANSWER: Tunica intima
What type of muscle makes up the tunica media of a blood vessel wall?
Smooth
Cardiac
Skeletal - ANSWER: smooth
The ______ circulation consists of the blood vessels that extend to all body regions.
pulmonary
coronary
systematic - ANSWER: Systematic
The widening of the blood vessel lumen resulting from the relaxation of the smooth muscle of tunica
media is known as ______.
vasoconstriction
vasodilation - ANSWER: Vasodilation
Which class of blood vessel returns blood to the heart?
Arteries
Capillaries
Veins - ANSWER: Veins
The arteries in ______ circulation carry oxygenated blood to the body tissues.
, systemic
pulmonary - ANSWER: systemic
What layer of the blood vessel wall is composed of an endothelium and a subendothelial layer of
areolar connective tissue?
Tunica media
Tunica intima
Tunica externa - ANSWER: Tunica intima
Which type of artery has the largest lumen diameter?
Muscular artery
Arteriole
Elastic artery - ANSWER: Elastic artery
The middle layer of the blood vessel wall is the ______.
tunica intima
tunica externa
tunica media - ANSWER: Tunica media
Which of the following are elastic arteries?
Multiple select question.
1)Inferior mesenteric artery
2)Aorta
3)Coronary artery
4)Subclavian artery
5)Common carotid artery - ANSWER: 2,4, 5
The narrowing of the blood vessel lumen resulting from sympathetic innervation causing the
contraction of the smooth muscle of tunica media is known as ______.
vasodilation
vasoconstriction - ANSWER: Vasoconstriction
The ______ elastic lamina in the walls of muscular arteries separates the tunica media from the tunica
externa.
internal
external - ANSWER: External
Sequence the components of a muscular artery wall from superficial to deep.
External elastic lamina
Tunica externa
Tunica media
Internal elastic lamina
Tunica interna - ANSWER: Tunica externa
External elastic lamina
Tunica media
Internal elastic lamina
Tunica interna
The ______ carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs.
