Questions with Correct answers
State the 3 types of blood vessels. Correct Answer-- arteries
- veins
- capillaries
Blood vessels which carry blood away from the heart. (oxygen-rich)
Correct Answer-arteries
Which artery carries deoxygenated blood? Correct Answer-pulmonary
artery
Blood vessels which carry blood toward the heart. (oxygen-poor)
Correct Answer-veins
Which vein carries oxygenated blood? Correct Answer-pulmonary vein
Blood vessels which are seen in tissue. What process does this vessel
facilitate? Correct Answer-capillaries; assist in diffusion of O2 and CO2
at tissue level.
State the ways of blood transmission. Correct Answer-heart - arteries -
arterioles - capillaries in tissue - venules - veins - heart
, State the 3 layers of the blood vessel wall and their order from deep to
superficial. Correct Answer-Tunica intima (deep), Tunica media (middle
layer), tunica adventitia (externa) (most superficial)
The blood vessel layer that is made up of single layer of epithelial cells -
overlying an elastic membrane. Correct Answer-Tunica intima
The blood vessel layer that is made up of smooth muscle and elastic
tissue. Correct Answer-Tunica media
The outermost blood vessel layer that is made up of elastic and fibrous
cells. Correct Answer-Tunica externa (adventitia)
What layers do capillaries have? Correct Answer-only tunica intima
What layers do arterioles and venules have? Correct Answer-tunica
media and tunica intima only
Which vessels are considered as resistance vessels? Correct Answer-
Arterioles are considered to be resistance vessels, assist with regulating
blood flow through contraction and relaxation.
What layers do arteries and veins have? Correct Answer-all 3 layers
"Vessel of vessels", supply nutrients to wall of large arteries. Correct
Answer-Vasavasorum