APHY 102 Blood Vessels Exam Study Guide.
Gives rise to the occipital artery - answerexternal carotid artery
travels along the medial side of the forearm - answerulnar artery
travels along the lateral side of the forearm - answerradial artery
Arteries from the ascending aorta - answerright and l...
Drains the anterior and posterior tibial veins - answer✔popliteal vein
Drains the radial and ulnar veins - answer✔brachial vein
Is the longest vein in the body - answer✔great saphenous vein
Drains the ankle and foot - answer✔anterior tibial vein
Arises from the ascending aorta - answer✔coronary artery
Which blood vessel type always transports blood away from the heart? - answer✔artery
Which blood vessel type always transports blood to the heart? - answer✔vein
Which blood vessel type is the site of gas, nutrient, and waste exchange? - answer✔capillary
Which blood vessel type would you expect to have the thickest smooth muscle layer? Why? -
answer✔Artery; because it needs to move blood and withstand the pressure from the heart
pumping the blood
Define blood pressure - answer✔The force exerted on the blood vessels by the blood
What is the average blood pressure - answer✔120/80
Is blood pressure higher in arteries or in veins? Why? - answer✔Arteries; because they are
closer to the pumping action of the heart
Name three factors that affect blood pressure. - answer✔peripheral resistance, cardiac output,
blood volume
The cerebrum is supplied by which two pairs of arteries? - answer✔vertebral and internal
carotid arteries
The left and right vertebral arteries fuse to form the basilar artery, which leads into
the_____________. - answer✔posterior cerebral arteries
The superior mesenteric vein and the splenic vein fuse to form the _________, which transports
nutrient-rich blood to the liver - answer✔hepatic portal vein
Is a continuation of the subclavian artery - answer✔axillary artery
Drains the deep palmar arch - answer✔Radial vein
Empties directly into the inferior vena cava - answer✔renal vein
Where does the internal jugular vein drain? - answer✔brachiocephalic vein
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