PHYS-261: LAB TEST #7 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
2026 UPDATE | 100% CORRECT.
Which vessel carries blood away from the heart? Answer - Artery
Capillaries are the primary site for? Answer - Gas and nutrient exchange
The innermost layer of a blood vessel is the? Answer - Tunica interna
The tunica media contains mostly? Answer - Smooth muscle
Which layer anchors the blood vessel to surrounding tissue? Answer - Tunica
externa
Which arteries are known as 'conducting arteries'? Answer - Aorta and its
major branches
What is the function of the elastic recoil of large arteries? Answer - Maintain
smooth blood flow
Which artery type distributes blood to specific organs? Answer - Distributing
(muscular) arteries
Arterioles are important for? Answer - Controlling blood flow into capillaries
2026 UPDATE | 100% CORRECT.
Which vessel carries blood away from the heart? Answer - Artery
Capillaries are the primary site for? Answer - Gas and nutrient exchange
The innermost layer of a blood vessel is the? Answer - Tunica interna
The tunica media contains mostly? Answer - Smooth muscle
Which layer anchors the blood vessel to surrounding tissue? Answer - Tunica
externa
Which arteries are known as 'conducting arteries'? Answer - Aorta and its
major branches
What is the function of the elastic recoil of large arteries? Answer - Maintain
smooth blood flow
Which artery type distributes blood to specific organs? Answer - Distributing
(muscular) arteries
Arterioles are important for? Answer - Controlling blood flow into capillaries