AVA Certification Exam with Correct Answers

Circulatory System - correct answer Divided into two major systems; Pulmonary and Systemic. Transports blood components, fluid, gas, nutrients and waste throughout body tissues at 5L per minute. Tissues send feedback via hormones for heart and vessels to regulate blood flow. Pulmonary System - correct answer Directs blood flow from the right ventricle of heart to the lungs where it is oxygenated and returns to left atrium Systemic System - correct answer Larger than pulmonary system. Consists of arteries arterioles, capillaries, venules and veins. Systemic Veins - correct answer Defined as superficial, deep, and perforating Superficial Veins - correct answer Located in superficial fascia. Focus of peripheral vascular access devices. Deep Veins - correct answer Lie under muscle tissue and are enclosed in protective sheath of connective tissues along with arteries and nerves Perforating V