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Which of the following blood vessels carries blood awaya) arteries from
the heart to other organs? a) arteries
b) capillaries
c) venules
d) arterioles
e) veins
Which of the following blood vessels carries blood fromd) veins the
tissues back to the heart? a) arteries
b) arterioles
c) aorta
d) veins
e) capillaries
Which layer of the arterial wall is responsible forb) tunica media
vasoconstriction? a) tunica interna
b) tunica media
c) tunica externa
d) tunica albuginea
e) tunica fascia
Which layer of the arterial wall is primarily composed ofc) tunica externa elastic
and collagen fibers? a) tunica interna
b) tunica media
c) tunica externa
d) tunica albuginea
e) tunica fascia
,When an artery or arteriole is damaged, its smoothc) a vascular spasm.
muscle layer contracts producing a) tear in the vessel.
b) new vessel branching off the artery or arteriole. c) a vascular
spasm. d) tetanus.
e) increased blood flow to the damaged vessel
Elastic arteries function asd) pressure reservoirs. a) vasodilators.
b) conduits to the tissues of the trunk only.
c) barriers to microcirculation.
d) pressure reservoirs.
e) vasoconstrictors.
In resting individuals, which vessels serve as a larged) Veins and venules blood
reservoir from which blood can be quickly diverted to other vessels as needed?
a) Arteries and arterioles
b) Arterioles and capillaries
c) Venules and capillaries
d) Veins and venules
e) Aorta and veins
Which type of blood vessel plays a key role in regulatingb) arterioles
blood flow into capillaries? a) arteries
b) arterioles
c) venules
d) veins
e) aorta
Which of the following structures are found in veins butd) valve NOT in
arteries?
a) tunica externa
b) tunica media
c) tunica interna
d) valve
e) lumen
Capillaries are also referred to asa) exchange vessels. a) exchange vessels.
b) vasoconstrictors.
c) vasodilators.
d) pressure reservoirs.
e) distributing vessels.
, Which of the following is the most important method ofa) diffusion
capillary exchange? a) diffusion
b) transcytosis
c) bulk flow
d) primary active transport
e) secondary active transport
Which of the following structures is used to control theb) precapillary sphincters
flow of blood through a capillary bed? a) thoroughfare channels
b) precapillary sphincters
c) postcapillary sphincters
d) venules
e) valves in veins
Which of the following types of tissues containse) all of these choices continuous
capillaries? a) skeletal muscle
b) smooth muscle
c) connective tissue
d) lungs
e) all of these choices
The alternate route of blood flow to a body part throughd) collateral circulation.
an anastomosis is called
a) a thoroughfare channel.
b) a blood reservoir.
c) a detour route.
d) collateral circulation.
e) microcirculation
The largest driving force for pulling fluid from thec) blood colloid osmotic pressure. interstitial
spaces back into the capillaries is a) interstitial fluid hydrostatic pressure.
b) interstitial fluid osmotic pressure.
c) blood colloid osmotic pressure.
d) blood hydrostatic pressure.
e) glomerular hydrostatic pressure.
The pressure-driven movement of fluids and solutes fromb) filtration.
blood into interstitial fluid is called a) reabsorption.
b) filtration.
c) bulk flow.
d) osmosis.
e) transcytosis.