Orofacial SEM II FINAL REVIEW Questions and Answers |Fall
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Question 1
the subclavian artery gives off branches that supply both intracranial and extracranial structures, but its major
destination is the ____________
Correct Answer
upper extremity (arm)
Question 2
the head, neck, and body consists of an arterial blood supply, a capillary network, and venous drainage. What are these
structures part of which system?
Correct Answer
the vascular system
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,Question 3
a large network of blood vessels within the vascular system is known as a?
Correct Answer
vascular plexus
Question 4
these 2 structures contain certain important venous plexuses.
Correct Answer
head and neck
Question 5
blood vessels also communicate with each other within the vascular system by which process?
Correct Answer
anastomosis (anastomoses - plural)
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,Question 6
an artery is part of the arterial blood supply that begins at the ________ and carries blood _______ from it
Correct Answer
heart
away
Question 7
an artery starts as a large diameter vessel and branches into smaller diameter vessels known as an?
Correct Answer
arteriole
Question 8
each arteriole branches into smaller diameter vessels until it becomes a?
Correct Answer
network of capillaries
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, Question 9
the smaller diameter arteries and arterioles control the filling of the capillaries and directly contribute to the ____________ in
the vascular system
Correct Answer
arterial pressure
Question 10
capillaries or arteriole: which one can supply blood to a larger tissue area because there are so many of them as part of an
overall network?
Correct Answer
capillary
Question 11
A ____________ is present throughout the body for the exchange of oxygen, metabolic waste products, and carbon dioxide
between blood and tissue cells.
Correct Answer
capillary network
Page 4 of 52
2025/2026 Update | 100% Correct Latest
Question 1
the subclavian artery gives off branches that supply both intracranial and extracranial structures, but its major
destination is the ____________
Correct Answer
upper extremity (arm)
Question 2
the head, neck, and body consists of an arterial blood supply, a capillary network, and venous drainage. What are these
structures part of which system?
Correct Answer
the vascular system
Page 1 of 52
,Question 3
a large network of blood vessels within the vascular system is known as a?
Correct Answer
vascular plexus
Question 4
these 2 structures contain certain important venous plexuses.
Correct Answer
head and neck
Question 5
blood vessels also communicate with each other within the vascular system by which process?
Correct Answer
anastomosis (anastomoses - plural)
Page 2 of 52
,Question 6
an artery is part of the arterial blood supply that begins at the ________ and carries blood _______ from it
Correct Answer
heart
away
Question 7
an artery starts as a large diameter vessel and branches into smaller diameter vessels known as an?
Correct Answer
arteriole
Question 8
each arteriole branches into smaller diameter vessels until it becomes a?
Correct Answer
network of capillaries
Page 3 of 52
, Question 9
the smaller diameter arteries and arterioles control the filling of the capillaries and directly contribute to the ____________ in
the vascular system
Correct Answer
arterial pressure
Question 10
capillaries or arteriole: which one can supply blood to a larger tissue area because there are so many of them as part of an
overall network?
Correct Answer
capillary
Question 11
A ____________ is present throughout the body for the exchange of oxygen, metabolic waste products, and carbon dioxide
between blood and tissue cells.
Correct Answer
capillary network
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