Bms267 Blood Vessels

Front 1

Arteries differ from veins of comparable size because:

Back 1

arteries possess a thicker and more muscular middle layer [tunica media].

Front 2

Blood to the stomach is supplied directly by the:

Back 2

celiac artery

Front 3

TorF?
The coronary arteries are the first branches off the ascending aorta.

Back 3

True

Front 4

Which adult blood vessel would you expect to have the greatest amount of smooth muscle in its wall?

Back 4

the aorta

Front 5

Which of the Arteries provide blood to the cerebral arterial circle? (circle of willis)

Back 5

internal carotid arteries
vertebral arteries
basilar artery
middle cerebral arteries

Front 6

TorF?
The brachiocephalic artery is a branch of the ascending aorta.

Back 6

True

Front 7

TorF?
Venous blood from the digestive tube is collected by the hepatic portal vein.

Back 7

True

Front 8

TorF?
The adult coronary sinus empties into the right atrium

Back 8

True

Front 9

TorF?
The superior mesenteric artery supplies the descending colon

Back 9

False

Front 10

TorF?
The thoracic duct is the major lymph collecting vessel in the body.

Back 10

True

Front 11

TorF?
The cisterna chyli is located at the distal end of the thoracic duct.

Back 11

True

Front 12

In circulation of blood throughout the gastrointestinal tract, blood is finally collected and returned directly into the inferior vena cava through the:

Back 12

hepatic portal vein.

Front 13

The axillary vein is typically formed by the joining of which two veins?

Back 13

brachial and basilic

Front 14

Branches of the superior mesenteric artery supply the

Back 14

duodenum
pancreas
transverse colon
vermiform appendix.

Front 15

TorF?
Arteries are vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the heart to other organs

Back 15

True

Front 16

TorF?
Of the three coats in an artery wall, the tunica media usually is the thickest and consists of elastic fibers and smooth muscle fibers

Back 16

True

Front 17

TorF?
All veins of the systemic circulation drain into the superior vena cava, inferior vena cava, or coronary sinus.

Back 17

True

Front 18

TorF?

The inferior mesenteric artery and its branches supply the descending colon, sigmoid colon, and rectum

Back 18

True

Front 19

TorF?
The three unpaired arteries coming off the abdominal aorta are the celiac trunk, splenic and renal arteries.

Back 19

True

Front 20

TorF?
The coronary arteries are the only arteries coming off the ascending aorta.

Back 20

True