Deck 22: Anatomy of Blood Vessels

Question 1

Identify the vessel labeled "d."

A)Subclavian vein
B)Basilic vein
C)Renal vein
D)Ulnar vein

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which vessel branches off from the aortic arch?

A)Right subclavian artery
B)Right coronary artery
C)Left coronary artery
D)Left subclavian artery

Answer 2

D

Question 3

What blood vessel type transports blood away from the heart?

A)Artery
B)Vein
C)Capillary
D)Venule

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Identify the vessel labeled "f."

A)Brachial artery
B)Common carotid artery
C)Ulnar artery
D)Superficial palmar arch

Question 5

Which vessel supplies blood to the brain?

A)Radial artery
B)Coronary artery
C)Internal carotid artery
D)Subclavian artery

Question 6

Which vessel splits to form the anterior and posterior tibial arteries?

A)Posterior tibial artery
B)Internal iliac artery
C)Gonadal artery
D)Popliteal artery

Question 7

What does the superior phrenic artery do?

A)It is a continuation of the subclavian artery.
B)It forms branches of the internal carotid artery.
C)It supplies the diaphragm.
D)It gives rise to the right common carotid artery.

Question 8

Identify the vessel labeled "f."

A)Common iliac artery
B)Popliteal artery
C)External iliac artery
D)Posterior tibial artery

Question 9

Which blood vessel supplies the ovary?

A)Posterior tibial artery
B)External iliac artery
C)Gonadal artery
D)Popliteal artery

Question 10

Which blood vessel connects the basilic and cephalic veins?

A)Internal jugular vein
B)Suprarenal vein
C)Median cubital vein
D)Hepatic vein

Question 11

Identify the vessel labeled "e."

A)Axillary vein
B)Inferior vena cava
C)Superior vena cava
D)Median cubital vein

Question 12

Which blood vessel branches from the brachial artery?

A)Lingual artery
B)Maxillary artery
C)Radial artery
D)Vertebral artery

Question 13

Identify the vessel labeled "c."

A)Subclavian artery
B)Axillary artery
C)Digital artery
D)Radial artery

Question 14

Which blood vessel has the thickest layer of smooth muscle?

A)Capillary
B)Artery
C)Arteriole
D)Vein

Question 15

Which blood vessel supplies most of the small intestine?

A)Superior mesenteric artery
B)Celiac trunk
C)Anterior tibial artery
D)Femoral artery

Question 16

Which vessel empties directly into the inferior vena cava?

A)Radial vein
B)Renal vein
C)Subclavian vein
D)Anterior tibial vein

Question 17

Identify the vessel labeled "m."

A)Cephalic vein
B)External iliac vein
C)Hepatic vein
D)Radial vein

Question 18

Which vessel fuses with the internal iliac vein to form the common iliac vein?

A)External iliac vein
B)Great saphenous vein
C)Brachial vein
D)Popliteal vein

Question 19

Identify the vessel labeled "d."

A)Internal iliac artery
B)Dorsalis pedis artery
C)Femoral artery
D)Anterior tibial artery

Question 20

Which vessel supplies the blood to the kidneys?

A)Suprarenal artery
B)Renal artery
C)Femoral artery
D)Celiac trunk

Question 21

Identify the structure labeled "d."

A)Valve
B)Artery
C)Vein
D)Lumen of the artery

Question 22

In a large artery, what structure is immediately inferior to the tunica adventitia?

A)External elastic lamina
B)Tunica media
C)Vasa vasorum
D)Internal elastic lamina

Question 23

Identify the structure labeled "a."

A)Tunica interna
B)Tunica intima
C)Tunica externa
D)Tunica media

Question 24

Predict what type of tissue would be abundant in vessels that act as resistance vessels.

A)Smooth muscle
B)Elastic tissue
C)Loose connective tissue
D)Simple squamous epithelium

Question 25

Which vessel empties directly into the superior vena cava?

A)Brachiocephalic vein
B)Internal iliac vein
C)Femoral vein
D)Anterior tibial vein

Question 26

Predict what type of tissue would be abundant in vessels that act as pressure reservoirs.

A)Elastic tissue
B)Smooth muscle
C)Skeletal muscle
D)Dense irregular connective tissue

Question 27

Which trait is unique to arteries?

A)They have three tunics.
B)They contain valves to prevent backflow.
C)They transport blood away from the heart.
D)They have a thinner tunica media.

Question 28

You are viewing a vessel through the microscope and note the presence of valves. In what direction would blood flowing as it moves through this vessel?

A)Toward the heart
B)Away from the heart
C)Toward the pulmonary capillaries
D)Toward the systemic capillaries

Question 29

Of the following arteries, which one is more distal to the heart?

A)Superficial palmar arch
B)Subclavian artery
C)Brachial artery
D)Ulnar artery