Deck 18: Anatomy of the Blood Vessels

Question 1

The basilic,median cubital,and radial veins

A) are part of the hepatic portal circulation.
B) drain venous blood into the inferior vena cava.
C) are found in the arms.
D) drain the brain.

Answer 1

are found in the arms.

Question 2

Trace the flow of blood: ascending aorta > arch of the aorta > descending aorta >

A) carotid artery
B) axillary artery
C) brachial artery
D) common iliac artery

Answer 2

common iliac artery

Question 3

The brachial,radial,and ulnar arteries

A) are part of the hepatic portal circulation.
B) form the circle of Willis.
C) are present only in the fetal circulation.
D) supply the arm.

Answer 3

supply the arm.

Question 4

The longest vein in the body that is located in the lower extremity.

A) vena cava
B) subclavian
C) jugular
D) saphenous

Question 5

Blood pressure is lowest in the

A) inferior vena cava.
B) aorta.
C) pulmonary capillaries.
D) femoral artery.

Question 6

What is the "main vein that drains the brain"?

A) carotid
B) brachial
C) jugular
D) saphenous

Question 7

This is a short artery that further divides into the gastric,splenic,and hepatic arteries.

A) portal vein
B) circle of Willis
C) renal artery
D) celiac trunk

Question 8

The iliac veins drain unoxygenated blood into the

A) great saphenous vein.
B) inferior vena cava.
C) portal vein.
D) jugular vein.

Question 9

The carotid and vertebral arteries supply the

A) heart.
B) liver.
C) lungs.
D) brain.

Question 10

Trace the flow of blood: thoracic aorta > abdominal aorta > common iliac artery >

A) femoral artery
B) carotid artery
C) portal vein
D) celiac trunk

Question 11

Which of the following is least true of the common iliac arteries?

A) located in the pelvic cavity
B) branch into arteries that descend into the lower extremities
C) are formed from the distal abdominal aorta
D) contain large valves that direct blood into the femoral arteries

Question 12

This vein begins in the foot,ascends along the medial side,and merges with the femoral vein to become the external iliac vein.

A) dorsalis pedis
B) popliteal
C) saphenous
D) portal

Question 13

Trace the flow of blood: placenta > umbilical vein > ductus venosus >

A) foramen ovale
B) umbilical artery
C) inferior vena cava
D) ductus arteriosus

Question 14

Which of the following blood vessels brings unoxygenated blood to the liver?

A) celiac trunk
B) jugular vein
C) portal vein
D) saphenous

Question 15

The tibial,peroneal,and popliteal veins

A) are part of the hepatic portal circulation.
B) form the circle of Willis.
C) are found in the lower extremities.
D) empty venous blood into the superior vena cava.

Question 16

This artery carries unoxygenated blood.

A) pulmonary
B) aorta
C) carotid
D) jugular
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Question 17

This blood vessel supplies oxygenated blood to the small intestine and parts of the large intestine.

A) iliac artery
B) dorsalis pedis artery
C) superior mesenteric artery
D) subclavian blood vessel

Question 18

Which of the following emerges from the descending aorta?

A) coronary arteries
B) carotid artery
C) brachiocephalic artery
D) common iliac artery

Question 19

All arteries directly or indirectly emerge from this large artery.

A) pulmonary
B) aorta
C) vena cava
D) subclavian

Question 20

Trace the flow of blood: axillary vein > brachiocephalic vein > superior vena cava >

A) inferior vena cava
B) hepatic vein
C) right atrium
D) pulmonary veins

Question 21

What is the artery that supplies the head and neck region?

A) jugular
B) axillary
C) portal
D) carotid

Question 22

The renal arteries

A) are part of the splanchnic circulation.
B) are part of the hepatic portal circulation.
C) exit from the celiac axis.
D) deliver oxygenated blood to the kidneys.

Question 23

The splanchnic circulation

A) refers to the blood vessels that supply the stomach,spleen,pancreas,and intestines.
B) is the special circulation that brings oxygenated blood to the base of the brain.
C) occurs only in the fetal circulation.
D) refers to the blood vessels in the lower extremities.

Question 24

The subclavian veins

A) receive blood from the inferior vena cava.
B) pump blood into the jugular veins.
C) are part of the hepatic portal circulation.
D) deliver blood to the superior vena cava.

Question 25

The adventitia,media,and intima are

A) semilunar valves.
B) arterioles.
C) layers of the blood vessels.
D) valves that are found within veins.

Question 26

Which of the following is most likely to cause portal vein hypertension?

A) carotid artery occlusion
B) defective valves in the deep veins of the legs
C) cirrhosis of the liver
D) ruptured aortic aneurysm

Question 27

Which of the following blood vessels are called capacitance vessels?

A) arterioles
B) large arteries
C) capillaries
D) veins

Question 28

Which condition is caused by defective valves in the lower leg veins?

A) portal hypertension
B) varicose veins
C) absent pedal pulse
D) ascites

Question 29

In which condition is the pedal pulse absent?

A) occlusion of the arteries of the leg
B) cirrhosis of the liver
C) portal vein hypertension
D) occlusion of the carotid artery

Question 30

Which artery is most often used to evaluate the pulse?

A) carotid
B) brachial
C) femoral
D) radial

Question 31

These blood vessels have very thin walls and are called the exchange vessels.

A) arterioles
B) veins
C) capillaries
D) arteries

Question 32

The subclavian artery is

A) a branch of the abdominal aorta.
B) part of the hepatic-portal circulation.
C) part of the circle of Willis.
D) a branch of the aorta that supplies the upper extremity.

Question 33

If the ductus arteriosus fails to close after birth,blood shunts from the aorta to the

A) pulmonary artery.
B) pulmonary veins.
C) coronary artery.
D) vena cava.

Question 34

In which fetal blood vessel is oxygen concentration greatest?

A) aorta
B) umbilical vein
C) umbilical arteries
D) left ventricle

Question 35

Which characteristic of the arteriole allows it to function as a resistance vessel?

A) its thin membrane.
B) its porous membrane.
C) its valves.
D) its smooth muscle.

Question 36

What are the blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart?

A) veins
B) arteries
C) capillaries
D) venules

Question 37

Which of the following vessels carries unoxygenated blood from the liver to the inferior vena cava?

A) portal vein
B) celiac axis
C) hepatic artery
D) hepatic veins

Question 38

The ductus arteriosus

A) is a branch of the basilar artery that helps form the circle of Willis.
B) shunts blood from the umbilical vein to the inferior vena cava,thereby bypassing the fetal liver.
C) shunts blood from the descending aorta to the pulmonary artery.
D) diverts blood away from the fetal lungs.

Question 39

What is the fetal structure that connects the umbilical vein with the inferior vena cava?

A) foramen ovale
B) ductus venosus
C) ductus arteriosus
D) placenta

Question 40

If this fetal heart structure failed to close after birth,blood would shunt from the left atrium into the right atrium.

A) ductus arteriosus
B) ductus venosus
C) foramen ovale
D) circle of Willis

Question 41

What is the largest vein in the body?

A) circle of Willis
B) vena cava
C) portal vein
D) jugular vein

Question 42

Which structure is supplied by the femoral,popliteal,and the tibial arteries?

A) head
B) arms
C) thighs and legs
D) abdomen

Question 43

Which of the following should be colored blue?

A) umbilical vein
B) jugulars
C) celiac axis
D) pulmonary veins

Question 44

This blood vessel name means "slumber." If pressure is exerted over this vessel,the patient may lose consciousness.

A) carotid artery
B) portal vein
C) subclavian vein
D) aorta

Question 45

Which of the following structures serves as the "lungs" for the fetus?

A) ductus venosus
B) ductus arteriosus
C) placenta
D) foramen ovale

Question 46

Which of the following blood vessels is not located in the head or neck region?

A) jugular veins
B) vertebral arteries
C) common iliac arteries
D) circle of Willis

Question 47

The saphenous vein

A) is the shortest vein in the body.
B) is part of the hepatic-portal system.
C) extends from the foot to the thigh.
D) joins with the mesenteric vein to form the portal vein.

Question 48

Which of the following does not describe the aorta?

A) arch
B) thoracic
C) resistance vessel
D) descending

Question 49

The distal end of this artery contains receptors (baroreceptors)for blood pressure regulation.

A) vertebral
B) carotid
C) jugular
D) pulmonary

Question 50

Which of the following is caused by cirrhosis of the liver?

A) bleeding episodes
B) portal hypertension
C) poor skin turgor
D) myocardial infarction