7 Written Questions

1. Microscopic vessels between arterioles and venules. Their function is:
2. are small veins that receive deoxygenated blood from the capillaries.
3. The 4 chambers are: The upper chambers are called the left and right atria, and the lower chambers are called the left and right ventricles.
4. systolic.
5. Thin, one-cell thick, inner epithelium. Thick, middle smooth muscle layer. Outer connective tissue.
6. The higher pressure during ventricular systole is systolic pressure.
7. Heart Arteries Arterioles Capillaries Venules Veins

6 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Inner endothelium Middle smooth muscle layer - thinner in veins than arteries Outer connective tissue - thicker in veins than arteries.
   1. 3 layer composition of veins and venules.
   2. The major pathway of blood.
   3. What are venules?
   4. 3 layer composition of arteries and arterioles.
2. Measured with a sphygmomanometer (and a stethoscope).
   1. What are venules?
   2. Where is blood "refreshed"?
   3. Where and when is blood pressure the highest?
   4. How is blood pressure measured?
3. Arterioles are smaller arteries that regulate blood pressure.
   1. What are capillaries and their function?
   2. How is blood pressure measured?
   3. How are arterioles different from arteries?
   4. What is a stroke and its symptoms?
4. Form beds of vessels where exchange with body cells occurs. Combined large surface area.
   1. 3 layer composition of arteries and arterioles.
   2. Differences between veins/venules and arteries/arterioles.
   3. How are arterioles different from arteries?
   4. Where and when is blood pressure the highest?
5. 1. Skeletal muscle contraction 2. Breathing 3. Valves
   1. Where and when is blood pressure the highest?
   2. How is blood pressure measured?
   3. What is a stroke and its symptoms?
   4. 3 ways in which venous blood flow is helped.
6. A build up of plaque (cholesterol, platelets) in blood vessels. Associated with a stroke, heart attack, and aneurysm.
   1. What is atherosclerosis and what diseases is it associated with?
   2. What is a stroke and its symptoms?
   3. Where and when is blood pressure the highest?
   4. What are capillaries and their function?

6 True/False Questions

1. What is a stroke and its symptoms? → are small veins that receive deoxygenated blood from the capillaries.

   True        False

2. Systole → Pumping phase.

   True        False

3. Pulmonary and Systemic Circuits of blood flow. → The right side of the heart that brings blood from the body to the heart and lungs. The left side of the heart that brings blood to the rest of the body.

   True        False

4. Where is blood "refreshed"? → Measured with a sphygmomanometer (and a stethoscope).

   True        False

5. How does the lymphatic system operate with the cardiovascular system? → Lymphatic vessels help this system by collecting excess fluid surrounding tissues and returning it to the cardiovascular system.

   True        False

6. Diastole → Pumping phase.

   True        False