The Cardiovascular System

What the 3 major types of blood vessels?

Arteries, Capillaries, Veins

Does the right atrium receive deoxygenated or oxygenated blood?

Deoxygenated

Does the right ventricle discharge deoxygenated or oxygenated blood?

Deoxygenated

Elastic or Conducting Arteries

Largest diameter arteries; walls contain large amounts of elastic fibers; allows arteries to expand and recoil; elastic fibers function as pressure reserve

Which side of the heart is the pump for the systemic circuit?

Left side

Does the left atrium receive deoxygenated or oxygenated blood?

Oxygenated

Does the left ventricle discharge deoxygenated or oxygenated blood?

Oxygenated

Which side of the hear is the pump for the pulmonary circuit?

Right side

How many chambers does the heart have? Name them.

There are 4 chambers. The left and right atria and the left and right ventricles.

Put the following vessels in the correct order in which a red blood cell would pass through to travel from the heart to a capillary bed. 1. Arterioles 2. Elastic arteries 3. Muscular arteries a) 2, 3, 1 b) 3, 1, 2 c) 1, 3, 2 d) 3, 2, 1 e) 1, 2, 3

a) 2, 3, 1

Put the following vessels in the correct order in which a red blood cell would pass through. 1. Venule 2. Capillary 3. Vein 4. Artery 5. Arteriole a) 4, 5, 2, 1, 3 b) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 c) 3, 2, 1, 4, 5 d) 5, 2, 3, 1, 4 e) 4, 2, 5, 1, 3

a) 4, 5, 2, 1, 3

Blood vessels carrying blood away from the heart are called.. a) arteries b) plexuses c) capillaries d) veins e) venules

a) arteries

Capillary beds are drained by a) venules b) veins c) elastic arteries d) arterioles e) muscular arteries

a) venules

These vessels are where the exchange of materials between the blood and body tissues occurs. Which blood vessels are being described? a) Arteries b) Capillaries c) Venules d) Veins e) Arterioles

b) Capillaries

In which of these blood vessels are elastic fibers present in the largest amounts? a) Distributing arteries b) Conducting arteries c) Muscular arteries d) Arterioles e) Capillaries

b) Conducting arteries

Which two heart chambers contain oxygenated blood? a) Right ventricle and left ventricle b) Left atrium and left ventricle c) Right atrium and right ventricle d) Right atrium and left ventricle e) Right atrium and left atrium

b) Left atrium and left ventricle

The transport medium for the cardiovascular system is ______________. a) lymph b) venules c) blood d) arteries e) water

c) blood

Describe Arteries

carry blood AWAY from the heart; carries oxygenated blood in the systemic circulation; carried oxygen-poor blood in the pulmonary; smallest is an arteriole

Describe Veins

carry blood TOWARDS the heart; carries oxygen-poor blood in the systemic circulation; carries oxygenated blood in the pulmonary circulation; smallest is a venule

Capillaries

connect arterioles to venules; exchange vessels; sites of exchange of nutrients and waste products between the blood and tissue cells

Which of these vessels are most likely to contain valves? a) Arterioles b) Veins in the ventral body cavity c) Elastic arteries d) Muscular arteries e) Veins in the limbs

e) Veins in the limbs

The aorta is an example of a(n) ______________ artery. a) distributing b) sinusoid c) exchange d) muscular e) elastic

e) elastic

Venules

formed when several capillaries unite

Veins

formed when several larger venules unite

Muscular or Distributing Arteries

medium-sized arteries; walls contain large amounts of smooth muscle; important in regulating blood flow to specific body regions; smooth muscle cells are responsible for vasoconstriction and vasodilation

Arterioles

small arteries

Describe Capillaries

smallest blood vessels; thin wall; their main role is to allow the exchange of materials between blood and body tissues