Chapter 19 Sample Quiz
Chapter 19: The Cardiovascular System:
Blood Vessels

Each chapter will be given a sample quiz that will consist of 10-50 questions.  There will be a fully explained answer key for each sample quiz given.

1. What type of blood vessel carries O2 rich blood away from the heart?
a. Capillaries

c. Veins
b. Arteries

d. Sinusoids
2. What is the force exerted by blood on the walls of the blood vessels that is
measured by milimeters per mercury?
a. Blood Pressure

c. Hypotension
b. Sphygomomanometer

d. Pulse Pressure
3. Which blood vessel tunica is made up of smooth muscle?
a. Tunica Interna

c. Tunica Media
b. Tunica Externa

d. Tunica Arteriole
4. Which type of artery is the Aorta?
a. Elastic

c. Muscular
b. Arteriole

d. Elastin
5. What is known as the flow of blood from the arteriole to the venule?
a. Vascular Shunt

c. Metatreriole-Thorough
Channel
b. Precapillary Sphincter

d. Microcirculation
Counter
6. What are considered the blood reservoirs of the body?
a. True Capillaries

c. Veins
b. Muscular Arteries

d. Sinusoids
7. Which blood vessels have the highest amount of pressure?
a. Arteries

c. Veins
b. Capillaries

d. None Of The Above
8. Which short term neural controller is located in the medulla of the brain?
a. Chemoreceptors

c. Vascular Shunt
b. Baroreceptors

d. Cardiovascular Center
9. What is responsible for the site of exchange of gases and nutrients?
a. Capillaries

c. Veins
b. Arteries

d. Precapillary Sphincter