Cardiovascular System

Chapter 05 Cardiovascular System: Heart and Blood Vessels

Multiple Choice Questions

1. | What type of tissue is important in assisting the cardiovascular system by collecting excess tissue fluid and eventually returning it to the cardiovascular system?  

A.  | pulmonary |

B.  | vascular |

C.  | lymphatic |

D.  | gastric |

E.  | urinary |

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True / False Questions

2. | Gas exchange is the only function of blood.  

True    False |

Multiple Choice Questions

3. | In a city analogy, what is the cardiovascular system similar to?  

A.  | roads |

B.  | government building |

C.  | grocery stores |

D.  | waste recycling plant |

E.  | power plant |

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4. | Which part of the body is often diseased in alcoholics due to exposure to alcohol?  

A.  | liver |

B.  | stomach |

C.  | mouth |

D.  | esophagus |

E.  | large intestine |

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5. | What are the two components of the cardiovascular system?  

A.  | heart and blood vessels |

B.  | arteries and heart |

C.  | veins and heart |

D.  | arteries and veins |

E.  | capillaries and veins |

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6. | The innermost layer of an artery is known as what?  

A.  | mesothelium |

B.  | endothelium |

C.  | exothelium |

D.  | hyperthelium |

E.  | hypothelium |

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7. | Which of the following blood vessels are the only ones small, thin, and porous enough to exchange substances at the tissue level of organization?  

A.  | arterioles |

B.  | capillaries |

C.  | venules |

D.  | small arteries |

E.  | veins |

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8. | What structure within a capillary bed shunts blood from the arteriole to the venule?  

A.  | precapillary valve |

B.  | endothelium |

C.  | precapillary sphincter |

D.  | pericardium |

E.  | shunt valve |

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9. | When dissecting a specimen, Barry noticed that the arteries were thicker and more elastic than the veins. Why?  

A.  | Veins...