Anatomy of Blood Vessels
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What is the function of arterioles in the circulatory system?

  • To link arteries and veins
  • To control blood pressure and blood distribution (correct)
  • To carry blood away from the heart
  • To exchange gases, nutrients, and waste products between tissues and blood

Which vessel has walls with three tunics, but thinner walls than arteries?

  • Capillaries
  • Venules
  • Arterioles
  • Veins (correct)

What is the primary role of the pulmonary circuit in the circulatory system?

  • Controlling blood pressure and blood distribution
  • Replenishing the blood's supply of oxygen (correct)
  • Exchanging gases, nutrients, and waste products between tissues and blood
  • Carrying blood away from the heart

Which vessel is responsible for the exchange of gases, nutrients, and waste products between tissues and blood?

<p>Capillaries (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do capillaries have thin walls?

<p>To allow for exchanges between blood and tissues (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of anastomoses?

<p>Communication between two vessels (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the pulmonary veins?

<p>Carry blood high in oxygen back to the heart (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the aorta supplies branches to the chest wall, esophagus, and bronchi?

<p>Thoracic aorta (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the systemic arteries?

<p>Supply oxygenated blood to tissues (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do arteries have thick walls?

<p>To withstand high pressure (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the middle tunic of the vessels consist of?

<p>Smooth muscle (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which vessel supplies blood to the arm and hand, and branches into the vertebral artery and axillary artery?

<p>Subclavian artery (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the thoracic aorta?

<p>Supply branches to the chest wall, esophagus, and bronchi (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do capillaries have thin walls according to the text?

<p>To allow for exchanges between blood and body cells (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of anastomoses as described in the text?

<p>To provide multiple routes for blood supply to vital organs (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of venules in the circulatory system?

<p>Link capillaries and veins (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do the walls of venules at the venous end compare to those at the capillary end?

<p>Thicker walls at the venous end (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which vessel is responsible for carrying blood to the heart?

<p>Veins (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of arterioles in the circulatory system?

<p>Control blood pressure and blood distribution (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of capillaries that sets them apart from arteries and veins?

<p>Single layer; Endothelium only (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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