PRACTICE QUIZ
CHAPTER 20
1. Name the outer most layer of a blood vessel.
2. Name the layer of the blood vessel where smooth muscle is located.
3. Name the type of cells that make up the capillary vessels
4. Which type of arteries comes directly from the heart?
5. Which type of vessel contains valves to prevent backflow of blood?
6. Name the type of capillary found commonly in the kidneys.
7. Name the muscle that helps to bypass blood from the capillary beds.
8. Which type of blood vessel has the lowest blood pressure?
9. Which type of blood vessel has the greatest blood velocity?
10. Which type of blood vessel contains the greatest amount nutrient exchange?
11. Name the pressure receptors located in the carotid sinuses.
12.Name a hormone that increases blood pressure
13. Name a device used to take blood pressure?
14.Name the disorder associated with a plaque build up in the blood vessel
15. Name the term that refers to the growth of new blood vessels?
16.When capillary hydrostatic pressure is low and interstitial hydrostatic pressure is high, which direction will fluids move?
17.Which type of circulatory shock refers to shock due to blood loss?
18. How does alcohol affect ones blood pressure?
19. What size vessel encounters the most peripheral resistance?
20. Name one mechanism for moving venous blood toward the heart despite the fact that blood pressure is at its lowest.