Vein Anatomy
Artery Anatomy
Misc
How heart works
Major Veins and Arteries
100
What is the name of the smallest type of vein?
Venule
100
What is the name of the smallest type of artery?
Arteriole
100
What is the name of the system that transports blood through the blood vessels?
Vascular system
100

The veins from the gut do not open directly into the inferior venacava ,Instead they unite to form the ______________

Hepatic portal vein

100
The biggest artery in systemic circulation is the 
aorta
200
What "great veins" do veins empty into?
Superior and inferior venae cavae of the heart.
200
The tunica intima is which layer (innermost, middle, outermost) of an artery/vein?
Innermost
200
Veins carry _____ blood to the heart.
Deoxygenated
200

Physical activity increases _________

the pulse rate

200
What is the large artery found in the neck which is most often used for finding a pulse?
Carotid artery
300
The tunica externa is which layer (innermost, middle, outermost) in an artery/vein?
Outermost
300
The tunica media is which layer (innermost, middle, outermost) in an artery/vein?
Middle
300
Arteries carry _____ blood from the heart.
Oxygenated
300

______________ is a way of monitoring the activity of the heart

ECG

300
Superior and inferior vena cavae receive what type of blood?
deoxygenated blood
400
The pulmonary veins travel to what organ?
Lungs
400
Arteries aid in which circulation? Pulmonary or systemic?
Systemic 
400

contraction of ventricle is called _______

ventricular systole

400

P wave indicates ________ 

contraction of the atria

400

what vein brings blood from the liver?

Hepatic vein

500
What connects a venule and an arteriole? 
Capillary bed
500
What is the name of the large artery in the heart that releases the blood to the body?
Aorta (aortic artery)
500

The blood pressure is monitored using _______

Sphygmomanometer

500

Normal Systolic pressure is ______ to ______

120 to 140 mmHg

500

What veins drain the kidneys?

renal veins

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