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An artery is defined as a blood vessel that carries blood in which direction?Read the answer and worked solution →As an artery moves away from the heart, it branches into vessels that are:Read the answer and worked solution →The hollow passageway through which blood flows in a vessel is called the:Read the answer and worked solution →Arteries and veins transport blood in how many distinct circuits?Read the answer and worked solution →The two circuits of circulation are named the pulmonary circuit and the:Read the answer and worked solution →Arteries and arterioles have walls that are, compared with veins and venules:Read the answer and worked solution →Arteries have thicker walls because they receive blood surging at a pressure that is:Read the answer and worked solution →Compared with arteries, venules and veins withstand a pressure that is:Read the answer and worked solution →Systemic arterial blood pressure is recorded as a ratio of how many numbers?Read the answer and worked solution →A blood pressure of 120 over 80 is expressed as systolic pressure over:Read the answer and worked solution →Which reading is given as a normal adult blood pressure?Read the answer and worked solution →Which components of arterial blood pressure are named alongside systolic and diastolic?Read the answer and worked solution →The endothelium releases local chemicals called endothelins that can do what to smooth muscle?Read the answer and worked solution →Endothelins constricting vessel smooth muscle have what effect on blood pressure?Read the answer and worked solution →In arteries, vasoconstriction makes the lumen narrower and has what effect on blood flow?Read the answer and worked solution →Vasoconstriction in arteries occurs when smooth muscle contracts in which layer?Read the answer and worked solution →The endothelium is described as physiologically critical to regulating capillary exchange and altering:Read the answer and worked solution →A vessel carrying blood at high pressure close to the heart will have walls that are:Read the answer and worked solution →Pull the rope to artery or veinRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the blood pressure componentsRead the answer and worked solution →Judge the assertion and the reasonRead the answer and worked solution →Stack the vessel factsRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the vessel rulesRead the answer and worked solution →

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An artery is defined as a blood vessel that carries blood in which direction?

  1. Away from the heart
  2. Toward the heart
  3. Around the heart only
  4. Into the heart wall
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Correct answer: A. Away from the heart

1. Vessels are named by the direction they carry blood. 2. The circulation runs out from the heart and back again. 3. An artery is a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart. 4. It branches into ever-smaller vessels as it goes. _Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 20 'The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels and Circulation', sections 20.1-20.5_

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As an artery moves away from the heart, it branches into vessels that are:

  1. Completely closed
  2. Ever smaller ones
  3. Ever larger ones
  4. Always the same
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Correct answer: B. Ever smaller ones

1. The arterial tree narrows as it spreads. 2. An artery carries blood away from the heart. 3. It branches into ever-smaller vessels. 4. The smallest arterial branches are the arterioles. _Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 20 'The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels and Circulation', sections 20.1-20.5_

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The hollow passageway through which blood flows in a vessel is called the:

  1. Lumen
  2. Tunica
  3. Valve
  4. Node
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Correct answer: A. Lumen

1. Every vessel type shares one structural feature. 2. Vessels differ in wall thickness and diameter. 3. Each type of vessel has a lumen. 4. That is a hollow passageway through which blood flows. _Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 20 'The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels and Circulation', sections 20.1-20.5_

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