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Stack the vessel facts

Exercise and reference answers

Questions
  1. Answer
    Artery
    Question
    Carries blood away from the heart.
    Choices
    1. Artery
    2. Vein
  2. Answer
    Lumen
    Question
    The hollow passage inside a vessel.
    Choices
    1. Lumen
    2. Tunica
  3. Answer
    Artery
    Question
    The thicker walled vessel type.
    Choices
    1. Artery
    2. Vein
  4. Answer
    Systolic
    Question
    The upper number in 120 over 80.
    Choices
    1. Systolic
    2. Diastolic
  5. Answer
    Diastolic
    Question
    The lower number in 120 over 80.
    Choices
    1. Diastolic
    2. Systolic
  6. Answer
    Endothelins
    Question
    Chemicals that constrict vessel muscle.
    Choices
    1. Endothelins
    2. Endorphins
  7. Answer
    Tunica media
    Question
    Layer whose muscle constricts a vessel.
    Choices
    1. Tunica media
    2. Tunica intima
Instructions
Tap the right answer to add a block. Too many mistakes and the tower falls.

Explanation

_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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