The Blood Vessels

Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.

• Arteries

• Capillaries

• Veins

• Bronchioles

The largest artery in the body.

• The vena cava

• The aorta

• The arteriole

• The pulmonary artery

The gas that passes into the capillaries and is taken away by the blood.

Vessels that carry blood from the body back to the heart.

• capillaries

• venules

• arteries

• veins

The smallest blood vessels which connect the arteries and veins.

• venules

• capillaries

• arterioles

• vessels

Coronary arteries and veins carry blood from the _______ to all parts of the body.

Pulmonary arteries and veins carry blood to the ______and back to the heart.

The gas in the blood that passes from the capillaries into the surround-

ing cells.

• carbon dioxide

• nitrogen

• oxygen

• carbon monoxide

The largest veins in the body.

• the aorta

• the pulmonary veins

• the venus crava

• the venae cavae

The three main types of blood vessels are , _________, veins, and capillaries.

• bronchioles

• arterioles

• arteries

• venules