Cardiovascular System Review

Largest artery in the body

• superior/inferior vena cava

• coronary artery

• aorta

• arterioles

muscle layer of the heart

• pericardium

• epicardium

• endocardium

• myocardium

a septum is used to

• prevent backflow of blood in the heart

• separate chambers of the heart

• provide blood to the heart muscle

• carry blood around the heart

the blood vessels that bring blood to the heart muscle itself

• aorta

• arterioles

• pulmonary arteries

• coronary arteries

arteries have thicker walls than veins

• true

• false

arteries have valves to help with blood flow

• true

• false

arteries carry blood back to the heart

• true

• false

veins carry blood back to the heart

• true

• false

the pulmonary veins are the only veins in the body that

• carry oxygenated blood

• that carry deoxygenated blood

• carry blood to the lungs

• are under high blood pressure

arteries carry blood high in oxygen

• true

• false