LOM Cardiovascular Activity

All arteries carry oxygenated blood, except which of the following?

• Renal artery

• Aorta

• Carotid artery

• Pulmonary artery

The aorta gives rise to many branches that supply the body with oxygenated blood. In which body cavities do we find the aorta?

• Abdominal and thoracic

• Abdominal and cranial

• Cranial and thoracic

• Abdominal, cranial and thoracic

This blood vessel is important because of its location in the wrist, as it can be felt as a pulse and used to determine heart rate?

• Subclavian vein

• Carotid artery

• Radial artery

• Pulmonary vein

If you place your fingertips on your neck to the side of your windpipe, you can detect a pulse. What is the name of this blood vessel where the pulse is felt?

• Brachial artery

• Carotid artery

• Renal vein

• Inferior vena cava

A sphygmomanometer is placed around the upper arm to measure blood pressure. Which blood vessel is used to measure the blood pressure reading?

• Mesenteric artery

• Brachial artery

• Radial artery

• Subclavian vein

All veins carry deoxygenated blood, except which of the following?

• Jugular vein

• Renal vein

• Pulmonary vein

• Superior vena cava

Deoxygenated blood enters the heart from the brain and face through which blood vessel?

• Superior vena cava

• Inferior vena cava

• Jugular vein

• Subclavian vein

Deoxygenated blood enters the heart from the legs, feet, and abdomen through which blood vessel?

• Iliac artery

• Hepatic portal vein

• Renal vein

• Inferior vena cava

The muscle layer in an artery allows them to become smaller. What is this called?

• Vasoactive

• Vasopresser

• Vasodilation

• Vasoconstriction

Which blood vessel carries deoxygenated blood from the kidneys to the heart?

• Renal artery

• Renal vein

• Iliac artery

• Iliac vein