HHB 2.5 Arteries, Capillaries & Veins Quizs

Which process causes plasma to pass through capillary walls into the tissue fluid surrounding the cells?

• Pressure filtration

• Vasoconstriction

• Backflow of blood

Which type of blood vessels allow the exchange of substances with tissues through their thin walls?

• Arteries

• Capillaries

• Veins

What occurs when the layer of smooth muscle surrounding arteries relaxes?

• vasoconstriction

• vasodilation

Which vessels absorb excess tissue fluid?

• Lymphatic vessels

• Capillaries

• Arteries

• Veins

What occurs when the layer of smooth muscle surrounding arteries contracts?

• vasoconstriction

• vasodilation

Which type of blood vessels contains valves?

• Arteries

• Capillaries

• Veins

Which type of blood vessels have the thickest muscular wall?

• Arteries

• Capillaries

• Veins

As blood moves away from the heart what happens to the blood pressure?

• Decreases

• Increases

• Stays the same

What is the thin lining inside blood vessels called?

• connective tissue
• lumen
• smooth muscle
• endothelium

Substances that diffuse OUT of cells into tissue fluid include...

• Oxygen and Glucose

• Carbon dioxide and Glucose

• Carbon dioxide and metabolic waste

• Oxygen and metabolic waste