Blood Vessels Review & Reinforce

After blood leaves the heart, through what kinds of vessels and in what order does blood move?

In which kind of blood vessel is blood pressure usually highest?

• coronary arteries

• diffusion

• blood pressure

Which blood vessel allows diffusion through its walls?

• coronary arteries

• diffusion

• blood pressure

What causes blood pressure?

• caused by the force with which the ventricles contract

• vessels that supply the heart itself with blood

• the movement of molecules from a high concentration toward a low concentration

What factors help blood move through veins?

caused by the force with which the ventricles contract

• coronary arteries

• difussion

• blood pressure

• aorta

What is the primary function of capillaries?

• to allow exchange of nutrients and waste

• to transport oxygenated blood away from the heart

• to regulate blood pressure

Which type of blood vessel carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart?

• capillaries

• veins

• arteries

What is the role of the aorta in the circulatory system?

• to collect deoxygenated blood from the body

• to distribute oxygenated blood to the body

• to supply blood to the lungs

vessels that supply the heart itself with blood

• coronary arteries

• vains

• vessels

• capillaries