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1
Which of the following is not a type of capillary?
A)continuous
B)sinusoid
C)elastic
D)fenestrated
2
Some venous blood from the upper limb drains through the
A)cephalic vein.
B)great saphenous vein.
C)external jugular vein.
D)inferior vena cava.
3
All of the following are direct branches of the celiac trunk except the
A)splenic artery.
B)right gastric artery.
C)left gastric artery.
D)common hepatic artery.
4
Which type of vessel has a large number of smooth muscle cell layers in its tunica media as well as elastic tissue confined to an internal elastic lamina and external elastic lamina?
A)elastic artery
B)muscular artery
C)arteriole
D)venule
5
Which statement is true about veins?
A)Veins always carry deoxygenated blood.
B)Veins drain into smaller vessels called venules.
C)The largest tunic in a vein is the tunica externa.
D)The lumen of a vein tends to be smaller than that of a comparably sized artery.
6
Circle the correct pathway that blood follows through the upper limb arteries:
A)subclavian --> axillary --> ulnar --> radial --> brachial
B)subclavian --> axillary --> brachial --> cephalic --> basilic
C)subclavian --> ulnar --> brachial --> radial
D)subclavian --> axillary --> brachial --> radial and ulnar
7
Which of the following veins typically does not drain directly into the inferior vena cava?
A)renal
B)hepatic portal
C)common iliac
D)right gonadal
8
After birth, the umbilical vein becomes the
A)medial umbilical ligament.
B)ligamentum venosum.
C)ligamentum arteriosum.
D)round ligament of the liver.
9
The left fourth aortic arch vessel in an embryo becomes the
A)left common carotid artery.
B)left subclavian artery.
C)aortic arch.
D)left pulmonary artery.
10
Vasa vasorum are found in the tunica _____ of a large blood vessel.
A)intima
B)media
C)externa
D)All of the these are correct.





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