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The Circulatory System Unit J : Review #1
Circulation and Blood :
1 Blood Vessels
___ 1. Name the 5 different types of blood vessels.
___ 2. *** Given a diagram, be able to identify an artery, vein, and capillary. As seen on
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___ 3. List the function of each main blood vessel type: Artery, Vein, and Capillary.
___ 4. Explain the difference in structure between Artery, Vein and Capillary.
___ 5. * Explain how constriction and dilation of the arteries can affect blood
pressure.*
___ 6. Why do capillaries have sphincter muscles at the arteriole end?
___ 7. * Explain how the number of capillary beds in use can affect blood pressure*.
____8. Compare the factor of Blood Pressure in Arteries vs. Capillaries vs. Veins.
____9. Compare the factor of Blood Velocity in Arteries vs. Capillaries vs. Veins.
2 Major Arteries and Veins
___ 1. Name the vessel leading to the lungs from the heart.
___ 2. Name the vessel leading to the kidney from the heart.
___ 3. Name the vessel leading from your lower leg to your groin area.
___ 4. Name the largest artery in the body.
___ 5. What type of blood(oxygenated/deoxygenated) do the majority of veins in the
body carry, what is the exception to this rule?
____6. What type of blood (oxygenated/deoxygenated) do the majority of arteries in the
body carry, what is the exception to this rule?
___ 7. Where does the superior vena cava get its flow of blood from?
___ 8. What two vessels enter the right atrium?
___ 9. What is the function of the coronary arteries?
___ 10. What is the function of the Hepatic Portal Vein?
___11. What do we mean by the term “portal system”
____12. Describe the difference between the “Systemic Circuit” and the “Pulmonary
Circuit”