Cardiovascular Anatomy ---BLOOD VESSELS Flashcards
1
Q
Types of blood ______________
A
vessels
2
Q
____________ a. vessel that carries blood ______________ from the heart
b. a small artery is called an _____________
A
Artery
away
arteriole
3
Q
Vein
a. vessel that carries blood _______________ to the heart
b. a small vein is called a ________________
A
back
venule
4
Q
Capillary
a. ____________________ of the vessels
b. carries blood from arterioles to ____________________
A
smallest
venules
5
Q
What carries blood away from the heart?
A
Artery
6
Q
what is a small artery called?
A
arteriole
7
Q
What carries blood to the heart?
A
Vein
8
Q
What is a small vein called?
A
venule
9
Q
What is the smallest of the blood vessels?
A
capillaries/capillary
10
Q
What does the capillary do?
A
carry blood from the arterioles to the venules
