1. Which of the following is/are not a vein(s) which ultimately drains into the inferior vena
cava (IVC)?
a. Great saphenous vein.
b. Basilic vein.
c. Hepatic veins.
d. Common iliac veins.
e. Basilic and hepatic veins
2. What unique feature connects the anterior and posterior blood supplies of the brain,
providing more than one route for blood to reach brain tissue in a given area?
a. Bundle branches.
b. Coronary circulation.
c. Ductus arteriosus.
d. Circle of Willis.
e. Hepatic portal circulation.
3. Edema in the tissue can occur when there is
a. an increase in the amount of plasma protein.
b. an increase in the tissue osmotic pressure
c. an decrease in the blood hydrostatic pressure (blood pressure).
d. an increase in reabsorption in the venule end of the capillary
e. a, b, and d
4. Which of the following increases resistance to blood flow?
a. increased diameter of blood vessel
b. increased turbulent flow
c. decreased viscosity
d. all of the above
5. At the arterial end of a capillary, blood pressure is ____ than osmotic pressure, and fluid
flows ____ the capillary.
a. less, into
b. less, out of
c. more, out of
d. more, into
e. equal, through
6. Compared to an artery, the wall of a vein differs in which of the following ways?
a. It consists of three coats called tunics.
b. It is lined by a thin layer of endothelium.
c. It contains smooth muscle.
d. The middle tunic is thin.
e. Veins have an extra layer of muscle
