BIO 255 Exam 2
What are blood vessels - answer channels that carry blood throughout the body
Begin and end at your heart
What blood vessels are thick? - answer Artery
What blood vessels are thin? - answer Veins and Capillary
What are the Function of Arteries? - answer Carries oxygenated blood away from the
heart
*Pulmonary artery is the exception*
THICK
What are the Function of Vein? - answerCarries deoxygenated blood from body parts to
cells
*Pulmonary vein is the exception
THIN
What are the Functions of Capillaries? - answerOxygen and nutrient are exchanged for
carbon dioxide and waste
Removes waste products away from tissues
THIN
What are the layers of blood vessels? - answerTunica Intima (inner layer)
Media (middle)
Adventitia (outer, nerves)
Name all of the organs in the lymphatic system and location: - answerBone Marrow-
within the bone
Spleen - ULQ of abdominal/behind lt rib
Thymus Gland -behind sternum
Lymph nodes - neck, armpit, chest, abdomen, groin
Lymphatic Vessels -before nodes
Tonsils -throat
What are blood vessels - answer channels that carry blood throughout the body
Begin and end at your heart
What blood vessels are thick? - answer Artery
What blood vessels are thin? - answer Veins and Capillary
What are the Function of Arteries? - answer Carries oxygenated blood away from the
heart
*Pulmonary artery is the exception*
THICK
What are the Function of Vein? - answerCarries deoxygenated blood from body parts to
cells
*Pulmonary vein is the exception
THIN
What are the Functions of Capillaries? - answerOxygen and nutrient are exchanged for
carbon dioxide and waste
Removes waste products away from tissues
THIN
What are the layers of blood vessels? - answerTunica Intima (inner layer)
Media (middle)
Adventitia (outer, nerves)
Name all of the organs in the lymphatic system and location: - answerBone Marrow-
within the bone
Spleen - ULQ of abdominal/behind lt rib
Thymus Gland -behind sternum
Lymph nodes - neck, armpit, chest, abdomen, groin
Lymphatic Vessels -before nodes
Tonsils -throat
