Chapter 18: Anatomy of the Blood Vessels and Special Circulations Herlihy: The Human Body in Health and Illness, 6th Edition

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Chapter 18: Anatomy of the Blood Vessels and Special Circulations
Herlihy: The Human Body in Health and Illness, 6th Edition .


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. What is the “main vein that drains the brain”?
a. Carotid
b. Brachial
c. Jugular
d. Saphenous
ANS: C

2. Which is the longest vein in the body that is located in the lower extremity?
a. Vena cava
b. Subclavian
c. Jugular
d. Saphenous
ANS: D

3. All arteries directly or indirectly emerge from which large artery?
a. Pulmonary
b. Aorta
c. Vena cava
d. Subclavian
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ANS: B

4. Which blood vessel carries unoxygenated blood?
a. Pulmonary artery
b. Aorta
c. Carotid
d. Circle of Willis
ANS: A

5. The carotid and vertebral arteries supply the
a. heart.
b. liver.
c. lungs.
d. brain.
ANS: D

6. The correct flow of blood is: ascending aorta → arch of the aorta → descending aorta →
_____ artery.
a. carotid
b. axillary
c. brachial
d. common iliac




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ANS: D

7. The correct flow of blood is: axillary vein → subclavian vein → brachiocephalic vein →
superior vena cava →
a. inferior vena cava.
b. hepatic vein.
c. right atrium.
d. pulmonary veins.
ANS: C

8. Which of the following is a short artery that further divides into the gastric, splenic, and
hepatic arteries?
a. Portal vein
b. Circle of Willis
c. Renal artery
d. Celiac trunk
ANS: D

9. The brachial, radial, and ulnar arteries
a. are part of the hepatic portal circulation.
b. form the circle of Willis.
c. are present only in the fetal circulation.
d. supply the arm.
ANS: D
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10. Which blood vessel supplies oxygenated blood to the small intestine and parts of the large
intestine?
a. Common iliac artery
b. Dorsalis pedis artery
c. Superior mesenteric artery
d. Subclavian artery
ANS: C

11. The radial, median cubital, and basilic veins
a. are part of the hepatic portal circulation.
b. drain venous blood into the inferior vena cava.
c. are found in the arms.
d. drain the brain.
ANS: C

12. The common iliac veins drain unoxygenated blood into the
a. great saphenous vein.
b. inferior vena cava.
c. portal vein.
d. jugular vein.
ANS: B




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13. The tibial, peroneal, and popliteal veins
a. are part of the hepatic portal circulation.
b. form the circle of Willis.
c. are found in the lower extremities.
d. empty venous blood into the superior vena cava.
ANS: C

14. Which vein begins in the foot, ascends along the medial side, and merges with the femoral
vein to become the external iliac vein?
a. Dorsalis pedis
b. Popliteal
c. Saphenous
d. Portal
ANS: C

15. Which of the following blood vessels brings unoxygenated blood to the liver?
a. Celiac trunk
b. Jugular vein
c. Portal vein
d. Hepatic veins
ANS: C

16. The correct flow of blood is: thoracic aorta → abdominal aorta → common iliac artery →
a. external iliac artery.
b. carotid artery.
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c. portal vein.
d. celiac axis.
ANS: A

17. The correct flow of blood is: placenta → umbilical vein → ductus venosus →
a. foramen ovale.
b. umbilical artery.
c. inferior vena cava.
d. ductus arteriosus.
ANS: C

18. Blood pressure is lowest in the
a. inferior vena cava.
b. aorta.
c. pulmonary capillaries.
d. femoral artery.
ANS: A

19. Which of the following emerges from the descending aorta?
a. Coronary arteries
b. Carotid artery




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