Blood Vessels

Question 1

Arteriole

Answer 1

Smallest branch of arteries; carries blood to capillaries

Question 2

Blood Pressure (BP)

Answer 2

Measurement of pressure that is exerted by blood against walls of a blood vessel

Question 3

Capillary Bed

Answer 3

Network of capillaries found in a given tissue or organ

Question 4

Coronary Arteries

Answer 4

Group of three arteries that branch off aorta and carry blood to myocardium

Question 5

Diastolic Pressure

Answer 5

Lower pressure within blood vessels during relaxation phase of heart beat

Question 6

Lumen

Answer 6

Space, cavity, or channel within tube or tubular organ or structure in body

Question 7

Pulse (P)

Answer 7

Expansion and contraction produced by blood as it moves through artery; pulse can be taken at several pulse points throughout body where artery is close to surface

Question 8

Systolic Pressure

Answer 8

Maximum pressure within blood vessels during heart contraction

Question 9

Venules

Answer 9

Smallest veins; receive deoxygenated blood leaving capillaries