Arteries Practice Problems

Which of the following blood vessels is a branch of the common iliac artery that supplies blood to the lower limb?

The ascending aorta gives rise to which important arteries?

When baroreceptors detect an increase in blood pressure, they initiate a response to:

A doctor advises an elderly woman who has occluded arteries in her right leg to cut the sympathetic nerves that serve the limb. This will relieve her of the pain that she is suffering because:

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

Which major artery is shown in the following diagram? 

In which of the following blood vessels does the exchange of nutrients, gases, and waste products occur between the blood and surrounding tissues?

Which of the following statements about the brachiocephalic artery is true?

Which of the following unpaired arteries supplies blood to the pelvic organs?

Which of the following arteries supplies blood within the abdominopelvic cavity?

Which of the following arteries carries deoxygenated blood?

What blood vessel is responsible for the regulation of blood pressure and blood flow:

The femoral artery supplies blood to the lower extremities. Which of the following is the origin of the femoral artery:

In an emergency, the most accurate artery to palpate to determine if a person has a pulse is:

Which of the following is correct regarding a damaged blood vessel:

What large artery branches into the right common carotid artery and the right subclavian artery?

A myocardial infarction is caused by a blockage of which blood vessel:

The circumflex artery is part of the blood supply of the heart that when occluded will result in ischemia of which part of the heart:

A blockage in the coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle frequently results in myocardial infarction (heart attack). It leads to the failure of:

Which blood vessel carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs in the pulmonary circuit?

Which structure transports oxygenated blood from the heart to the entire body?

Which layer of an arterial wall responds to stimulation by vasomotor nerves resulting in either vasoconstriction or vasodilation:

Which of the following instances triggers arteriolar dilation?

The arteries have thicker and more muscular walls compared to veins that allow the arteries to:

Which of the following statements best explains the term 'Arteriosclerosis'?

Which cerebral artery is commonly associated with visual processing?

Which cerebral artery is commonly associated with visual processing?