19. The Blood Vessels

What type of cells make up the visceral layer of the glomerular capillaries?

Which blood vessel delivers oxygenated blood to the liver?

Which of the following does not aid in venous return?

Which veins are responsible for returning blood from the lower limbs to the inferior vena cava?

Which of the following blood vessels contain venous valves?

Which of the following blood vessels is a direct branch of the ascending aorta?

Which type of blood vessel has thicker walls and a heavier tunica media?

Which of the following describes why the body might need to increase vessel length?

Which blood vessels carry blood away from the heart?

Which circuit of the circulatory system contains the aorta and vena cava?

Which vein is the exception and carries oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the heart?

Which blood vessels carry deoxygenated blood away from the heart?

What prevents the backflow of blood in veins?

Which type of blood vessel carries blood back to the heart through a series of one-way valves?

Which blood vessels have valves to prevent the backflow of blood?