Match Each Vascular Structure to Its Function or Characteristic

question 8

Multiple Choice

Match each vascular structure to its function or characteristic. Terms may apply to more than one question. Some terms may not be used.
a.arteries
i.sinusoids
b.tunica externa
j.tunica media
c.capillaries
k.capacitance vessels
d.tunica intima
l.distributing arteries
e.lumen
m.conducting arteries
f.resistance vessels
n.metarterioles
g.medium-sized veins
o.large veins
h.venules
p.arterioles
-Which is the correct order of vessels in the arterial system, starting at the heart?

• A) Elastic arteries, distributing arteries, resistance vessels, arterioles
• B) Conducting arteries, muscular arteries, elastic arteries, arterioles
• C) Distributing arteries, conducting arteries, elastic arteries, arterioles
• D) Conducting arteries, distributing arteries, arterioles, capillaries

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Definitions:

Oculomotor

Pertaining to the third cranial nerve that controls most of the eye's movements, the constriction of the pupil, and maintains an open eyelid.

Trochlear

Pertaining to the fourth cranial nerve that innervates the superior oblique muscle of the eye, allowing for movement.

Reflex Arc

The neural pathway that controls a reflex action, including at least one sensory neuron and one motor neuron, creating an automatic response to a stimulus.

Receptor

A protein molecule that receives and responds to chemical signals from hormones, neurotransmitters, or other stimuli outside the cell.