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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The largest side of the heart is | the left side |
| What structure prevents backflow into the heart | Heart valves |
| The ascending aorta is continuous with... | arch of aorta |
| The connective tissue in the heart wall forms | Fibrous skeleton of the heart |
| There are two major set arteries | Elastic arteries & Muscular arteries |
| Large blood vessels are known as | Vasa vasorum |
| Capillaries merge to form | Venules |
| Arterioles are also known as | Resistance vessels |
| After birth this blood vessel closes leaving | ligamentum arteriosum |
| Carries blood to all organs except the lungs | system arteries |
| Ensures that the cusps of the AV valves permit blood to flow into the ventricles | Papillary muscles |
| Flow of Blood that penetrate the myocardium | Coronary circulation |
| The walls of blood vessels consist of three major layers(T/F) | true |
| Vasodilation occurs when smooth muscle contract(T/F) | false |
| Vascular tone stiffens the vessel wall(T/f) | True |
| Capillaries merge to deliver Oxygenated blood into systemic venules(T/F) | false |