Pupil sheet · Blood vessels
Blood vessels — return questions
Name ______________________ Date ____________
Use one to two weeks after the lessons. Keep the notes and the lesson closed.
1. state
State the feature that is found in veins but not along the length of arteries, and what it does.
2. explain
Supplement. Which feature of an artery evens out the surges of pressure from the heart?
Circle one answer.
- valves along its length
- a lining one cell thick
- a wide lumen
- elastic tissue in the wall
3. complete
Complete the sentence about capillaries.
A capillary has a wall … thick
and a lumen about the width of … .
4. state
Which is a function of capillaries?
Circle one answer.
- pumping blood back to the heart
- exchanging substances between the blood and the cells
- carrying blood at high pressure away from the heart
- stopping the backflow of blood
5. explain
Supplement. Explain why having very many capillaries helps the exchange of substances in a tissue.
6. identify
Which vessel brings blood from the body back into the heart?
Circle one answer.
- the aorta
- the vena cava
- the pulmonary vein
- the renal artery
7. identify
Supplement. Identify the vessels that carry blood away from the liver.