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A Bleeding Good Time
This quiz tests your knowledge of the major arteries in the human body.
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Quiz ID: #13360
Category:
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Biology
Submitted By:
airmoose
Question #1
Systolic blood pressure is the arterial blood pressure at the point in the cardiac cycle when the heart is contracting.
True
False
Question #2
What is the name of the artery directly originating from the left ventricle of the heart?
Subclavian artery
Iliac artery
Aorta
Pulmonary trunk
Superior vena cava
Question #3
What is the name of the artery that arises from the right ventricle of the heart, delivering deoxygenated blood to the lungs?
Pulmonary trunk
Bronchial arteries
Aorta
Carotid artery
Femoral artery
Question #4
Which one of these arteries does not supply any blood to the brain?
Carotid artery
Circle of Willis
Basilar artery
Vertebral artery
Femoral artery
Question #5
The heart does not require further blood supply from any arteries because it is filled with blood.
True
False
Question #6
When taking a pulse near the wrist, you are feeling transmitted impulses from the radial artery.
True
False
Question #7
The aorta terminates by dividing into the left and right common iliac arteries.
True
False
Question #8
What is the name of the artery located behind the medial malleolus (inner ankle bone)?
Dorsalis pedis artery
Tibialis anterior artery
Tibialis posterior artery
Fibular artery
Popliteal artery
Question #9
Obesity is the single largest risk factor for the development of atherosclerosis (fatty blockages of arteries).
True
False
Question #10
Angioplasty is the placement of a stent in a blocked artery.
True
False
Question #11
What percentage of blood, at any given time, is typically present in the systemic arteries (not including arteries to the lungs)?
90%
70%
50%
30%
10%
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